December 2016 visual arts magazine barbados no 2

BARBADOS ARTS EVENTS

December 2016

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

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By Ras Akyem Ramsay

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RAS AKYEM RAMSAY

"We Pledge Allegiance" #1 Manor Lodge, opposite Price Smart.

November 15th - Dec 17th.

Gallery hours 10am - 7pm daily.

This is an exhibition all Barbadians, young and old, and visitors, need to see.

All are welcome.

PLEASE NOTE. THE GALLERY WILL BE CLOSED Dec 4/5/6 TO REHANG WORKS.

**THE GALLERY WILL REOPEN Wed Dec 7th – 17th.** For more information 822 3694 or 421 6196 .

An online album has been created for viewing. The link is here. https://goo.gl/photos/xgo6pcXRfJyFVy9FA But please know that this body of work really must be seen 'live'. It is an exhibition the likes of which have not been seen in well over 30 years. Nearly 100 artists and over 350 pieces of visual art in 8,000 square feet of space.

This is an exhibition conceived of by artist Oneka Small who did what many said could not be achieved. An exhibition of the visual arts that ranges from the original pioneers, to established artists who have been honing their craft for 40 years and more and the young up and coming.

This exhibition happened because Adrian Elcock had the vision and gave one of his building for use. For this we thank him.

"We Pledge Allegiance" exhibition celebrating the work of over 50 Bajan artists, In fact it ended up being closer to 100.

Artists exhibiting Adrian Richards, Aguinaldo Belgrave, Akyem-i Ramsay, Alison Chapman-andrews, Allie Callender, Ancel Daniel, Anya Stephen, Ann Rudder, Anisah Wood, Arlette Sthill, Ashanti Trotman, Aurelia Walcott, Bill Grace, Catherine Forter Cheeatow, Cher Antoinette, Cherise Harris, Combemere School, Corrie Scott, Cy Hutchinson, Danielle â˜Ľ Toppin, David Skinner, Don Small, Ewan Atkinson, Frank Taylor, Franz Phillips, Fred Odle, Gail Pounder-Speede, Graham Gill, Heather-Dawn Scott, Hedy Klineman, Henry Fraser, Heidi Berger, Heshimu Akin-yemi, Ichia Tiyi, Ilix, Indra Rudder, Ireka Jelani, Ras Jamonn Roberts, Jeena Chatrani, Joyce Daniel, Julia Seymour, Juliana Inniss, Kenneth Blackman, Kraig Yearwood, Leslie Taylor, Lilian Sten-Nicholson, Lorna Wilson, Lisle Warner, Marlon Ilion Skeete, Martina Pile Zahles, Margaret Herbert, Mathew Clarke, Na La, Nakazzi Hutchinson, Natalie Atkins-Hinds, Neville Crawford, Neville Legall, Nick Whittle, Oneka Small, Petra Toyin, Rae Garnes, Ras Ishi, RisĂŠe Chaderton-Charles, Rivenis, Rodney S. Ifill, Ronald Williams, Rupert Piggott, Sade Payne, Simbah Pile, Steven Haynes, Tandem, Israel Mapp, Taneisha Shepherd, Tracy Greenidge, Troy Romelle Bourne, Victor Collector, Virgil Broodhagen, William Cummins, Willie Alleyne, Woodpecker.

Eileen Hamilton, Mary Armstrong, C Skeete, Norma Talma, Karl Broodhagen, Gordon Parkinson, Robert J MacLeod, Golde White, K C Hawkins, Bertalan.

Curated by Oneka Small With gratitude and thanks to Adrian Elcock for being a patron of the Arts.

LESLIE TAYLOR

CY HUTCHINSON

RONALD WILLIAMS

KENNETH “BLACK” BLACKMAN

RIVENIS

GRAHAM GILL

RAS ILIX HEARTMAN

NATALIE ATKINS-HINDS

ADRIAN RICHARDS

ANYA STEPHEN

ALISON CHAPMAN-ANDREWS

NICK WHITTLE

MARGARET HERBERT

HEIDI BERGER

WILLIAM CUMMINS

ONEKA SMALL

oneka@coredesignsandconcepts.com

THINGS THAT MATTER: Pledge of Allegiance:Independence Art Exhibition Sir Henry Fraser.

“Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) “Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.” (Somerset Maugham) “Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.” (Leonardo da Vinci) Barbados does not have a long and hallowed tradition of fine art. There are of course some important works in the Cunard Gallery at the Barbados Museum, such as the amazingly detailed A Prospect of Bridgetown in Barbados

by Samuel Copen (!693) and the impressive painting of Governor Robinson going to church (circa 1742) by an unknown artist. And the greatest of all paintings in the island is the altar painting in St. George’s Parish Church: “Rise to Power”, often called “the Resurrection”, by Benjamin West, President of the Royal Academy.

The earliest known “home grown” Bajan painters were the Victorian water-colourists Samuel Poyer and his wife Carolyn. By the mid-20th century a few schools actually had art teachers – Golde White at Codrington High School, Briggs Clarke at Harrison College, Kathleen Hawkins at Queen’s College and Karl Broodhagen at Combermere. Felix Haynes, Ivan Payne and Aileen Hamilton more or less completed the local circle of serious pioneer artists, while Fela de Kuh (Austrian) and Hector Whistler (English) brought their own skills and style, but there was no sense of promotion or celebration of fine art, and most of these pioneers worked in isolation.

Since Independence there has been what I have called “The Explosion of Fine Art”. Four major catalysts for this have been the Barbados Arts Council and its Pelican Gallery, the Fine Arts Department of the Barbados Community College, the NCF and the hosting of CARIFESTA in 1981, and the work of the National Art Gallery Committee, with its annual Award exhibitions. The Queen’s Park Gallery has been an important gallery, providing an impressive space for major shows, but private galleries have played important roles – the now defunct Kirby Gallery and Darla’s Gallery, the Gallery of Caribbean Art, the Frangipani Gallery at the Sugar Cane Club, Kathy Yearwood’s roving exhibitions and other voluntary private group exhibitions. DEPAM, the People’s Art Movement, led by Omowale Stewart, had a vibrant life, although not many Bajan artists work in groups.

Since Independence there has been what I have called “The Explosion of Fine Art”. Four major catalysts for this have been the Barbados Arts Council and its Pelican Gallery, the Fine Arts Department of the Barbados Community College, the NCF and the hosting of CARIFESTA in 1981, and the work of the National Art Gallery Committee, with its annual Award exhibitions. The Queen’s Park Gallery has been an important gallery, providing an impressive space for major shows, but private galleries have played important roles – the now defunct Kirby Gallery and Darla’s Gallery, the Gallery of Caribbean Art, the Frangipani Gallery at the Sugar Cane Club, Kathy Yearwood’s roving exhibitions and other voluntary private group exhibitions. DEPAM, the People’s Art Movement, led by Omowale Stewart, had a vibrant life, although not many Bajan artists work in groups.

This explosion of Art has been beautifully documented by Corrie Scott and Kathy Yearwood in the online Arts Directory Barbados. And we now have the first ever truly major exhibition of contemporary work in one place in the fabulous 50th Anniversary of Independence exhibition WE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE at Manor Lodge, Green Hill / Warrens. It is almost certainly the most comprehensive art exhibition ever seen in Barbados, featuring 94 artists and over 300 works. The space has been kindly provided by the Elcock family in celebration of Barbados’ 50th Anniversary of Independence, and the exhibition has been curated by the artist Oneka Small – and what a wonderful job she has done.

There’s one room with works of the pioneers – Golde White, Kathleen Hawkins, Aileen Hamilton, Robert McCleod and Karl Broodhagen, and the recently departed Bill Grace. Everything else is work of currently practising artists. It’s an overwhelming display - of painting in every medium, sculpture, ceramics, weaving, assemblages, photography and some jewellery.

The entry foyer is cleverly and dramatically designed to overwhelm you at once! Pride of place goes to Akyem’s magnificent House of King David, but it’s complemented by other fine and familiar pieces. The 8,000 square feet of space, with many rooms and wide corridors, has given Oneka both a challenge and the luxury of being able to group artists or themes. And the range of splendid work has to be seen to be believed.

It’s hardly possible to pick out favourites, apart from the familiar, the tried and the true of the artists I know and like – the familiar work of Virgil Broodhagen, Neville Legall, Joyce Daniel, David Skinner (both his famous “explosive” cricketers and a splendid and unusual landscape of the Garrison) Heather Dawn Scott, Catherine Forter Chee-A-Tow et cetera; but both these well-known artists and the younger artists’ selections stand out and make you want to see even more.

There’s a splendid array of Heidi Berger’s portraits and monoprints, and a room filled with the work of a reinvigorated Nick Whittle. I greatly enjoyed Ras Ilix Hartman’s three sculptures – Vex, Cry Blood and Rat Race, as well as Alison Chapman-Andrews’ brilliant painting of him at work; and the varied sculptures of Kenneth “Black” Blackman. Martina Pile’s calabash sculptures included a brilliant Tribute to Kamau, and her magnificent painting on the staircase wall Tribute to Bussa - “blew me away”! Bold colour washes of Tracy Williams and Jeena Chatratni were especially attractive. And there were many artists new or relatively new to me, doing interesting work, such as Sade Payne, Ireka Jelani (expressive painting and beautiful basketry), Rivenis displaying some “fantasmagoric” digital pictures, and Aquinaldo Belgrave with clever cartoon strips.

Cy Hutchinson’s woodwork was creative and beautifully executed. I enjoyed William Cummins’s abstracts, and Nakazzi Hutchinson’s famous heads … and I particularly loved her Empress. Photography received well deserved recognition.

Graham Gill, Rupert Piggot, Margaret Herbert and Nathalie Atkins-Hinds all showed pieces that made an impression.

But there’s just so much to see and enjoy – do go and see it and give yourself a couple of hours to be inspired.

But what MUST be said is that in spite of this Explosion of Fine Art that’s been taking place in Barbados since Independence, there was no place for it in the official Golden Jubilee celebrations. It had been hoped, indeed expected, based on the many pronouncements from the Ministry of Culture over the past year or two about the imminent conversion of Block A at the Garrison into the National Art Gallery, that this was on stream for the Independence celebrations. Alas, no such luck. Proposals for a quick clean up and white painting of walls for a temporary display of the wonderful works of the National Art Collection that are in storage were not taken on …

In Jamaica the promotion of art – from the naïve to the most brilliant creative work of the Edna Manleys and Barry Watsons – is a source of enormous national pride and productivity, and their National Gallery is a “Must visit” for every one. Art in Barbados, on the other hand, very much like specialty services in the medical field, has been left to the initiative of passionate patriots with a love for art and a commitment to development. Is it a matter of what is seen by politicians as vote getting or not vote getting? When will we be mature enough to value both high culture and low culture?

Postscript: For the last month, one of our great artists of Independent Barbados, Omowale Stewart, has held a magnificent one man show at the beautiful, spacious gallery and examination hall of the Clinical Skills Complex of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI on River Road. It includes his iconic chain gang painting “Lest we forget” as well as a wealth of portraits, gorgeous ladies and new landscapes, and there is an illustrated catalogue cum biography ‘ “Art Speak” – An Exhibition of the work of Omowale Stewart’. Sadly, the show came down yesterday, but art lovers can contact Omowale directly at 266 9134 (Cell) or 426 7511 (Landline) to visit his studio at Clermont.

It’s worth noting that the Clinical Skills Complex is the restored Nightingale Nurses Home, which was abandoned by the Ministry of Health some 20 years ago. It was restored by the University as the Clinical Skills Complex, incorporating an expanded Medical Library, at a small fraction of the cost of a new building of that size and quality.

Sadly, the plan to acquire the famous Dr. Cecil Cyrus Medical Museum of St. Vincent was abandoned by the campus because of the campus’s funding crisis in 2010, and so the beautiful, dedicated space for the museum is now available for exhibitions like Omowale’s.

Professor Fraser is past Dean of Medical Sciences, UWI and Professor Emeritus of Medicine.

Website: profhenryfraser.com

The "ANONYMOUS" Charity Art Show Opening reception Friday Dec 9th, 5.30pm - 8.30pm at The Frame & Art Gallery. All are welcome.

Exhibition ends January 14th All Artists are creating their pieces on 12" by 12" canvas. The medium may be anything from painting, photograph, digital art, textiles or ceramics. The artist's name will signed on the back if the canvas so that the art remains anonymous. All works will be sold at $350Bds each. This a wonderful opportunity to buy original art that usually sells for much more.

Curator Kelly Hammack Gibson says "This year we are raising money for the Nature Fun Ranch in St Andrew. This special and impressive programme is run by Corey Lane, himself a once-troubled teen who has devoted himself to helping young people with their personal development, by cultivating positive outlooks. The ranch allows young people to speak freely with one another about important topics, including HIV/AIDS, providing them with a positive focus to guide their lives in the right direction, in a rural setting while tending to horses, working vegetable patches, or managing fish hatcheries."

The National Cultural Foundation and the Board of the National Art Gallery celebrate the life, work and contribution to the development of the Arts in Barbados in the post-Independence period by Omowale Stewart By mounting an extraordinary exhibition of the work of Omowale at the Errol Waldrond Building October 18 th – Dec 3rd The Errol Waldrond Building is part of the University of the West Indies Medical School at the corner of Jemmotts Lane and River Road. The entrance is on Jemmotts Lane.

Although 'ART LIVES' is not a retrospective, the curator, Janice Whittle, captures the versatility of Stewart in the variety of media he has explored. The work dates from the 1990's to the present. The markmaking through Drawing, Painting, Illustration and Costume Design shows development and range.

Omowale's sense of community and heritage predates even his involvement in DEPAM (De People's Art Movement) and Yoruba Yard. He and his twin brother, the Artist Sundiata Stewart, were drawn from their schooldays to research Barbadian History, particularly exploring our African heritage. It is all there to be seen in his work. This is a fitting time, the 50th Anniversary celebrations, to share such an exhibition.

Art Speaks, Art Sings, Art Plays Mas

By Lilian Sten-Nicholson. AICA. ” Our roots run deep and are connected to a soul, a consciousness and a vision.”

Omowale Stewart All the arts are one.

There are painters who hear sound in colours, musicians who see shapes in sounds, people who taste words.

Input received via one sense may trigger a response from another sense, erasing the boundaries between them.

In its extreme form it is a condition called ’Synthesia’, but this blurring of boundaries are part of all the arts.

Painting, often inspired by music and dance, is an intensely sensual activity, but the ultimate expression of this synthesis in the Caribbean is its Carnival and its Mas. All the Caribbean is one.

The Islands of the Caribbean show superficial differences in culture and political direction, but on a deeper level, the level of the heart, there is more held in in common than what keeps us apart. Official borders and boundaries are rigid, actual boundaries are fluid and porous. Tracing ancestry in the Caribbean is almost always and inter-island affair, so is ‘tracing’ the music and the arts.

‘Super Blue’ recorded many of his winning road-marches in the Barbadian Studio of Guyanese Eddie Grant, while Bajan Calypsonians may have their work arranged and recorded in Trinidad, yet there is, always and everywhere, a seasonal clamouring for patriotic purity in music Bajan Stick Fighters once reigned supreme in Trinidad, hence giving rise to the term “Badjohn”, Captain Griffith, a Barbadian, trained and took Trinidad’s first National Steel Orchestra to the Festival of Britain in 1951, and Clement Payne, one of our National Heroes, was a Trinidadian. To name but a few of the strands in the intertwined fabric of this our Caribbean. .

At the very center of this confluence of art forms and national identities you will find Omowale Stewart. As a painter, Calypsonian, Educator, Organizer and Administrator, he has inspired and influenced the direction of Barbadian arts from the 1970ies on.

“Our Art must go beyond ordinary conception and must inspire awe.”

Omowale Stewart.

To understand the art you must know the man behind it.

Alan and Winston, identical twins, were born in Barbados on April 21st 1950. The twins have remained close as friends and colleagues throughout their lives, yet, as artists they have developed distinct, individual styles.

The family left Barbados for Trinidad when the boys were small, and the Stewart brothers spent their formative years in the most fertile of artistic environments: the Port of Spain neighbourhoods of St James and Woodbrook in the mid 20th century.

There the Mas Camps and Pan Yards were many and varied, vying for attention and jostling for space. There was innovation in music : Anthony Williams had created a range of orchestral steelpans “according to the mathematical principles of the movements of the planets” and the Steelband Movement was coming into its own. Boogsie Sharpe and Ray Holman were contemporary youths in this evolution and Beryl McBurnies “Little Carib Theatre”, on the corner of White and Roberts Streets, had already gained international recognition.

The Mas makers of the area were many and legendary; among the best known was George Bailey, who died young, but not before he had created never-to-be-forgotten Mas and designed the national flag of Trinidad and Tobago.

Collis Bailey, Carlisle Chang and Boscoe Holder, all trailblazers in the nascent art scene, had their studios in the area, which was populated by a vibrant mix of Indo-Chinee-Creole-Afro-Trinis in all imaginable combinations of race, creed and gender.

It was also home to numerous religious and secular street festivals, which were shared and enjoyed by all, regardless of spiritual or political orientation.

The Stewart twins grew up playing pan and singing calypso together, helping in the Mas Camps and being fully immersed and schooled in the Carnival culture and arts of the time.

At Carnival time the activities on Western Main Road, ‘The Street that Never Sleeps’, reached fever pitch and was throbbing with music, sparkling with colour and the boundless energy of dancing masqueraders. Over these dancing streets, and over the Savannah, the mountains of Saint Ann, then as now, rose to their full heights in misty undulations, remaining constant in the shifting lights of pink dawns, hazy blue middays and purple dusks. These very colours remain an essential part of Omowale’s ouvre. For those who do not know it, Carnival is a fleeting spectacle of little consequence. For those who know and live it, it is both an enduring mystery and the bedrock of creative consciousness.

Omowale’s visual language was formed in this vibrant environment, honed with constant practice and tempered by philosophical and historical concerns.

The 1970-ies saw the emergence of Afro–consciousness and the rise of the Black Power movement in Trinidad and the Diaspora. Alan and Winston were re-named Omowale and Sundiata.

In 1972 Omowale returned to Barbados to pursue a career in the arts. His very first studio was in the attic of the Yoruba Foundation in Fontabelle, Bridgetown.

Yoruba Yard, founded by the visionary Elombe Mottley, was an Arts Centre of a caliber not seen before or since in Barbados.

Under Elombe’s informed, enthusiastic and eloquent guidance, the suppressed Africanity of Bajan culture was brought to the fore and into the mainstream of the national consciousness, never to go into hiding again.

Yoruba Yard had space for performances and workshops in drumming, theatre, music and literary arts.

Here Omowale formed blood-brother bonds with two other emerging artists Ras Ishi and Ras Akyem. They swore to devote their lives to the arts and to succeed by being true to themselves and their work. They followed through, supporting each other along the way and now, as Elders in the Arts, they can look back with satisfaction on their chosen path and where it has led them.

Omowale’s emphasis on sound draftsmanship is evident in the Charcoal portraits from this era.They demonstrate his understanding of line, light and shadow, not only as structural elements, but also as emotional dimensions. The enigmatically titled “ Through the Stages into Ages” (Charcoal. 12x16 . 1973) a portrait of a young man and oil pastels , from the same period, are disciplined visual statements which herald his sensuous use of colour in future works.

Depam.

Omowale was the driving force behind DePam (De Peoples Art Movement ), which was officially inaugurated in 1977, after several years of community engagement. DePam organized side-walk and gallery shows, ran art classes and conducted workshops. It was an attempt to democratize the visual arts, for the people and by the people and it was important as a hands-on, inspirational organization.

During this period Omowale produced several sensitive Character Studies in Charcoal and Watercolour .“Outta Brooklyn” conveys the quiet determination of a Caribbean man living in the hard-scrabble, big-city cold. The two studies of “Shaft”, on the other hand, present us with a smooth, smiling but smart person, whose approach to life seems to be one of cautious optimism.

“Lest We Forget” (1978,) is one of the best known and most iconic of Omowale Stewart’s paintings. It is an early work , but the polished elegance, the dramatic use of light and shadow and the energy of line is already present.

It was painted in the era of Alex Hayle’s equally iconic mini series “Roots”, and has a similar, dramatically stage-lit quality. The use of an un-characteristic reduced palette increases the impact of the central figure, who faces the viewer with an accusing stare, a stare which simultaneously contains a question of ‘what is’ and ‘what will be’ and a promise: “I will return- if only to haunt you.”

In 1982 the National Cultural Foundation was established with Elombe Mottley as head and Omowale Stewart as a Visual Arts Officer in charge of NIFCA, Crop Over , Queens Park Gallery, national and international exhibitions, schools, workshops and seminars. He also coordinated and executed several Community Mural projects across the country. His experience as community organizer and knowledge of all the art-forms placed him firmly in the center of the dynamic development of the Bajan Arts in the following decades.

Through all this Omowale remained loyal to his calling as a painter.

Perhaps his greatest strength is in his figure paintings. His nudes are euphoric celebrations of black womanhood, his use of bright colours, blues and oranges high-lighting dark skin are enhanced, but not imaginary, dark skin reflects colours , mirrors the blue sky, the turquoise sea and the shifting light of the hours of the day.

It should also be noted that when, in the 1950’ies, Boscoe Holder started painting Afro-Caribbean women, not as ‘peasant-props’ in landscapes and market scenes, but as a celebration of their beauty and poise, the very fact that he did so was seen as revolutionary and shocking. Yet Holders’ models were slick and doll-like compared with Omowale’s sturdy portrayals of strong and beautiful women.

Characterized by lowered heads and raised nipples, exquisite legs and posteriors which recall the magic of mountains, they gaze inwards or into the distance, never meeting the viewer eye-to-eye, demurely naked or barebreasted.

There is a stark contrast in demeanor between the stately and reserved women in ’Ebony Royale’ and the joyously confrontational market vendors in “Mangoes’.

The full frontal “V-Powa’ brings to mind Gustave Courbet’s ‘Origin Of The World’, but instead of a post-coital pudenda nestled in a mass of pubic hair, there is a clean shaven form hiding nothing, but also inviting nothing, but admiration of elegant line and form and explosive colour.

Omowale Stewart’s work has been likened to that of Paul Gaugin, and he admits to the influence, but Gaugin , like most of the trail blazing European painters of his time, came from an independently wealthy and privileged class.

Their portraits of people from other classes and races were seen, from Euro-centric , upper-class perspective, as mere decorative ‘extras’ in the drama of life.

Gaugin portrayed an idealized, exotic paradise in colours, which were his own, while never fully embracing the realities of tropical island life.

Omowale’s art, on the other hand , celebrates his very birthright, his own familiar surroundings and the exceptional within the familiar.

Whether he paints in homage to our cricket heroes, to fishermen or kite- flyers, the wide open beachscapes of sea and sand or the jungle-like beauty of Dover Woods, it is done with an intimate understanding of the people and the land they belong to. He chooses to highlight the best qualities of his Caribbean: beauty, grace and generosity of spirit.

His work is a continuing celebration of the Afro -Caribbean in all its forms, from colloquial commentary to grand sweeping statements.

The artists returns to theme of slavery with ‘Indomitable’ “2000 here the slaves are moving towards the viewer, hands bound behind their backs, their facial expressions resigned and forlorn, while their spirits soar in a dance of liberation, towards Africa and the sun-like glow of an All Seeing Eye This signifies the artists deeply held conviction of liberation through creativity, He returns to the topic again in another epic work “Indomitable- Indelable’ which tells the story of enslaved chain gang arrivals, and the slow but steady progression towards liberation and self determination.

Carnival and Crop Over are integral parts of of Omowale Stewart’s life and work, as a designer coordinator and last, but not least, as a Mas player and tent based Calypsonian. Among his many successes as a designer of adult and children’s band are two ‘Band of the Year’ titles “Thru Hill and Gully” in 1991 and “Vision 2000” in 1995.

Omowale’s designs favour diagonal and asymmetric cuts, transparent and reflecting panels, which flutter in the wind and enhance the movements of the dancers. Added to that are optic illusions created by cuts, patterns and colours. The Calypsonian ‘double entendre’ is evident both in the design and the tongue-in-cheek section names like: “Move yu Waste”, “Fowl Bay” and “Freshwater Bay” . “Those who know –know…..Santimanitee”.

Omowale Stewart has guided and inspired many of our current cultural workers while tirelessly pursuing his goals of perfection in several artistic disciplines. In his own words:” Our Art must go beyond ordinary conception and must inspire awe. It must impress the mind, the eye and the soul. This Art must reflect heritage, passion, purpose, style, and attitude. It must be seen as a whole, giving and receiving while enhancing our lives.”

In 2014 He won the Central Bank of Barbados Governors Award for “We Crop We Culture”. He also initiated and taught the annual NCF PlenAir painting course and is currently showing ever new work in his studio in Clermont.

Indomitable and Indelible- Omowale marches on.

Lilian Sten-Nicholson. AICA. October 1, 2016

lilian.sten@gmail.com

SIMONE ASIA ‘GREYMATTERS’ Curated by Punch Creative Arena Barbados Community College Morningside Gallery October 12th –October 28th 2016

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REVIEW OF SIMONE ASIA’S GREYMATTERS By Winston Kellman Beautiful The notion of the beautiful in Art which is predicated on an aesthetic concept of the harmony of understanding and the imagination has always been subjected to a sort of ‘dismissal’ for not being serious, just merely beautiful although this elusive quality is hard to define. The general accepted philosophical position is one that defines beauty as a pleasurable subjective experience that is directed towards an object and not mediated by intervening reasoning. But beauty can be the container of many a serious preoccupation, the experience introducing a gateway for considering other ideas.

Drawings Like the concept of beauty drawing is also a difficult term to define. Many contemporary organizations concerned with drawing now resist the traditional definition, that of preparatory work for bigger ideas to come, a subordinate form usually for paintings or sculptures, preferring to acknowledge drawing as a fluid and evolving medium as well as a subject. Some suggest that drawing is ‘mark making’ ‘works on paper’ and marks that express visual ideas possessing the attributes of directness and incompleteness.

Simone Asia’s exhibition GREYMATTERS are indeed Beautiful Drawings This generation of young Barbadian/Caribbean artists transcending genres and mediums even geographic and ‘national’ boundaries, are more sensitive to the demands of changes rather than the ideas of traditions. This area of work recently seen in our graduates shows a generational shift from the ideas of traditional fine arts where there is a general rejection of the natural world, realism and the imitation of nature as subject, to one of the imagination and the subconscious anxieties of this age.

Social change and generational shifts At the turn of that last century (19th) the Symbolists and Decadents were the avant-garde artists rejecting staid Victorian society, disenchanted with its convenient moral codes, hypocrisy and failing economic greatness. In the cultural sphere many Victorian intellectuals and artists found the society had become static. Matthew Arnold expressed this fear in the text Culture and Anarchy 1 arguing the point that “Culture is not having a resting, but rather a growing and becoming.” It also saw according to Linda Zatlin2 the emergence of the ‘’New Woman’ in Victorian society, free to move around and travel alone without the accompanying man and still be regarded with some measure of respect.

It may seem like a stretch, possibly a bit perverse, but current activity in the Arts in Barbados has shown that there is a crisis of culture not dissimilar from that Victorian idea and as I have always believed and observed, that there lies underneath all our pretensions and moral righteousness, a dated conservative, Victorian sensitivity in our sociocultural structures in modern Barbados. The Arts like the good barometer of society has finally begun to reveal itself/ourselves in this Right little Tight little Island.

The ultimate formulation of Art Nouveau and the Symbolists and Decadents (see the work of Aubrey Beardsley) came with the symbolism of line, where line “becomes melodious, agitated undulating, flowing, flaming with decorative patterns and suggesting a three dimensionality.”

All of these qualities are to be found in Simone’s work, including the narrative, illustrative hybrids linked to evocations of her personal universe.

Her working methods, primarily large pen and ink and wash drawings, although there is a series of smaller more condensed works with reduced colors, have their origins in her personal writings. These are spontaneous recordings of personal feelings, experiences and ideas stemming from an emotional focus and an interiority of being. Things felt, sensed, experienced, drawn.

These are reflected in titles such as Before I disintegrate, My Life is a Trap, The things I Couldn’t Ignore and The Clearing, titles clearly reflecting some psychic states, anguish and longing.

Taking this idea of autographic drawing, the drawing that is confessional and biographical based on experience we see a form of self revelatory mark, an unmediated form of direct communication. This then paves the way for what is referred to as “projective drawing’’3 that is it depicts something already present in the mind of the artist before its execution and not a by- product of a drawing activity i.e. drawing as process where the end product or result is largely unknown.

Simone’s methods therefore create space(s) for drawing to function in a non-oppositional way as both a noun and a verb and this is reflected in the ‘confessional’ pieces and then in the site specific wall pieces done on location.

A passage from Julia Kristiva’s on ‘An Exile who asks Where?’ seems to me after a conversation with Simone to be reflected in her desires and her artistic journey…….A tireless builder she is a sort of stray. She is on a journey during the night, the end of which keeps receding which carries memories, fears, dangerous revelations but she cannot help taking these risks at the very moment that she sets herself apart. And the more she strays the more she is saved.

1 Culture and Anarchy and other writings,(1892) Cambridge Texts in the History and Political Thought Ed. Stephan Collini Cambridge University Press, 1993 2 Linda Zatlin: Aubrey Beardsley and Victorian Sexual politics New York Oxford University Press 1990 3 Laura Hoptman’s : Drawings Now: Eight Propositions Show 2002-3 MoMA New York.

Exhibition: GREYMATTERS

Curated by Punch Creative Arena

Barbados Community College Morningside Gallery October 12th –October 28th 2016

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PHILIP KING CORAL SCULPTURES AT BATTS ROCK

I am featuring the photography of Mr Kin’s wonderful coral stone pieces at Batts Rock as they may soon be no more.

I want to show why they should remain.

All that needs to be done is a sign put up next to them warning of the danger of loose stones and tat persons wandering amongst them do so at their own riosk ( Mind you they have been evolving for 3 years and no one hurt yet) But a sign is all that we need so that no oe may sue NCC or the Crown) November 4th 2016 “I have just been told that Mr Neblett of NCC has ordered that Philip King's coral stone installations at Batts Rock be knocked down??!!

Does Mr Neblett not realise that these iconic coral stone sculptures have become a landmark? Photographed by both locals and visitors?

People travel to Batts Rock just to see them.

Mr King builds and adds to them every week.

They are in no one's way. Most are built on a ridge of coral.”

Here is article written by Heather-Lynn Evanson of the Nation newspaper which tells the story.

Members of the Barbados Photographic Society travel there regularly to photograph them in their beautiful location.

They have been featured in newspapers, magazines and online.

Please, if any of you feel strongly about this speak up. http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/85026/heather-lynns-habitat-balancing-act

ALLAN WALROND

CLEMENT FARIA

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JOHN GOODING

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NIAZ DOKRAT

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RAYMOND MAUGHAN

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BERNARD WALLACE POOLER

CARLA HINDS

SHEENA ROSE’S PAINTING tools and apron are her battle gear and her canvas is her strongest artillery. She says she is taking a stand against tourism art, because to her it is a relic of the past, and instead is championing contemporary art.

“I have accomplished a lot through contemporary art and that’s why I came back home. I want the same for the students I teach and I have found that they have it harder than I did when I was their age as the art scene has gotten worse and there is not much development in the industry. But I believe all of this can change if more artists gave contemporary art a try.” – See more at: http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/89764/rosethorns#sthash.2eBM2Jwz.dpuf- See more at: http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/89764/rose-thorns

SIAN PAMPELLONNE https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sian-Pampellonne-Artist/856268574414449

WAYNE BRANCH

LEANDRO SOTO

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THE BARN ART CENTRE The Barn Art Centre. A new art space.

"We are offering approximately 650 sq. ft. of space for short term rentals for art and craft related workshops, classes, events, summer camps, yoga, etc., in an old plantation yard at Small Ridge in Christ Church.

Juliana Inniss - 231-0335 Jo Anne Johnson - 253-8702 Email - thebarnartcentre@gmail.com

Created in 2016, The Barn Arts Centre is dedicated to the promotion and development of art-based learning. Our mission is to provide a unique learning environment for diverse audiences to experience a range of art based programs. The Centre provides a space for the community and local resource persons to offer and conduct classes and workshops in painting, drawing, pottery, and textiles. We are dedicated to providing an environment that is meaningful to the arts in Barbados.

Located on the breezy Small Ridge Plantation in Christ Church, (just ten minutes away from Sheraton Centre. The Barn Arts Centre offers an escape from the quickening pace of life. Here you can be immersed in an environment that fosters your creativity.

Our 570 square foot studio is equipped to provide more than adequate space to conduct a variety of classes and workshops. The studio is well lit and ventilated and can comfortably accommodate up to 15 persons. We offer a variety of opportunities for learners, including exhibitions, artist lectures, and single workshops, as well as adult and youth classes. Our artistic programming continues to be essential to our goal of inspiring creativity, fostering self-discovery, and nurturing an appreciation of the arts.

The Founders of The Barn Arts Centre are Jo- Anne Johnson and Juliana Inniss. Jo Anne started doing ceramics as a hobby in 1982 and has operated a ceramics studio since 1987, providing services and supplies to people who wished to do slip casted ceramics as a hobby. She has taught many different finishing techniques to her students and learnt many more through experimenting, and trial and error.

Juliana has been working with pottery and ceramics since 1992. She began by hand-painting local pottery with bold and colourful designs. After graduating University she made the decision to pursue her passion for art through the medium of ceramics. Juliana has worked with a number of techniques such as casted ceramics, handbuilding, surface decoration and raku firing.

Juliana was first introduced to Raku in 2006 during a two week residency in St. Thomas USVI, with this exposure Juliana began mixing her own glazes, constructed her own kiln and has been Raku firing since then. https://www.facebook.com/thebarnartcentre /

Virgil & Karl Broodhagen's 46th 'Annual Art Exhibition' Mon, Dec 5th to Thurs Dec 8th.

Mon - Thurs 10am -5.30pm.

Fri Dec 9th the exhibition closes at 12noon.

At The Main Guard ( The Clock Tower), The Garrison, St Michael.

‘NATURE's BEST' exhibition at the ARTSPLASH GALLERY. Friday, 25 November 2016 - Jan 10th, 2017.

Curated by MZPilé & Lois Crawford Gallery's opening hours: Monday- Saturday: 9am - 3pm, Sunday: 8.30am - 1.30pm

TANYA FOSTER

VICTOR COLLECTOR

VALERIE VAN DER MEULEN-SHEPPARD

MARGO GUNBY

BRIAN KIRBY

VANITA COMMISSIONG

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KRAIG YEARWOOD kraigyearwood@gmail.com

ERIC BELGRAVE

eric.belgrave@outlook.com

JULIANNE GILL

HEATHER-DAWN SCOTT

kinrarasutherland@gmail.com

RIVENIS BLACK

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Sale of Gordon Parkinson paintings at AA Framing & Decoration.

There will also be a sale of several pieces of art etched on glass, originals and prints by a variety of artists Dec 1st - 9th. Mon to Fri 9:30am-5pm. Sat, 3rd Dec 9am - 1pm Tel: 1(246) 435-0513 Email: info@aaframing.com #4, 1st Ave. Belleville, St. Michael,

Artist Neville Crawford's exhibition "A Changing Barbados".

December 4th - 17th at the Grand Salle, Central Bank, Bridgetown.

The exhibition will consist of paintings of old Barbados of Oistins, Speightstown, Kensington Oval, Fairchild Street Bus terminal, The Careenage, Heroes Square and several other places.

WAYNE ONKPHRA WELLS

ABOVE BARBADOS Have a look at the higher resolution image (and zoom around) at http://www.abovebarbados.com/sites/default/files/batts_rock_panorama.jpg Would you believe this is a reduced/resized image - the original is double the width/height!

Above Barbados offer high-definition aerial photography and video, packages available from $500BDS. Contact Above Barbados today on 231-9583 to discuss your requirements and let us get those stunning shots from a new perspective!

Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AboveBarbados Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AboveBarbados Join us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/+AbovebarbadosPhotography

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Enter submissions for the Barbados Photographic Society's online exhibition " 50th Anniversary of Independence" .

For paying members of the BPS only ( another reason to join up!). Please see flyer for details.

BPS Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/Barbadosphoto/

ERROL BREWSTER

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ANDRE WILLIAMS

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ALISON ELLIOT

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BERNARD WALLACE POOLER bwpooler@gmail.com

CLEMENT FARIA

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WILLIAM ABBOTT

CHERYL HUTCHINSON

KAY REIVE

WINSTON TAYLOR

JOHN GOODING jgooding@caribsurf.com

ANDRE DONAWA http://www.andredonawaphotography.com

NIAZ DOKRAT

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CORRIE SCOTT corriescott@gmail.com

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JASON HOWARD

JENNY GONSALVES

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ANIYA LEGNARO

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RAYMOND MAUGHAN

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DON JORDAN

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JARYD NILES-MORRIS www.jarydnilesmorris.com

MIKE EVANS https://me-photos.smugmug.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=624146708

J E MOORE https://www.facebook.com/A-Touch-of-Nature-by-JE-Moore-1588152978063002/

WINSTON EDGHILL

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TIYI BY DESIGN www.tiyibydesign.com

SUSAN MAINS

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ASHER MAINS www.ashermains.com

FOR THOSE WITH IPHONES, IPADS AND ANY OTHER 'I' THERE IS. Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n (4 volumes), Nyam Jamaica (2 volumes), Shake Dat Cocktail, Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres are now EBOOKS available on ITUNES. The books will SOON be up on AMAZON/KINDLE .

Ensure order is by volume for reading purposes - volumes I - IV are clearly marked on titles.

New website is up and linked to itunes!

WEBSITE LINK https://rosemary-parkinson.com/…/barbados-bun-bun-culinary…/ ITUNES LINK

https://itunes.apple.com/us/author/rosemary-parkinson/id1178013979? mt=11

Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n has arrived!

This amazing book by Rosemary Parkinson is on island. Two hard cover coffee table books, with a sleeve that encloses both, 656 pages and 1400 plus photos filled with history, tradition, culture, stories and recipes from Barbados.

Book Set Price (2 books): US$150 or Bds$300 plus shipping for those overseas.

Payment via PayPal, Western Union or cash.

ROSEMARY PARKINSON + 1 246 436 5865 – + 1 246 264 7448 www.rosemary-parkinson.com www.facebook.com/BarbadosCulinaryJourney

Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n, a collector's item, has won 4 awards for Barbados – Best Photography, Best Design, Best Historical Recipes, Best Self-published Book – then against 5 of the best books in the world WON Best Self-Published Book In The World and honoured at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 with Best of the Best In The World by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2015.

Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n has been called "a national treasure" and is being used by our BTMI and BIDC as gifts for dignitaries. The book costs BDS$300 in Barbados, and is available at Cloister Bookstore, Relish Limegrove, Sandy Lane Golf Club, Cafe Coffee at Washington House, Barbados Golf Club (Durants), Holders Farmers Market (Sunday), Artsplash Gallery (Hastings), just to name a few. For wholesale enquiries (3 or more) call HILARY KNIGHT at 246 432-1169 OR MESSAGE ROSEMARY PARKINSON ON Facebook. BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE IN ENGLAND.

THE FESTIVAL ART GALLERY At Hastings Farmers Market, Artsplash, Hastings, Ch Ch

EVERY Saturday The Festival Art Gallery is a mobile art gallery showing in excess of 50 local Barbadian artists who are painters, ceramic artists, sculptors and photographers.

Bringing Art To The People kathymyearwood@gmail.c om

We do murals for, schools, churches, nurseries, homes and business places also.

Please call 289-4074 for quotes and free consultations.

'The Coral Stone Village Meeting' by Philip King 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 Philip King who lives up by Cave Hill. who comes during the week to Batts Rock Bay to build these 'meetings' of coral. It is ever evolving as some are vandalised or the sea knocks them down.

NIKOLAS SEALY nsdesigns74@gmail.com www.facebook.com/pages/NS-Desig ns/446661088688420?ref=hl

FINE ART PORTRAITS & DRAWINGS

BY KHARY DARBY

kharydarby@gmail.com 572-0579 or 282-3302 https://www.facebook.com/kharydarbyartist

ON THE WALL ART GALLERY 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

www.onthewallartgallery.com

email

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FRANGIPANI ART GALLERIES 1. Sugar Cane Club, Maynards, St Peter,Tel. 422 5026, Ext.5037 2. Savannah Hotel, The Garrison, St M.Tel. 228 3800, Ext. 3823 3. Almond Beach Resort. Heywoods, St. Peter.Tel. 422 4900, Ext. 5864 All galleries open every day except Sundays from 9am to 5pm, closed for lunch 1 to 1.30 pm., with the exemption of Almond which is open on Sundays also. marilda@bernmar.com www.frangipani-art.com

THE FRAME & ART COMPANY Millhouse, Canewood • St. Michael, BB 11005 • Phone (246) 271-6509 • Cell (246) 266-9432

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

THE CRANE GALLERY The Crane Gallery is the centre piece of the historic Crane Resort and hosts the work of an eclectic mix of established and up-and-coming Barbadian artists.

For more information call 423-6220 or email gallery@thecrane.com.

GALLERY OF CARIBBEAN ART 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

Tel: (246) 419-0858

Tides Gallery Tides Restaurant Balmore House, Holetown, St. James Tel : (246) 432-2084 Email: tidesart@caribsurf.com

Cell (246)230-1968

Dec 5 - Dec 31 Christmas Group Show (The opening will be on December 12th.)

BARBADOS ARTS COUNCIL BAC Gallery, Pelican Craft Centre, Bridgetown (246) 426 4385 thebarbadosartscouncilgallery@gmail.com

BLACK ART STUDIOS Durants Village, Holder's Hill St. James www.facebook.com/oneka.small

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 ARTSPLASH CENTRE Paint * Draw * Create & Have Fun! artsplashbarbados@gmail.com www.artsplashbarbados.com

ICIL PHILLIPS’ Theatre Eyes Very up to date on both local theatre and overseas happenings. Link here https://www.facebook.com/groups/354529934596080/964541386928262/

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

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 tel 436 9083 or 84

FRANK COLLYMORE HALL

Celebrate Culture... Celebrate Life!

The Frank Collymore Hall is the premier venue for cultural performances, conferences, lectures and more, in Barbados.

The multi-purpose facilities are perfect for your dance, drama, music or exhibitions.

The Hall comes fully equipped with State of the art equipment, 500 seating capacity, High-quality acoustics, Multiuse Grande Salle 9-foot Orchestral Steinway Concert Grand piano FRAN WICKHAM MANAGER | Tom Adams Financial Centre| Spry Street | Bridgetown | BB 11126 246-436-9083 francine.wickham-jacobs@centralbank.org.bb

Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination, UWI For further information, contact De Carla Applewhaite at 417-4776 decarla.applewhaite@cavehill.uwi.edu www.cavehill.uwi.edu/ebcci

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

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

QUEEN’S PARK GALLERY

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

FRAMING YOUR ART FINE ART FRAMING LTD, Pelican Industrial Park, Bridgetown, Barbados - (246) 426-5325 FAST FRAME FACTORY, Dayrell’s Road, St Michael (246) 426 9994 shaka@fastframefactory.biZ AA FRAMING & DECORATION. #4, 1st Avenue Belleville, St. Michael, Tel: (1-246)-435-0513 Fax: (1-246)-426-6004 | E-mail: aaframing@caribsurf.com www.aaframingartonglass.com FRAMING STUDIO At the Best of Barbados Head Office, Welches Plantation, H’way 2A421-6900 ext 29 THE FRAME & ART COMPANY Millhouse, Canewood • St. Michael, BB 11005 • Phone (246) 271-6509 • Cell (246) 266-9432 ART SUPPLIES THE ART HUB ( 2 locations) 1. James Forte Building Hincks Street Bridgetown, Tel: 436 2950 cell 231 6847 2. Sunset Crest # 163 Amaryllis Row,Sunset Crest, St. James.

THE ART DEN

421 1019

LAURIE DASH, Bay Street, Bridgetown.

BARBADOS MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY www.barbmuse.org.bb

BARBADOS MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY SHOP www.barbmuse.org.bb

ISLAND FURNITURE LIMITED www.islandfurnitureltd.com

RAMELTON ESTATE A place to create or just to be www.rameltondominica.net

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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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