Through the pass to the light up ahead, 2008 by William Crump

Often after the initial out-pouring of sympathy and donations in the wake of a great disaster, there quickly follows a sustained silence and collective forgetting as the story leaves the front page news, our radio headlines, and our news feed.

Nearly a month after the earthquake that completely leveled cities and communities in Haiti, there is still great need for both action, support and a promise to not selectively forget in the face of hitting a Paypal button.

Art for Haiti NYC is an auction benefit in conjunction with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres. Over sixty works of art are for sale, with 100% of the proceeds going to the charity and relief efforts in Haiti.

Three 20x200 artists have generously donated their work for the auction: Amy Park, William Crump and William Lamson.

If you're in the area, please consider stopping in and possibly purchasing some art for an ongoing and very relevant cause. An online preview of most of the works for sale can be viewed here and you can also see the work from 12 - 6 p.m. today. The auction itself begins tonight at 7:00 PM, Wednesday February 10, 2010, with bidding beginning promptly at 8:30 p.m.

Art for Haiti NYC Benefit Auction
601 West 26th Street (@ 11th Ave.), 8th floor
New York, NY 10001
Email: info@artforhaitinyc.com

Also see our previous posts about how you can buy art to benefit Haitian relief efforts here, here and here.