For Immediate Release Contact: Lorraine Rentz, Media Liaison Monday, November 29, 2010 Little Haiti Cultural Center [email protected] 305.960.2970 LHCC to Feature Global Caribbean II: Caribbean Trilogy -Exhibit to Focus on the Greater Antilles- MIAMI, FL For the second year in a row the Little Haiti Cultural Center (LHCC) will house the renowned ‘Global Caribbean’ art exhibit. Produced by the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, the expansive exhibit will open during Art Basel on Friday, December 3rd. It features the works of three preeminent visual artists, José Bedia from Cuba; José García Cordero from the Dominican Republic; and Edouard Duval Carrié from Haiti. The exhibit will be on display at the state-of-the-art LHCC gallery until January 31, 2011. Project curator Edouard Duval Carrie said, “For this year, I am presenting this panoply of events that I am sure will enchant all. The first one is me participating with two of my favorite artists from the region; both dear old friends that I have known for at least three decades. It has always been a wish of mine to present Les Grandes Antilles this way.” WHAT: Global Caribbean II: Caribbean Trilogy VIP Vernissage (Invitation Only) WHEN: Friday, December 3rd 10:00a.m - *Followed by a presentation of an excerpt of the opera Makandal 3:00p.m - Conversation with the artists and organizers 4:00p.m - Repeat performance of Makandal (general public) WHERE: Little Haiti Cultural Center 212-260 NE 59th Terrace Miami, Fl 331347 -MORE- Global Caribbean’s mission is to showcase contemporary artists from the Caribbean, by placing them in an international context such as the one provided by the major art extravaganza that is Art Basel Miami. In addition, next door at the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance is a show of Contemporary Haitian Textiles featuring works by Jean Joseph Jean-Baptiste and Kongo Laroze. It has long been the dream of the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance to reunite the Greater Antilles in a show of appropriate heft. Global Caribbean II: Caribbean Trilogy is that very show. Global Caribbean is a major project launched and supported by Caraibes en Creation, a program of Culturesfrance, the French Government agency for international cultural exchange. Once again, the Little Haiti Cultural Center has taken the lead by housing Global Caribbean II in their state of the art facilities. The Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance takes great pride in presenting new works by young Haitian artists, which have caught the attention and imagination of its Directors. These works will be shown in the refurbished office/gallery space adjacent to the Little Haiti Cultural Center. Both of these artists take traditional Haitian textile work to a new level. Exhibit Details WHAT: Global Caribbean II: Caribbean Trilogy Focus on the Greater Antilles WHEN: Friday, December 3rd 12:00 noon (open to public) Exhibits on display: December 3, 2010 to January 31, 2011 WHERE: Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, 225 NE 59th Street, Miami PRICE: Free For information go to www.haitianartsalliance.org, or www.tigertail.org or call 305 960.2969. Global Caribbean II: Caribbean Trilogy is partially funded by the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, the City of Miami, The Little Haiti Cultural Center, Culturesfrance, Funding Arts Network, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Tigertail Productions, Harlem Stage and The French Consulate in Miami. # # # .