# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Haitian Art Digital Crossroads Launch & Keynote w/Yvena Despagne
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: After five years of research and development we are happy to announce the launch of the Haitian Arts Digital Crossroads portal.  

We wanted to share the effort and importance of amplifying our Haitian Art Collection, while also welcoming other Haitian Art Collections from around the world into this effort. 

Please come out and join us for a launch party and keynote address:
"THE FAÇADE AND FUTURES OF HAITIAN ART" by guest speaker and curator Yvena Despagne.  

Launch Party & Keynote
November 20, 2025, 5:00-7:30pm with talk at 6:00pm
This event is free and open to the public

Yvena Despagne is a passionate advocate for emerging and midcareer artists. Yvena has consistently championed intercultural dialogue and collaboration throughout her career. From her role as Art Director at La MaMa Galleria, Associate Curator with Arts Gowanus, and Founder and Creative Director for Art x Ayiti, an online platform dedicated to highlighting contemporary artists of Haitian descent, Yvena continues to create vital spaces
for diverse voices in art.

The Haitian Art Digital Crossroads project is a partnership between Grinnell College and the Waterloo Center for the Arts. Find out more about this project at https://hadc.sites.grinnell.edu
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/haitian-art-digital-crossroads-launch-and-keynote-w-yvena-despagne/200029182936011
- **Event Categories**: art, parties, entertainment, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 28

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Waterloo
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 225 Commercial St., Waterloo, IA, United States, Iowa 50701
- **lat**: 42.49835
- **long**: -92.34213
- **full address**: 225 Commercial St., Waterloo, IA, United States, Iowa 50701

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Haitian Art Digital Crossroads Launch & Keynote w/Yvena Despagne being held?
  - **A:** Haitian Art Digital Crossroads Launch & Keynote w/Yvena Despagne takes place on Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm at 225 Commercial St., Waterloo, IA, United States, Iowa 50701.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Haitian Art Digital Crossroads Launch & Keynote w/Yvena Despagne?
  - **A:** Haitian Art Digital Crossroads Launch & Keynote w/Yvena Despagne is organized by Waterloo Center for the Arts.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Haitian Art Digital Crossroads Launch & Keynote w/Yvena Despagne is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Waterloo, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Haitian Art Digital Crossroads Launch & Keynote w/Yvena Despagne sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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