December 2013 arts event magazine barbados

BARBADOS ARTS EVENTS

December 2013

Welcome to Barbados Monthly Arts Events This is a completely free and unsponsored magazine created out of the need to inform so that we can get to exhibitions, artist talks, workshops and more, rather than hearing about events after they have taken place.

I encourage anyone with a creative event or a new piece of work to get in contact with me at corriescott@gmail.com and I will add a free page for you.

Let’s get the arts out there!

Please, pass this magazine on to others and so help the creative side of Barbados get all the exposure possible.

Corrie

Cover art by Corrie Scott

All information correct at time of publishing.

Please phone or email relevant galleries to confirm dates of events as they may be subject to change.

Updates as news of arts events comes in each month may be viewed on http://corriescott.net/page28.htm Published by Corrie Scott

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!BEHOLD! Women’s Work’ at the Gallery of Caribbean Art Artist’s reception Sunday December 15th, 2pm-6pm.

Exhibition ends January 16, 2014 Heidi Berger, Alison Chapman- Andrews, Lilian Sten-Nicholson. Heather-Dawn Scott , Ann Rudder, Joyce Daniel, Tracey Williams, Natalie Atkins-Hinds, Nakazzi Hutchinson, Martina Pilé –Zahles, Simbah Pilé and Corrie Scott. !BEHOLD! shows the collective strength of ‘womens work’ in a ‘ line-up’ of women who, added to their roles as artists, have made significant contributions as administrators, writers, teachers, curators and promoters of Caribbean art.

The exhibition will be open for viewing December 14th 2013-Jan 16th , 2014.

HEIDI BERGER 427 8023 heidimberger@gmail.com heidiberger.com

HEIDI BERGER My paintings are narratives — through surfaces, words and images, I tell a story. I manipulate the surface or the underpainting with collage, paint and texture to form a palimpsest — an overlay of half erased layers, which allows the past to be visible in the present. —until a narrative reveals itself to me, which I complete with images and words.

I have exhibited in solo and group exhibitions and my paintings are found in private and corporate collections in many parts of the world. I teach art in Barbados and Canada. Recent paintings are in the feature film "I'll follow you down" directed by Richie Mehta, released in 2013.

LILIAN STEN www.lilianstenartstudio.com

LILIAN STEN NICHOLSON lilian.sten@gmail.com www.lilianstenartstudio.com 423 6237/ 250 1918 “Work is love made visible” Kahlil Gibran The works I created especially for !BEHOLD! were inspired by the poem ‘The Rose’ and the vibrance of Moroccan pigments, a gift from my daughter Arwen. The pigments have wonderful names like; ‘vermillion’,’ ezmeralde’, ‘ indigo’, ‘jujuba’ and ‘Bleu d’Algiers’ and I prepare them the old fashioned way, by grinding them with a glass muller and mixing them with a blend of linseed- and essential oils. The process is time consuming, but immensely satisfying to my painterly soul.

I am also showing a series of reduced palette oil paintings and mixed media work, all part of my ongoing love affair with life and in harmony with the theme. Some are new and some are from my private collection.

Lilian Sten-Nicholson is a painter and printmaker, but is equally versed in mixed media .Her main inspiration is music, in all its forms, especially the heartbeat rhythms of the Caribbean.

Her work various from monochromes to vivid colours, from stark black on white to subtle nuances of layered work. She has made a significant contribution to the Caribbean art scene as a visual artist, writer, teacher and curator . She is a former president of the Barbados Arts Council, a member of the International Art Critics association and a tutor at the Division of Fine Arts, BCC.

HEATHER-DAWN SCOTT kinrarasutherland@hotmail.com 246 820 0449

HEATHER-DAWN SCOTT Picture making, mark making, construction, the forming of composition, the realisation of an idea, these have become my way if life. There is little or nothing that I do that is not related to art or the forming of a piece of work.

MARTINA PILE (246) 268-6850 mzpilevisualarts@gmail.com www.artgallery-mzpile.com

MZPilĂŠ Originally from Luxembourg, Martina PilĂŠ Zahles lives and works in Barbados as a professional Visual Artist.

Her work relates mostly to her Caribbean experience.

She uses many 2D and 3D medium to explore the myths and legends of Womanhood of the 3 Cultures that have influenced Barbados.

One of those mediums is the calabash with which she likes to investigate its mythologies, possibilities and relevance to our modern society.

ALISON CHAPMAN- ANDREWS 420 4897 alisonca42@gmail.com www.alisonchapmanandrews.net

ALISON CHAPMAN-ANDREWS “I believe that the next painting produced will be the one to succeed totally. This continual search for a successful personal outcome is what it seems to be about. All I can do is keep making, composing, and working. Fortunately each painting, magically, seems to carry within it the germ of the next.”

She is currently concerned with texture of paint and the use of collage.

Materials used in these works include bark cloth, various weaves of linen, sand, sand paper, coconut cloth, buttons, polystyrene, a selection of Japanese papers, and various cloths. Acid free gel has been used as glue and most surfaces are covered in acrylic paint. The new work also forms part of an ongoing search for a new subject matter “Bathing Suits’ “are of the same size and format, a torso with arms outstretched, or upper part of the thighs reflect the bust , sharply turned. Most are on linen and have an element of collage; they are female figures, mostly in a swimming pool.

NATALIE J ATKINS-HINDS 230-7422 or 425-6286

NATALIE J ATKINS-HINDS Cultural Theorists Stuart Hall, defines the term Representation as “the production of meaning through language.” Art is a language. With regards to this, art becomes my personal language that stands as a symbolic representation of my thoughts.

My most recent reflections are embedded in unraveling and defining meanings that consider the Historical and Cultural Constructs that are manifested today as consequences of The Barbadian Colonial Regime.

Historical documentation suggests white beauty aesthetics were used as one measuring tool to differentiate and categorize black women as being inferior to whites. My painting series, “I want a Pony Tail” and “Hair and the Politics of Identity” speaks to this dynamic. To this end the aesthetic issue of black women and their hair has long been a peripheral discourse standing as one of many building blocks formed on the plantation used to maintain a “larger” oppressive agenda constructed by a colonial regime.

TRACEY WILLIAMS arthub.barbados@gmail.com work 436-2950 mobile 2316847 home 432-2125

TRACEY WILLIAMS A primary passion for colour, led to floral painting. In these Tracey brought out the beauty, colourful and sensuous nature of flowers, producing large floral studies.

She was trained by renowned artist Stanley Greaves and apprenticed in the studio of Alison Chapman-Andrews and himself. Here she also rendered large anatomical paintings.

Tracey’s previous solo exhibitions centered on “Flowers “, creating a magical and realistic world bringing out their colourful and sexual properties. She felt it a natural progression to extend to landscape Painting, depicting workers in fields .In this group show Tracey’s, exploration of flowers continues, where she incorporates herself as part of the flowers as if at one with them, emerging and coming into rebirth.

Tracey’s love of colour and exploring the layering of one colour paint over another, creates atmosphere, mood and vibrancy.

CORRIE SCOTT

corriescott@gmail.com www.corriescott.net

CORRIE SCOTT artist. photographer. dreamer.

SIMBAH PILE simbahp@gmail.com http://simbah.tumblr.com/

SIMBAH PILE Artist Statement The Female Character is essential to my art work. She is the lead protagonist and plays variety of archetypes in which I explore the roles given to female characters via pop culture, narratives, and societal expectations/norms. As a female myself I believe using a character I can identify with will produce the most honest work. I feel there is a battle for the present day female in defining herself, with the bombardment of external influences from the time she is a child and throughout the rest of modern life - it is this battle that I attempt to address with my work.

Simbah Pilé is a contemporary Barbadian artist living and working in the UK, she has exhibited in Africa, Europe and the Caribbean. In 2009 she graduated from Barbados Community College with a Fine Art Degree, she has been an active part of the art community in Barbados since. In 2011 she curated her first exhibition which focused on the spectrum of Contemporary Illustration in Barbados, and later that year represented the Caribbean in the Wasanii International Artist Workshop titled “In Conversation”. Since then she has been living and working within the UK

JOYCE DANIEL

JOYCE DANIEL Joyce Daniel is recognized as one of the outstanding Barbadian Artists. She established the Division of Fine Art at the Barbados Community College and the BIDC Design Centre, as well making an outstanding contribution to the development of the Visual Arts Component of the Caribbean Examination Council CSET Exam.

Her contribution to the development of the Visual Arts in Barbados was recognized in the award the Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts and the Barbados Government award of the Silver Crown of Merit.

Ms Daniel has represented Barbados in many international exhibitions, such as the Caribbean Festival of the Creative Arts (CARIFESTA), The Triennial of Small Prints in Chamallier, France, ‘Barbadiana’ as well as the prestigous Sao Paulo Bienal to name but a few.

Ms Daniel has won numerous awards in the fields of painting, textiles and printmaking. She has throughout her career returned to the theme of Women.

NAKAZZI www.nakazzi.com

NAKAZZI I choose my materials for their evocative qualities as well as their metaphysical properties. I am drawn to them by the evidence of life I see in their form, growth and decay in cosmic equilibrium. collecting these materials is an integral part of my process, and I consider long walks spent foraging in the wild, searching and finding unexpected treasures, one of the most rewarding aspects of the job. I find in the process of peeling away the layers of the tree bark a metaphor for life and I am in essence peeling away layers of myself only to reveal other layers. I am constantly searching for truth, expressing, growing, changing, evolving

ANN RUDDER Heraldic Artist heraldryannart@sunbeach.net

ANN RUDDER Heraldry is a system of art that has been in use since the 12th century. Ann Rudder is its muse in Barbados.

"Since 1977 I have made a wide variety of heraldic products rendered on paper, wood, textiles or Barbados black belly sheepskin for corporate organizations, scholastic groups, religious fellowships and individual families."

The Arts Directory Barbados http://issuu.com/corriescott/docs/art_directory_barbados_dec_2011/1

ARTS DIRECTORY BARBADOS How It Happened I have, for so many years, wanted to create a free online reference book where anyone, in any part of the world, may access the creative people in Barbados. I could not do this on my own and Kathy Yearwood heard of my idea, offered to partner with me and I happily agreed.

What started out in March as a small book of what I thought might be a maximum of one hundred and fifty pages turned into a tome of over three hundred pages. A mixture of excitement and fear at what we had taken on. And here we are in December 2011 with a book showing off the talents in Barbados. So exciting.

The eight month adventure began. Finding artists, photographing them and their work. From March 2011 to October 2011 Kathy and I collated the artwork, the bios and statements and travelled around the island garnering images and information.

Large collections of artwork in homes. Convincing people who thought they were too old and forgotten and watching them smile as their work was photographed and having them talk about themselves so that we could create a bio for them. Literally slipping down the hills of clay at Chalky Mount to see an original kiln and spend the day with the potters. Temple Yard with the Rastafarian community where they are blessed with talent, especially carving, and then coming away with gifts of pineapples and avocados. Photographing in the rain with an umbrella in one hand and a camera in the other to get the right angles. Going to openings and craft shows and talking to many. Coming to my home, going to Kathy’s, and going wherever was needed. Meeting the different personalities in so many locations as I photographed many of them for their portrait photo for the book.

Remembering some who have left us. A labour of love, learning and fun.

The thank you part as I could not have done this on my own. Norma Springer who encouraged me to “take the book and run with it”. Kathy Yearwood who offered to partner with me collating and to create the book for artists in Barbados. Alison Chapman-Andrews for helping Kathy and I proof read. Amazing how much you miss no matter how many times we went over it. Sue Bain for offering her professional opinion and suggestions as a copy editor. Peter Boos for all the encouragement. Laura Lin Hutchinson for her introduction. Finally, the most important people, the creative souls who put their trust in Kathy and I to show them off to their best. I hope we have done this.

Corrie Dec 7th 2011

AKYEM-I RAMSAY art.animal@yahoo.com

JOANNE CRICHLOW

jgcric@gmail.com

VERSIA ABEDA HARRIS versheen@gmail.com

http://versiaabeda.tumblr.com/residencies

picasaweb.google.com/105714821715531443977/VersiaAbedaHarris2012

CHERISE WARD www.cherise.ward.com

ISHI BUTCHER ishi@caribsurf.com

LEANDRO SOTO sotoananda@gmail.com

ERROL BREWSTER

errolbrewster@gmail.com

EWAN ATKINSON ewanatkinson@caribsurf.com http://theneighbourhoodreport.tumblr.com

VANITA COMISSIONG

www.onthewallartgallery.com

ANCEL DANIEL

daveann101@gmail.com

SHEENA ROSE

bajanrose27@hotmail.com

CHER CORBIN

cher.insight@gmail.com

MARTINA PILE

www.artgallery-mzpile.com

TANYA FOSTER www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.569343336427352.139306.501885316506488&type=1

KRAIG YEARWOOD

kraigyearwood@hotmail.com

BILL GRACE www.billgraceart.com

CATHY CUMMINS cathy.coast@caribsurf.com

JILL WALKER

(246) 266-6901

www.best-of-barbados.com

shop@best-of-barbados.com

RON LUCAS

Artlab178@aol.com

AFFORDABLE ART SALE Fundraising event at Artsplash Gallery, Hastings.

Saturday, December 7th, 9am-1pm.

This year, we'll focus our efforts on the elderly, and all the funds raised will go towards making hampers to donate to a nursing home called B.O.R.N Haven.

This is a great opportunity to purchase quality art at affordable prices this Christmas

ANDREW HEWKIN Chattel House Realty is sponsoring an exhibition by Andrew Hewkin titled ‘Barbados Revisited’ at Saint Peter’s Bay and will run from December 22 nd for 5 weeks.

Go to the following website for a review of the Barbados Revisited collection. www.andrewhewkin.com/barbados/

ANDREW HEWKIN

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ANDREW HEWKIN

ANDREW HEWKIN

ANDREW HEWKIN

IF I NEVER WENT HOME by INGRID PERSAUD Powerful characters, evocative descriptions, and a tale of two cultures make this lyrical debut novel sing . – ForeWord Review Ingrid Persaud writes a fantastic tale of survival and triumph without making the story too sweet or melodramatic. – Readers Favorite absorbing, warm and rich – The Book Bag An often colorful novel that refreshingly doesn’t fall back on clichés. – Kirkus Review Sometimes the only way home is to leave the one you know.

Written in two distinct, alternating voices, If I Never Went Home follows ten years in the turbulent lives of two narrators – thirty-something Bea, an immigrant in Boston, and ten-year-old Tina in Trinidad – as they separately navigate devastating losses, illness and betrayal in their quest to belong.

Moving back and forth from the present to the past through flashbacks, this is the powerful story of how these women unearth family secrets that go beyond anything they could have imagined. Then unexpectedly their lives collide, and they are offered the chance to create a home. But can this gamble survive one last surprise about Tina’s real identity?

About Ingrid Persaud: Ingrid Persaud is a writer and artist. She came to writing and fine art having first pursued a successful legal career that included teaching and scholarship at the Fletcher School and King’s College London. Her creative work has been widely exhibited and her writing featured in several magazines She lives in Barbados and London. You can follow her blog Notes From A Small Rock.

Paperback: 304 pages. Publisher: Blue China Press (November 1, 2013) Price: $40 (Barbados dollars) or $20usd Language: English ISBN-13: 978-099269770 Available on Amazon, Kindle, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository http://www.amazon.com/If-I-Never-Went-Home/dp/0992697700/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380540623&sr=81&keywords=If+I+never+went+home

NIKOLAS SEALY

nsdesigns74@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/pages/NS-Designs/446661088688420?ref=hl

The inaugural Barbados Artisan & Heritage Festival takes place on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at George Washington House, The Garrison.

This Festival is designed to build a creative, educational, dynamic new forum for the sale and exposure of the superlative crafts and art produced on the island. Taking place on the historic property of George Washington House, a venue that speaks to the rich heritage of Barbados, the Festival will reflect several Barbadian traditions including crafts, cuisine, rhythms and libations.

Supported by Barbados Investment Development Corporation, The Ministry of Culture, the National Cultural Foundation, the Ministry of Tourism, The Barbados National Trust, the Garrison Consortium, the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, and several other organizations, it is believed that such an event represents the best outlet through which those participating can market their products to visitors and locals alike. The Festival is also one of the major events on the calendar for Tourism Week 2013.

https://www.facebook.com/events/175531992645105/?source=1

TRACY DEOLIVERE

neoserpent@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/ArtOfDeolivere

NIAZ DOKRAT

www.niaz.phuph.org

ADRIAN RICHARDS anrichards@gmail.com

CORRIE SCOTT www.corriescott.net

ROSEMARY PARKINSON rosemaryparkinson2004@yahoo.com

ROGER HANNANT

rogerhannant45@gmail.com

ANDRE WILLIAMS www.andrewilliamsphotography.net

RAYMOND MAUGHAN

raymondmaughan@gmail.com

JENNY GONSALVES mammy_apple@hotmail.com

JAMES CLARKE

246 237 8625

http://www.pinpointphotos.tumblr.com

KIRK WATKINS

www.watkinsbarbados.com

GAVIN HINKSON

ghinkson@hotmail.com

www.sunsetislephotography.com

MARIO PORCHETTA

maricaraibi@caribsurf.com

TIYI BY DESIGN www.tiyibydesign.com

Ariel Lyons Innovative Watermedia Workshops Join Canadian artist Ariel Lyons (CSPWC), to explore innovative ways to paint with acrylic. She has been conducting art workshops for more than thirty years and has led art travel tours to Italy, Greece, Mexico and France for the past 20 years. Her work has been represented in numerous international exhibitions. Check out her website at http://www.ariellyons.ca.

Experience for her workshops is helpful, but not necessary.

WHERE: to be announced 10 am – 4 pm every day TO REGISTER: Phone Heidi Berger at 427-8023 or email heidimberger@gmail.com

1. Feb 10 -11

Mono-printing with GOLDEN OPEN acrylics Mono-printing is a form of printmaking that has images or lines that can only be made once, unlike most printmaking, where there are multiple originals. You will explore different techniques for mono-printing , including gelli plate printing. You will learn the use of stencils, imprints and reductive techniques using GOLDEN OPEN acrylics.

Materials: -Golden OPEN acrylics in your choice of colours -,paint brushes and marking tools (colour shapers), -water containers, paper towels or rags, scissors, masking tape and photo sources if you use them.

-Printmaking paper (will be available to purchase at the workshop) -All other supplies will be provided.

Cost $425

2. Feb 13 - 14

Seductive Surfaces

Cost $470 (incl. extra materials)

This is a workshop to explore how changing a surface of your canvas can change your painting. The results are amazing and might change the way you paint in the future. Not to mention it’s load of fun!

You will work with Glass Bead Gel, Fiber Paste, Cracking Medium, Micaceous Iron Oxide and Coarse Pumice Gel (you do not need to buy these products before the class, they will be supplied). Your sample board and canvases will be prepared.

Materials to bring: -acrylic paints, -brushes and drawing supplies (pencils, pastels, etc)

3. Feb 17-18 Incorporating the third dimension (sculpting and painting) Cost$425 You will make 3D pieces, which will be attached to a board and then painted. You will experiment with both modeling and carving the clay to make different 3D pieces, which will be attached and worked on the following day.

Materials: - one or two packages of air dry clay - 2 wooden panels - acrylic gel - acrylic paints, brushes etc.

4. Feb 20-21

Transfers and acrylic skins Cost $425

Making paint skins and transfers adds a unique look to your painting.

You will make a series of skins and then use them to develop or add to a painting for further interest. Ariel will demonstrate how to do an immediate transfer and two other ways to transfer a photocopy or magazine picture so that you will be able to add them to your paintings.

You will need your regular acrylic paint, surfaces to work on, laser photocopies, mat gel and either regular gloss gel or clear tar gel.

Ariel Lyons Innovative Watermedia Workshops

Painting Workshops with Jack Richardson 40 yrs experience 2 sessions of 5 days each painting on the island in various locations. All experience levels welcome. Feb. 10th to 14th and 24th – 28th.

Each 5 day session from 9 am to 1pm will focus on designing the painting with the viewfinder, getting the composition down quickly and capturing the light and color.

Registration forms upon request at jcr3151@verizon.net More information at the website: www.jackrichardsongallery.com/workshops

KHARY DARBY

kharydarby@gmail.com

PORTRAITS BY ROMELL CHASE romell_chase@hotmail.com

JILL McINTYRE www.jill-mcintyre.com

DONNA GRANDIN

bluerootsartstudio.com

SUSAN MAINS www.susanmains.com

ASHER MAINS

www.ashermains.com

'The Coral Stone Village Meeting' by Unknown artist Each piece which has been positioned and topped with other pieces of coral stone. In rows.

The front row close to the sea appear to be 'the elders' as they have a little more space between themselves and the 'people'.

Created by an unknown NCC worker, male, who came during the week to Batts Rock Bay and while he cleans he is created these 'meetings' of coral. There were a few others started along the beach but this one had the largest 'crowd'.

Sad to report that thuggish vandals have knocked this wonderful installation down.

GET YOUR PLACE ON THE MURAL! Clapham is home to Barbados’ cultural icon The Mighty Gabby, top sportsmen on the island and a tightly knit community. The history of the village leads to a place called Emmerton and the journey of the residents of Clapham is one so poignant it is chronicled in song by Gabby.

Over 100 people are represented on the CLAPHAM COMMUNITY MURAL to date. Whether in Barbados or halfway around the world, you too can have your name written on Barbadian history’s page.

Contact iriejourneys246@gmail.com to book your space on the evolving mural!

INJAH ARTZ http://injahart.tumblr.com

BCSI ART GALLERY. BCSI, their members, and The Festival Art Gallery have collaborated and have an exciting exhibition space at their new headquarters.

BCSI, Unit 2B, Building 3, Harbour Industrial Estate, St. Michael, Barbados.

Monday to Friday from 9am- 5pm. email info@bcsi.org.bb . website www.bcsi.org.bb

Album of some of the work on show (details of each piece will be updated soon) https://picasaweb.google.com/105714821715531443977/BCSIGalleryFestivalArtGallery?authkey=Gv1sRgC

THE FESTIVAL ART GALLERY Hastings Farmers Market on the first Saturday of each month.

Festival Art Gallery is a mobile art gallery showing in excess of 50 local Barbadian artists who are painters, ceramic artists, photographers and sculptors. Bringing Art To The People kathymyearwood@gmail.com www.festivalartgallery.com

To boldly and brilliantly pursue the adventure in everything artistic and to be a vital and uncommon cultural force in Barbados. www.artsetcbarbados.com

www.barbadosphotographicsociety.com

December - Stu Jenkins February - Rasheed Boodhoo March - Yasmin Vizcarrondo

DRIFT , OCEAN TERRACE LOUNGE The Drift Art Exhibition info@driftinbarbados.com www.driftinbarbados.com

THE BRIDGETOWN GALLERY @ SHERATON

Sheraton Mall upstairs on the second floor, at the top of the escalators, across from the radio station.

12 noon to 7 pm Monday to Friday ( or by appointment) 230-1750

thebridgetowngallery@gmail.com

ON THE WALL ART GALLERY WEBSITE UPDATED NEW PIECES OF ART On The Wall Gallery at Champers A charming gallery and throughout the restaurant at Champers Restaurant, located on Accra Beach, Rockley, Christ Church has been fully renovated.

Monday - Friday Noon-4pm and 7pm-11pm . Please call for weekend hours. 246 234 9145 Champers gallery is accessible during Restaurant hours. Actual gallery operations are 12noon to 4pm and 7 pm to 11 pm all year November to April On The Wall Gallery At Earthworks. Earthwork continues to be the mainstay of our operations as we continue to add new lines to our already eclectic mix of hand made crafts, jewellery and fine art.

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 9am - 1pm Closed Sunday Vanita Comissiong tel 246 234 9145 email vanitacom@caribsurf.com

www.onthewallartgallery.com

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY POETS www.lxpbarbados.org

MISSION The Mission of the League of Extraordinary Poets (LXP) is threefold; 1. To nurture those involved in the arts, with a special emphasis on poets and spoken word artists; 2. To edutain the public through exposure to our art, and 3. To use the voices of the artists to bring awareness to, and to actively work towards addressing issues of importance in our society.

VISION The LXP was founded on the principle that no art form exists in a vacuum. It is inexplicably tied to society, culture and time in which it is created, and that artists can improve their skills, and inspire one another when they operate in a close knit community of other like-minded artists, committed to positive feedback and professionalism in pursuing their art to its highest and best potential.

The LXP sees spoken word and other forms of poetry and lyrical commentary as art forms which are not only able to express the personal vision, emotions and stories of the individual artist, but also as vehicles to speak to social issues not addressed in other forums and to educate the public in the hopes of bringing positive change to the society in which we live.

D ARTS LIME - BY D ARTISTS, 4 THE ARTISTS & ABOUT D ARTS! Come share your work be it physical pieces or performance pieces, from fashion to poetry to music to artwork.

We host the lime EVERY LAST SUNDAY of the month at Jago's Bar and Grill, located in Chapel Gap #1, Paynes Bay St. James.

Feel free to sell your art work as well.

For more information, like D ARTS LIME on Facebook. www.facebook.com/chameleon.arts.lime Admission is FREE. Please tell a friend!

Join us as weSupport Creative Growth in Barbados and Beyond chameleonartsbarbados@gmail.com

Beyond Publishing Caribbean is a group of artists, illustrators, graphic novels,graphic artists from Barbados and you can contact them or liking their page by click on the link, Matthew Clarke Tristan Roach Rivenis Black Julian Moseley https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-Publishing-Caribbean/218731298152892?ref=ts&fref=ts

BARBADOS ARTS COUNCIL BAC Gallery, Pelican Craft Centre, Bridgetown (246) 426 4385 mail@barbadosartscouncil.com www.barbadosartscouncil.com

BAC Gallery Schedule 2013 (subject to change. Please call gallery to confirm dates and events)

Dec 15 - Jan 4, 2014 2014 Jan 06 - Jan 25 Jan 27 - Feb 15 Feb 17- March 07 March 08 - March 29 March 31 - April 26 April 28 - May 16 May 18 - May 30 June 1 - June 21 June 23 - July 05 July 07 - July 31 Aug 05 - Aug 15 Aug 17 - Sept 1 Sept 02 - Sept 30 Oct 05 - Oct 31 Nov 02 - Nov 30 Dec 01 - Dec 30

Christmas Group Show Exhibition 'BAC 57th Anniversary' Group Show 'Rural Barbados' Group Show 'The Art of illustration' (Group Show) Neville Legall (rental) 'Textiles (Group Show) 'Heroes & Cricket (Group Show) 'Wood & Calabash Art (Group Show) 'Our Heritage' (Group Show) Guest Curator or Photography 'Crop Over Show' (Group Show) 'Barbados Fast Forward' (Group Show) Dr Raymond Maughan Photography (Rental) 'Little Gems' (Group Show) 'One Love' (Group Show) 'Independence show' (Themed group Show) 'X-Mas Show' (Group Show)

The Barbados Arts Council Gallery is available to rent for an exhibition at the heavily subsidized price of $150Bds per week during certain weeks of the year. If you would like to have your own show, either solo or a Group Show, please apply in writing to the President of the BAC. Pelican Craft Centre, Bridgetown +1 (246) 426 4385 mail@barbadosartscouncil.com

www.barbadosartscouncil.com

A gateway to the BCC Division of Fine Arts. PUNCH Creative Arena is more than a gallery... it's a new home for creative action, bridging the gap between students, faculty and the wider community. PUNCH aims to showcase and interrogate creative practice with a multi-disciplinary focus on local, regional and international creativity. ewan.atkinson@bcc.edu.bb allison.thompson@bcc.edu.bb

ARC MAGAZINE ARC Magazine is a Caribbean Art and Culture Print Magazine published out of St. Vincent and the Grenadines by artists, Nadia Huggins and Holly Bynoe. www.arcthemagazine.com www.facebook.com/arcmagazine twitter.com/arcthemagazine

FRANGIPANI ART GALLERY, Sugar Cane Club, Hotel and Spa, St. Peter.

(246) 422 5026

info@sugarcaneclub.com

Gallery NuEdge Fine Arts Ltd Limegrove Lifestyle Centre, Holetown, St. James, Barbados Tel: (246) 621-0067 Fax: (246) 621-0069 www.galerienuedge.com

the Virtual Mapping Project, addresses the lack of available information about Caribbean arts at the formal, informal and educational levels.

Fresh Milk sees value in developing a freely accessible, interactive online map of the Caribbean, which will clearly delineate the existing spaces for the arts in the region, from the nineteenth century up to the present time.

The region will be mapped to show all arts entities, listed with links to the websites of all the spaces, and maintained to keep all information current. This map will not only be a pivotal information hub and educational tool, but a place to form new bonds and to make connections among practitioners, not only in the Caribbean but worldwide.

The Fresh Milk mapping project will be an invaluable resource for students at secondary and tertiary institutions in Barbados, including those studying art at CXC CSEC and CAPE level, BCC Art Associate Degree and BFA programmes, and participants in the BA and MA Cultural Studies and Creative Arts degrees at the EBCCI, UWI Cave Hill Campus. This wealth of knowledge compiled into one easily accessible website means that students can have both historical and current data about Caribbean art at their fingertips, broadening their understanding and keeping up to date with the new, cutting edge work coming out of the region.

Additionally, the Virtual Map will create opportunities for artists working in the region today and circulate their works and ideas to a global audience eager to know more about the region's creative arena. Artists will have the chance to form an expansive network, informing them of what spaces - both formal and informal networks - exist in the region and which spaces they can potentially engage with. It opens up endless possibilities for artists, curators, collectors etc. in the Caribbean by giving them much needed exposure, as well as for those internationally, who will gain insight into a whole new market of quality work.

Fresh Milk seeks to create a more integrated and connected region by using the arts as a vehicle to create partnerships and build community. Many Caribbean islands have no idea what is happening with their neighbours in the creative arts, which hinders our overall growth in the region. The Virtual Map will promote unity and aid in the building of support systems - whether it be the English, Spanish, French or Dutch speaking Caribbean, we would like to make sure all information is communicated as efficiently as possible, and invite the world to see what is being made and to see the region as a critical space.

Fresh Milk is pleased to be the conduit between The Maria Holder Memorial Trust and the artistic community in Barbados and would like to thank them for their support, which allows Fresh Milk to continue supporting our nation’s youth and building capacity for artists in both the short and long term. This is why forming relationships with organizations with vested interest in expanding arts and culture becomes pivotal.

In an effort to cultivate discussions about the arts starting at a young age while engaging with the community, Fresh Milk will implement an outreach programme using the resources available in The Colleen Lewis Reading Room (CLRR). One of the many challenges faced by young creatives is, despite their artistic gifts, they often struggle when it comes to speaking and writing comprehensively about their work. This is a skill that would benefit immensely from reading, whether specifically arts oriented texts or even well written fiction; gaining an appreciation for articulate material is imperative to mastering one’s own practice.

Fresh Milk proposes to be the go-to point for refining these skills, beginning at CSEC level when children are expected to take their research and written abilities to a higher standard, all the way up to providing MA or PhD candidates with a deep pool of knowledge and unique material which they can draw upon. The Fresh Milk team will work with secondary school teachers in this area to construct a programme which will bring the students to Fresh Milk to show them the studio and reading room, letting them know that there is an environment available which can cater to their academic and creative needs.

To keep up to date with our other activities, visit: http://www.freshmilkbarbados.com and like our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/FreshMilkBarbados

QUEEN’S PARK GALLERY

Queen's Park Gallery is temporarily(?) located at Pelican Craft Centre #12 on Harbour Rd, Bridgetown

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DEC 1 -28

Roslyn Watson Retrospective

Queen's Park Gallery is temporarily located at Pelican Craft Centre #12 on Harbour Rd, Bridgetown QPG tel.#427-2345

SHAKIRAH BOURNE shakirahb@gmail.com

Our Mission To fuel the development of culture through training, research and the creation of opportunities in cultural industries.

The Role of the NCF The NCF’s two major roles are: developmental and commercial. In its developmental role, the Foundation uses culture as a tool for national development fostering and supporting the various art forms and new cultural products. In its commercial role, the Foundation is responsible for the promotion, production and hosting of cultural festivals and associated events that are considered economically viable or socially acceptable. A key part of this function now includes the responsibility for the staging and execution of major governmental and national events. In addition, as culture becomes more pivotal to national and international policy, the National Cultural Foundation continues to re-assess its responsibilities in light of all its functions.

FUNCTIONS of the NCF are: To stimulate and facilitate the development of culture generally To develop, maintain and manage theatres and other cultural facilities and equipment provided by Government To organize cultural festivals Assist persons interested in developing cultural expression.

OBJECTIVES of the NCF are: To provide opportunities for Barbadian artists/artistes to showcase their talents with the end result being an increased demand for local work To educate Barbadians concerning their heritage To offer Barbadians and visitors alike a high quality product that informs, educates and entertains To equip our cultural workforce with technological skills and training to excel in their particular art forms To strengthen the local cultural product and in the process increase profits to the shareholders To create high quality products that will be competitive on the local, regional and international markets To maximize the role of the cultural sector in the tourism industry Rodney Ifill, Cultural Officer Visual Arts 424-0909 ext.234 rodney-ifill@ncf.bb www.ncf.bb Annette Nias Cultural Officer - Film and Photography 424-0909 Ext 238 annette-nias@ncf.bb

Purple Palm is a local business supplying homes and businesses with the highest quality Print and Mirror furnishings. Using the artwork of many local artists in Barbados and the Caribbean plus work from around the world.

We have been supplying to the hotel and villa industry for ten years, including prestigious clients such as Sandy Lane, Coral Reef, The Crane Beach Resort, Sugar Cane Club and Sandridge among others. We have also supplied numerous private villas, and work closely with local interior designers.

Being directly affiliated with a 40,000 sq ft framing factory our prices are very competitive.

Appointments to view our gallery at Rockley Resort can be made through Paul Hoad or Karen McGuire.

246-2332173 paulhoad@caribsurf.com

THE NATIONAL ART GALLERY COMMITTEE

Visit www.nagc.bb - website for the National Art Gallery Committee in Barbados for NEWS on current happenings.

The site includes ArtistNet, the database of Barbadian visual artists; a click on ‘Artists’ will take you there. Visual artists are invited to post their profile and images on ArtistNet. Artists already on ArtistNet are reminded to send in their profile updates and new images.

ArtistNet is a FREE NAGC service for artists.

For further information contact the NAGC at +1 (246) 310 2700 or e-mail contact@nagc.bb

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GALLERY OF CARIBBEAN ART 2 Galleries The Gallery Of Caribbean Art Galleries presents the works of a variety of artists Northern Business Centre, Queen Street, Speightstown, St. Peter GCA at Tides, Tides Restaurant, Holetown, St James, 432 2084 www.artgallerycaribbean.com

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FRANK COLLYMORE HALL AND GRAND SALLE www.fch.org.bb

A monthly programme is produced of all lectures, music and theatre events . To receive it by email or post please email fchmail.com or telephone 436 9083 or 84

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Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination, UWI 246 417 4776 www.cavehill.uwi.edu/ebcci

ONLINE NEWS, JOURNALS & BLOGS WHO SUPPORT THE ARTS BAJAN REPORTER Supporter of the arts in Barbados. Wonderful New On Line Newspaper http://bajanreporter.com Congratulations to Bajan Reporter who has been a wonderful patron to the arts in Barbados by giving all art forms exposure in his newspaper and so helping our culture get out there.

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