“Light Within Ourselves: Haitian Art in Iowa” Exhibition Tour

Event Details

Learn more about the exhibition in the A. H. Blank Gallery, “Light Within Ourselves: Haitian Art in Iowa.” Organized in partnership with the Waterloo Center for the Arts (WCA), this exhibition showcases a selection of the rich holdings of Haitian Art in the WCA’s collection—the largest public collection of Haitian Art in both Iowa and the United States. The show explores a vibrant diversity of Haitian artwork, featuring paintings, metalwork, sculpture, and drapos (beaded and sequined banners).

Public guided tours are offered every Saturday from 1 – 2 pm. Free; no registration required.

Myrlande Constant (Haitian, born 1968)
“Dambalah Wedo Et Ayda Voir Preeace” (detail), 2000-2010
Sequined flag
On loan from the Waterloo Center for the Arts Haitian Collection, 2015.0109, Gift of Ted Frankel and Bill Gilmore