OUR MISSION

The Global Art Initiative's mission is to break the poverty cycle for disabled artists in Third World Countries. We are a non-profit focused on education and the sale of original artwork to benefit handicapped artists globally. We engage children and adults in art projects geared to developing an understanding of disability and the awareness that artistic ability is not limited by a disability.  Our hope is that through their experience with the Global Art Initiative, participants will take compassionate action, becoming donors in the larger shared humanitarian project.

Herold Alvares - Haiti

Herold Alvares
Herold Alvares was born without arms due to a congenital  birth defect.  At the age of eight, Herold Alvares started painting as a student at the St. Vincent School for the Disabled in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  He begin to see the results of his work at the age of twelve when he sold his first painting.  Since that time he has eked out a living by painting, sometimes being the sole breadwinner for his family.

Herold is a gifted teacher and can often be found teaching art to the disabled children at St. Vincent’s.  Herold dreams of one day having his own accommodation where he can live and give art lessons to other disabled Haitians.