Courtesy of Partners In Health

Courtesy of Elizabeth Whelan

Courtesy of Partners In Health

Laurel True/True Mosaics Studio and Partners In Health

http://act.pih.org/page/outreach/view/haitiearthquake/LTrueMosaics

Building on my experience creating public and community- based artwork over the last 20 years, I am launching into an exciting artistic partnership with an organization I have long admired - Partners In Health.

Partners in Health (PIH) is a non-profit public health organization dedicated to providing free and ongoing health care to patients living in poverty. PIH is currently in the process of responding to the healthcare crisis in Haiti by building a state-of-the-art teaching hospital in the town of Mirebalais. This hospital will be one of the largest in Haiti, serving hundreds of patients a day in one of Haiti's poorest regions. http://www.pih.org/mirebalais.

I am raising funds for PIH to help incorporate artwork into Mirebalais Hospital.

As part of that I've been contracted by PIH to create several large- scale mosaic projects for the hospital. These projects will be created with the help of Haitian trades people and will include specific professional training so that Haitian team members may go on to create future projects.

We are seeking tax-deductible contributions from people like you to make this work possible! Thanks to your donations, we will be able to create public art in Mirebalais Hospital for the benefit of patients, visitors and hospital staff that will leave a legacy of entrepreneurial training in the arts in Mirebalais. Please consider a donation to the Mosaic Artwork Fund For Mirebalais Hospital! All donations are tax-deductible through Partners In Health http://act.pih.org/page/outreach/view/haitiearthquake/LTrueMosaics Sponsorship opportunities are available at the Builder, Architect and Engineer levels, all with great benefits. Please e-mail me for more information on becoming a Project Sponsor! Mirebalais Hospital will open its doors at the end of 2011 and will be dedicated on the second anniversary of the earthquake on January 12, 2012.

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Laurel True is a public artist, educator and community organizer specializing in large-scale and site- specific mosaic projects. Her projects are focused mainly in urban and developing areas and she is committed to fostering arts education and entrepreneurship both in and out of the classroom. True is co-founder of the Institute of Mosaic Art in California and has lectured and taught internationally. Her work has been featured in independent and mainstream media, books and publications. She has created and facilitated over a hundred projects over the last 20 years. She is a member of the Community Built Association, Society of American Mosaic Artists, Americans for the Arts and the National Art Education Association.

For more information about Laurel True's public and community mosaic projects please go to truemosaics.com.