One of our proudest achievements was an artists' workshop held over three days in mid-September that was organized by our good friend Elizabeth Nugent in Zimbabwe, a country that is facing tremendous hardship, including runaway hyper-inflation that has made day-to-day life a struggle for virtually the entire country. With the economy in shambles, Liz and two of our favorite artists used money that we had raised at Amazwi to provide young artists with the materials they needed to start painting again. We and our good friends Nancy and Leila at Dumela (they inspired our gallery and passion for African art) also donated meat, which is in very short supply there, to the cause. Below you can read an excerpt from an e-mail that Liz sent which describes, with compassion and enthusiasm, the details surrounding this special event.

 

Ever humble, Liz deserves an enormous amount of credit for the support she has offered to so many Zim artists over the years. She is an inspiration.  When we were in Harare ourselves in March, we gave painting supplies to many of the artists we represent. That felt really good. Upon receiving an assortment of paintbrushes from us, Petros Kaseke said; "God Bless Amazwi." That blessing also applies to Liz and to Dumela and to you, our customers, because we literally couldn't do any of this without you. Your support of Amazwi is truly making a tremendous difference in the lives of scores of artists and their families often living in very difficult circumstances.  Thank you so much for that. 

 

                        

 

           Amani (peace), Wally, Mike and Audrey