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.

Crutch Project

Rose Adolphe's Story

A pair of garage sale crutches collected by the Global Art Initiative's Laurie Berg from Burnet, Texas were given to a young Haitian woman named Rose Aldophe who has suffered with polio since infancy. She had only one broken down crutch left. Dr Sorrells, president of the Global Art Initative found her and supplied her with those Texas Hill Country crutches. He delivered her old very used crutch to one of the Global Art Initiative’s artists, Eder Romeos who painted it with Rose in mind.

Click here to learn more about the launch of the Global Crutch Project.