Kok Ki Chante ↗
Described as the world's leading exporter of specialty Haitian coffee, sourcing from Haiti's Southeast growing region that includes the Jacmel area.
Southeast Department (Jacmel growing area) · coffeeJacmel
a working guide to jacmel through art, craft, heritage, the coast and the people holding its cultural life together.
the top 21
Useful places, chosen from the growing Dear city record. Each list evolves as local editors add and verify what matters.
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1 of 21art + culture
10 of 21FOSAJ (Fondation Sant d'A Jakmel) / Jacmel Arts Center ↗
Not-for-profit art center founded 2003 by Patrick Boucard and Kate Tarratt Cross; became Jacmel Arts Center in Jan 2017, based in the historic Boucard & Co building on Rue St. Anne; hosts exhibitions, education, residencies and workshops for Haitian artists and artisans.
Jacmel · visual arts/educationCiné Institute ↗
Haiti's first and only film school, grew out of the Jacmel Film Festival in 2008; founded by David Belle; free two-year film curriculum for ages 18-35.
Jacmel · film/educationJacmel Film Festival (Festival Film Jakmèl) ↗
Annual film festival founded 2004 by David Belle and Patrick Boucard; drew crowds and international directors; gave rise to Ciné Institute.
Jacmel · film/cultureG27 (artisan cooperative) ↗
Cooperative of roughly 27 artisan studios across Jacmel that share expenses, increase visibility, promote local culture, and train young artisans in papier-mache.
Jacmel · papier-mache/craftsAFAJ (artisan cooperative) ↗
Artisan cooperative in Jacmel working alongside G27 on elaborate papier-mache figures, selling space, teaching, and mentoring young artists.
Jacmel · papier-mache/craftsIndigo Arts Gallery ↗
US gallery representing multiple Jacmel papier-mache sculptors (e.g. Denejour Frantz of Groupe Flambeau, Michel Sinvil) and selling Jacmel Carnival mask art internationally.
Philadelphia (features Jacmel artists) · folk art/papier-mache exportGroupe Flambeau ↗
Jacmel-based papier-mache artist group; member Denejour Frantz has been exhibited internationally (e.g. Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, NJ) and is represented by Indigo Arts.
Jacmel · papier-mache/craftsAtelier 105 (Vady Confident's studio) ↗
Studio of papier-mache master Vady Confident (working since age 8) and his apprentices; Confident is a painter, sculptor and papier-mache artist prominent in Jacmel Carnival mask-making.
Jacmel · papier-mache/craftsJacques Turin association of papier-mache artisans ↗
Association of papier-mache artisans headed by Jacques Turin; represented Haiti (with ~100 artists) at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC, in 2004.
Jacmel · papier-mache/craftsUNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art — Jacmel ↗
Jacmel designated a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art in 2014; network membership supports vocational arts training and international peer-city links for craftspeople, cinema and music schools.
Jacmel · creative economy/culturemuseums + history
2 of 21ISPAN (Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National) — Marché en Fer de Jacmel project ↗
National heritage institute; the Jacmel Iron Market (Marché en Fer), built 1895 with ironwork imported from Bruges, Belgium, was classified national heritage Jan 11, 2011; AECID (Spain) allocated €600,000 toward its restructuring.
Jacmel · heritage preservationÉcole Atelier de Jacmel ↗
Ran 2009-2020 with AECID (Spanish cooperation) support; trained 350+ young Haitians in construction, carpentry, metalwork and heritage-restoration crafts; contributed to restoring Jacmel's Town Hall and municipal market.
Jacmel · heritage trades/constructionsee + do
5 of 21FOSAJ (Fondation Sant d'A Jakmel) / Jacmel Arts Center ↗
Not-for-profit art center founded 2003 by Patrick Boucard and Kate Tarratt Cross; became Jacmel Arts Center in Jan 2017, based in the historic Boucard & Co building on Rue St. Anne; hosts exhibitions, education, residencies and workshops for Haitian artists and artisans.
Jacmel · visual arts/educationJacmel Film Festival (Festival Film Jakmèl) ↗
Annual film festival founded 2004 by David Belle and Patrick Boucard; drew crowds and international directors; gave rise to Ciné Institute.
Jacmel · film/cultureUNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art — Jacmel ↗
Jacmel designated a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art in 2014; network membership supports vocational arts training and international peer-city links for craftspeople, cinema and music schools.
Jacmel · creative economy/cultureHaiti Surf Guesthouse ↗
Eco-lodge built 2014 by Joan Mamique and Christophe Dauba above Kabik beach; wooden bungalows, surf rentals/lessons; linked to Surf Haiti nonprofit teaching local youth to surf and swim.
Cayes-de-Jacmel (near Jacmel) · tourism/surfHotel Cyvadier Plage ↗
Beachfront hotel near Jacmel frequently listed among the town's established tourism properties.
Jacmel · hospitality/tourismshop local
8 of 21G27 (artisan cooperative) ↗
Cooperative of roughly 27 artisan studios across Jacmel that share expenses, increase visibility, promote local culture, and train young artisans in papier-mache.
Jacmel · papier-mache/craftsAFAJ (artisan cooperative) ↗
Artisan cooperative in Jacmel working alongside G27 on elaborate papier-mache figures, selling space, teaching, and mentoring young artists.
Jacmel · papier-mache/craftsIndigo Arts Gallery ↗
US gallery representing multiple Jacmel papier-mache sculptors (e.g. Denejour Frantz of Groupe Flambeau, Michel Sinvil) and selling Jacmel Carnival mask art internationally.
Philadelphia (features Jacmel artists) · folk art/papier-mache exportIt's Cactus ↗
Fair-trade source for Haitian metal sculpture and folk art including Jacmel Carnival papier-mache pieces (e.g. bull masks).
· folk art/metal & papier-macheCOOPAAFA (Coopérative Agro Artisanale de Femmes en Action) ↗
Founded Feb 2013 by agronomist Marie Geoffrin B. St Louis; 73 members (80% women) working in beekeeping, castor oil and Moringa processing, and craft/agro-artisan production; trains women and youth toward financial autonomy.
Jacmel · agriculture/artisan processingKok Ki Chante ↗
Described as the world's leading exporter of specialty Haitian coffee, sourcing from Haiti's Southeast growing region that includes the Jacmel area.
Southeast Department (Jacmel growing area) · coffeeGroupe Flambeau ↗
Jacmel-based papier-mache artist group; member Denejour Frantz has been exhibited internationally (e.g. Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, NJ) and is represented by Indigo Arts.
Jacmel · papier-mache/craftsAtelier 105 (Vady Confident's studio) ↗
Studio of papier-mache master Vady Confident (working since age 8) and his apprentices; Confident is a painter, sculptor and papier-mache artist prominent in Jacmel Carnival mask-making.
Jacmel · papier-mache/crafts