Barbados Arts Events Magazine March 2011

BARBADOS ARTS EVENTS

March 2011

Welcome to Barbados Monthly Arts Events March 2011

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

corriescott@gmail.com

www.corriescott.net

CARIBBEAN DOORS by Corrie Scott www.corriescott.net “Many of these wooden houses are now lost to us and so I have tried to preserve them visually so that we may not forget the traditional architecture of our Caribbean.

I love the worn, weathered and much fixed doors, windows and structures.

These photographs were taken in Dominica between 2007 and 2009 while I stayed at a wonderful house called Ramelton in the rainforest.

A stunningly beautiful island.

Online Catalogue issuu.com/corriescott/docs/caribbean_doors

NORMA TALMA normatalma.com

HUGH MacLEOD gapingvoid.com

ON THE WALL ART GALLERIES www.onthewallartgallery.com

HEATHER-DAWN SCOTT picasaweb.google.com/corriescott/HeatherDawnScottRecentArt#

RAS AKYEM art_animal@yahoo.com Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award 2010

art-aniMAL was established in 2010 by internationally acclaimed Caribbean artist Ras Akyem.

The creation of art-aniMAL was in response to the severe global under-representation of the Caribbean region as a whole in the visual arts. art-aniMAL brings the credibility of the regions best artist’s to the world.

Because of the Caribbean’s creative isolation, regional history and outside perceptions, which are so often attached to the Caribbean cliche (fishing boats and palm trees). We offer you this collective of the most contemporary, forward thinking, visual artist’s in the region.

Adam A.Werth Managing Director

Santa Fe 2011. These Lithographs and Monotypes were Ras Akyem’s first experience with the Printmaking medium. This series of work was created in Santa Fe, New Mexico at Hand Graphics with Master Printmaker Michael Costello www.artanimal.net

RAS AKYEM artanimal.net

RAS AKYEM artanimal.net

RAS AKYEM artanimal.net

ALISON CHAPMAN-ANDREWS www.alisonchapmanandrews.net

CORRIE SCOTT www.corriescott.net

HEIDI BERGER heidiberger.com

HEIDI BERGER WORKSHOPS BARBADOS heidiberger.com

“I offer half day sessions at my studio on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It is an introduction to, or review of, the elements of composition design and experimentation with various watermedia techniques and collage.

I will work with you where you're at, helping you to find your own direction.”

When: Wednesday morning 9:30 am - 12:30 noon Saturday afternoon 1:00 pm - 4 pm Where: my studio...phone for address (246-427-8023) Cost: $50 per morning, pay as you go

BARBADOS ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY SCHEDULE 2010-2011 Tel 426 4385

2011 January 16th - February 26th February 27th - March 19th

Group Show Group Show

March 20th- April 9th

Bajan Vibes

April 10th - May 14th

Watercolour Group show

May 15th- June 11th

Group Show

June 12th- July 9th

Group Show

July 12th- August 13th

Crop Over Group Show

August 14th - September 3rd

Group Show

September 4th - September 17th September 18th-October 8th October 9th- November 5th

Available

Little Gems Group Show Group Show

November 6th- December 10th

Independence Group Show

December 11th- January 14th, 2012

Christmas Group Show

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

Opening reception of ‘ BAJAN VIBES’ March 20th, 5pm-8pm An All Male Group Show of Fine Art in Oil, Watercolour, Acrylic and Fine Art Photography featuring : Everick Lynton, Denzil Mann, Glenroy Jordan, Ron Lucas, Rasheed Bhoodoo, Neville Legall Exhibition ends April 9th

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

BAC Poetry and Literary Evening Wednesday 30th March, 2011 at 6pm at the BAC Pelican Art Gallery “We wish to thank all those who attended and participated in our inaugural session in January 2011 which was a highly inspirational and successful event. Looking forward to seeing you there on March 30th.”

Zan McDowell, BAC Honorary General Secretary,

CHRIS ALLEYNE 246 231-3002 chrisalleyne.bb@gmail.com

PATRICK FOSTER patrickmichaelfoster@hotmail.com

Tropical Carriage Series from original paintings by Corrie Scott.

Printed with archival inks on acid free paper.

8� x 10�

Signed by artist www.corriescott.net

Catalogue Album may be viewed by clicking on: issuu.com/corriescott/docs/tropical_carriage_book

ITALIA COFFEE HOUSE

Mini gallery with local fine art lithographs and giclees by Corrie Scott, Fred Odle and Margaret Rodriguez (and free wi fi ).

Margaret Rodriguez www.margaretrodriguez.com Corrie Scott www.corriescott.net Fred Odle www.fredtheartist.com/about_artist.htm opposite First Caribbean NationalBank, Sunset Crest, St James

ROMAL JONES ALBUM

mell_66@hotmail.com

picasaweb.google.com/corriescott/CrushByRomalJones#

ANTON BEST

www.flickr.com/photos/notna/

GALLERY OF CARIBBEAN ART Northern Business Centre, Queen Street, Speightstown, St. Peter, Barbados www.artgallerycaribbean.com

Tel: (246) 419-0858

TIDES ART GALLERY

Melanie Blomgren is March’s featured artist Artwork of local and Caribbean fine art and photography Open 7 days a week, 9am - 11pm (246) 432 2084 or (246) 432 8356 www.tidesartgallery.com

BRIDGETOWN GALLERY Grenadian artist Oliver Benoit exhibition 'Image Projection' Exhibition ends March 11th 10am to 4pm. or by appointment.

Tel 430 0054, 826 4875 and 249 1750.

NAKAZZI TAFARI www.nakazzi.com

2010 brings a new adventure for this effervescent artist; Vanita is launching a local product line which will feature her images on stationary, calendars, pens, tshirts, and towels among other things as well as increasing her line of metal work and creating her very first coffee table book, showcasing her work throughout the years.

The line will be called 'Very Vanita' and will be available by summer 2010. The product line will give Vanita an opportunity to re-produce her most popular images in various media whilst freeing her up to take her painting in a new direction, address new subject matter and continue her lifelong experimentation with colour. www.onthewallartgallery.com

HOLDERS SEASON 2011 March 19th to April 2nd 2011 Sat 19th Mar String Fever & Blake Mon 21st Mar Comedy Night - Ranier Hersch Wed 23rd Mar An Audience with Jim Dale Fri 25th Mar ART. - A play by Yasmine Reza Sat 26th Mar The African Music Night Mon 28th Mar Craig Ogden and Escala Wed 30th Mar Comedy Night 2 - Ruby Wax: Losing it Sat 2nd Apr TBC. Details to follow shortly (Programme subject to change)

GREGORY-PAUL

www.gregorypaulbarbados.com

“My intention is to show the jeweler’s art in true perspective,where the design and craftsmanship are to be value above material worth of the metal; where the real beauty lies in an aesthetic sensitivitythat is inherent in structures and materials chosen without real regard for monetary value.

For me, it is an attempt to ensure their daring, non-conventional and 'spiritual' character! Brass and Copper are generic materials (base metals), and I have used design techniques to enhance the organic process of patina.As this process evolves, the object becomes more beautiful, naturally” Tiyi by Design Exclusive Hand-Crafted Jewelry

By Ichia Tiyi

TIYI BY DESIGN http://www.tiyibydesign.com

NOW OPEN TIYI BY DESIGN ART JEWELLERY STUDIO, The first of its kind here # 12, Town Square, Speightstown Tel 252 0184.

WATERCOLOR PAINTING CLASSES with JOAN BORYTA www.joanboryta.com

EVERY MONDAY MORNING 10am – 1pm EVERY SATURDAY MORNING 10am-1pm Watercolour, simple , soft, pristine. Learn how with a hands on experience. Any level, even a beginner is welcome.

You will take home your own masterpiece from each class. Materials are needed ( some can be purchased from Joan): Tube paints, palette box, soft pencil, soft eraser, brushes: 1"flatwash brush, #8 round, #6 round, #4 round, thin rigger or script brush, tissues or paper towels, water container ( palstic), razor blade, masking tape, small board to paint on ( approx 12" by 16"). Good paper is important, so consider no less than #140 cold press Arches/Winsor Newton/or similar.

Call with questions and to reserve your space 436 8803 or email joanborytaart@hotmail.com Check out my website to see examples of my work: www.joanboryta.com Directions – From Banks Beer in Wildey, go across Flagstaff and start down hill. Before you reach Fordes Road junction, take sharp right (Upper Reece Road); take immediate left. From Fordes Road, turn onto Flagstaff. Before going up hill take sharp left, then first left (only 2 houses). My house is blue on left.

WRITERS CLINIC

The popular Writers' Clinic offers, free-of-cost writing advice, critique, and general guidance re the business of writing. The clinic is open to Writers of all ages and at all stages.

Sessions are facilitated by writer Nailah Folami Imoja and meet at The St Michael School (usually form 1A1) between 11 am and 1 pm the second and third Saturdays of each month.

Bring your work, or simply bring an open mind! Dust off that manuscript, pull together those loose sheets, pick up that exercise book with the scribbles and come through and share.

We could all use a hand with perfecting our craft.

Amanda Hoyos-Cummins Cultural Officer - Literary Arts The National Cultural Foundation, West Terrace, St. James, BARBADOS246 424-0909 ext.

248 | 246 231-7104 a-hoyos-cummins@ncf.bb

QUEEN’S PARK GALLERY http://ncf.bb/about/culdev/queens.htm

QUEENS PARK GALLERY SCHEDULE 2011

Jan 9th - 29th Ras Ilix Heartman Sculpture Feb 13th – Mar 6th Mar 6th –26th

Group Show: Barbados Photographic Society

Group Show : ‘1.1.11’ Work created in 24 hours at the start of the year

Apr. 3rd -21st Group Show: Nifca Photography Judges May.2nd -28th Group Show ''Roots & Wings' A cultural exchange with artists from Barbados, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, USA, Canada, South Africa, Argentina and the UK June 18th –Aug. 8th Group Show 'Crop Over Visual Arts Festival Aug.21st – Sept.17th Goldie Spieler Retrospective Oct. 2nd -29th Group Show: ‘My Town' Barbadian artists on the parts of Barbados which have affected their creativity Nov. 6th – Dec. 3rd

Group Show: Just Men' exhibition of just male artists

Dec. 8th – 30th Group Show 'Art Supermarket' ..every item costs $50Bds

QUEEN'S PARK GALLERY EXHIBITION '1.1.11' OPENING SUNDAY MARCH 13TH AT 6.30pm The Curator Janice Whittle invited artists and writers to participate in the March exhibition, '1.1.11'. The exhibitors are asked to produce a work of art e.g. painting, photograph, poem, drawing, textiles etc during a 24 hour period before January 31st 2011. The presentation aspects, such as framing and so on can be done later, but the creation must be complete in one day. This is an exhibition of the results.

The Gallery opening hours will return to 10am -6pm Monday to Saturday. On Mondays and Saturdays, only one Attendant works so we must close for lunch. If you intend to visit the Gallery on those days, please call first. Lunch is generally 2-3pm, but may vary according to how busy the Gallery is.

QPG tel.#427-2345 NCF tel.#424-0909

QUEEN’S PARK GALLERY

Feb 13th – Mar 6th Group Show: Barbados Photographic Society exhibition ‘People Places and Things’ opening reception, Sunday, Feb13th, 6.30pm. Exhibition ends March 6th. It is an exhibition of about 30 photographs by members of the Barbados Photo Society. The exhibition varies in style and subject matter with work by well-known as well as emerging photographers, so prices and sizes will vary.

The locations are local as well as such exotic places as Morocco. In this exhibition you will have everything: architecture, flowers,people, abstracts, colour and black and white. Several of the photographers have won local and international awards.

The exhibition closes on March 6th.

The Gallery opening hours will return to 10am -6pm Monday to Saturday.On Mondays and Saturdays, only one Attendant works so we must close for lunch. If you intend to visit the Gallery on those days, please call first. Lunch is generally 2-3pm, but may vary according to how busy the Gallery is.

QPG tel.#427-2345 NCF tel.#424-0909

LILIAN STEN

lilian.sten@gmail.com

MARTINA PILE www.artgallery-mzpile.com

For more information please contact MarTina Pile

pilezahles@hotmail.com

The Exhibition X'pressions at ISLAND Art Gallery, which was scheduled to end on March 5th, will be extended until March 12th. You Tube video of show may be seen on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wb0cu5ejkc 'WOOD BASH FIBER' a group show featuring the work of Rafza Nehaul, Derek Went, Adrian Compton, I-Sage, Kenneth Blackman, Marlon Skeete and Martina PilĂŠ will open on March 17th.

The exhibition will continue until April 6th.

Curated by MarTina Pile Tuesday to Friday 10.30am to 4pm. Saturdays from 10.30am to 2pm 246 268 6850. pilezahles@hotmail.com

SCULPTURE TERRACE & STAR BAR MOVIE NIGHTS March 2011

For revised March schedule of screenings please contact Roger Chubb Tel 234 2494

Email belvedereconsultants@gmail.com

A candle lit table for two including a complimentary bottle of wine are available at $150 Bds for Movie Nights.

SALE OF WIND SCULPTURES At Star Bar Terrace, Speightstown (opposite Island Art Gallery) Visit and view the amazing Wind Sculptures

by American Sculptor Lyman Whitaker.

A few more images may be seen on picasaweb.google.com/corriescott/WindSculptures#

Tel Roger Chubb 234 2494 for further information.

Wind Sculptures by American Sculptor Lyman Whitaker At Star Bar Terrace

Wind Sculptures by American Sculptor Lyman Whitaker At Star Bar Terrace

GROVE GALLERY ‘Treasures From Another Island’ at Limegrove Lifestyle Centre Cuban curator Marilyn Sampera Rosado selected 52 works of eight well known Cuban painters and sculptors in this premiere exhibition.

Mon – Sat 10am -6pm 620 5463

www.limegrove.com/LG_grovegallery-singles_e-FINAL2.pdf

DEREK WENT

derekwent@hotmail.com

MAUREEN P TRACEY

www.maureenptracey.com

‘Palette Knife’ Exhibition of Fielding Babb Exhibition ends March 5th

‘Group Show’ Opens March 12th AWEIPO GALLERY Curator Juliana Inniss Gallery hours Sun to Sat 10 am to 6pm.

The Crane Village, The Crane, St Philip.

Telephone 271 2839. aweipogallery@yahoo.com

SOPHIE BARNARD

sofistudio.com

DARLA TROTMAN

davdarbds@caribsurf.com

DEREK WALCOTT www.derekwalcott.net

THE FESTIVAL ART GALLERY

Tel 429 0296 email Kathyyearwood@hotmail.com .

Curator Kathy Yearwood Bringing Art To The People Festival Art Gallery is a mobile art gallery showing in excess of 50 local Barbadian artists who are painters, ceramic artists, photographers and sculptors.

RAS ILIX

RASHEED BOODHOO

rashfoto@gmail.com

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

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

ADRIAN RICHARDS imagepro.photography.com/adrianrichards

ANDRE WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY andrewilliamsphotography.net

www.barbadosphotographicsociety.com

MANIPURA www.manipurainc.com

Manipura Inc is a Caribbean based art management and production company providing beautiful Caribbean works of art and home dĂŠcor products, as well as a variety of creative professional services to private dwellings, hotels and commercial businesses

ERROL BARROW CENTRE FOR CREATIVE IMAGINATION Welcome to the third Barbados edition of this Festival of African and Africandiaspora documentary film. The full programme is available on www.cavehill.uwi.edu/fhe/SpecialEvents/AfricaWorld.htm Screenings run 6-10 pm on Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 and 4-8 pm on Saturday 12 March in the EBCCI Cinemateque. The closing event with Akin Omotoso is 4-7.30 pm on Sunday 13 March in the Arts Lecture Theatre.

All events on the schedule below are FREE of charge; please arrive punctually, as space is limited. Please e-mail local curators, Jane Bryce or Ian Craig, for further details: jane.bryce@cavehill.uwi.edu; ian.craig@cavehill.uwi.edu.

The Festival is based in St. Louis, Missouri, where it was founded by filmmaker, writer and educator Professor Niyi Coker. As well as the St. Louis and Barbados events, the Festival also runs in Bermuda and Cameroon.

Encompassing all the arts with theatre, film, dance, fine art, fine art photography, the written word, workshops and much more.

For further information, contact De Carla Applewhaite at 417-4776 or email her at decarla.applewhaite@cavehill.uwi.edu

JENNY GONSALVES

mammy_apple@hotmail.com

NEW AND UPDATED ARTIST WEBSITES

NEW Jewellery Designer Gregory-Paul www.gregorypaulbarbados.com

RECENTLY UPDATED Artist Norma Talma www.normatalma.com On The Wall Gallery www.onthewallartgallery.com Barbados Arts Council www.barbadosartscouncil.com Corrie Scott www.corriescott.net

CORRIE SCOTT (246) 424 3965 corriescott@gmail.com corriescott.net

BARBADOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE There are theatre happenings, workshops, lectures and events.

For more information please contact: Shaunelle Durham shaunelledurham@hotmail.com Tel: 426-2858, ext.5262 or 5259

ARLETTE ST. HILL asainthill@hotmail.com

JULIANNE GILL Artist/Interior and Furniture Designer www.juliannegill.com

MARGARET RODRIGUEZ www.margaretrodriguez.com

CATHY CUMMINS cathy.coast@caribsurf.com

FRED ODLE www.fredodle.weebly.com

RAMBLING POETS AT CAFÉ CYBER Quenntis Ashby Margaret Callow Dawn Evans William Holt Zan McDowell Mary Linda Miller Ashen Venema This book is a collection of poems posted in cyberspace over eight months by Quenntis Ashby, Margaret Callow, Dawn Evans, William Holt, Zan McDowell, Mary Linda Miller and Ashen Venema (domiciled in Taiwan, England, South Africa, the USA and Barbados), all part of a unique poetic conversation on a writer’s website. The thread on which the poems were posted received over 26,000 views during its brief life, influencing the poets to publish this in order to make their poetry accessible to a wider audience.

They may very well represent the root of a new imagistic movement within the global community – linked through technology where meaningful connections could be made, like-minded souls and friends-to-be, thousands of miles apart who had never met and probably would never meet, would move each other to create a new kind of sentimentalism that crosses oceans and mountains and barriers of sex, race, nationality, culture, education and class to create a modern representation of a humane society which could only be made possible through utilization of this amazing resource we call the worldwide web.

Rambling Poets at Cafe Cyber. on sale at www.amazon.com/Rambling-Poets-Café-Cyber-Conversations/dp/1456456202

RUPERT PIGGOTT rupert27@hotmail.com

MORE GALLERIES

GANG OF 4 The Cottage, Springvale Plantation.St. Andrew . tel 438 7883.

CONSTANT GALLERY OF FINE ART Sculpture and fine art (by appointment only), (246) 429 2654 and 232 7830. email: tradersrealty@caribsurf.com A GALLERY, Royal Westmoreland, St James & The Mews Restaurant, Holetown

RAFZA NEHAUL STUDIO/GALLERY Three dimensional artist Rafza Nehaul invites you to join her on any Tuesday between 10am-3pm (or by appointment).

Rafza is a multi media and mixed media artist who works with organic materials and is environmentally sensitive.

The studio/gallery, 6, Brighton Beach. Tel 421 8188

email rnehaul@caribsurf.com

FRANGIPANI ART GALLERY, Bill Grace will be on show at Frangipani Art Gallery from Sunday March 20th ,11 AM to 1 PM and continuing to Saturday, April 2nd, 9AM to 5PM every day except Sundays.

Sugar Cane Club, Hotel and Spa, St. Peter. (246) 422 5026 info@sugarcaneclub.com

BILL GRACE www.billgraceart.com For more information on Bill Grace’s art please contact Marilda Weatherhead Tel. 422 5026 Email: info@sugarcaneclub.com

Ten (10) outstanding producers from around the world will participate in the 1st CaribbeanTales Content Incubator due to kick off in Barbados on March 14 at the Island Inn Hotel.

The successful applicants are: filmmaker Maharaki from Martinique, writer Terry Lee Barrat, from Philadelphia, USA; Jhon Narvaez Escudero from Columbia; Faisal Lutchmedial, from Montreal; Alwin Bully from Dominica; Garland Holder from Trinidad; and Alison Latchman from Jamaica.

Three local Barbadian producers will round off the group – photographer Douglas Newton, writer/director Marc Gibson, and writer/producer Sara Venable. http://caribbeantales-newz.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-outstanding-producers-from-around.html

The Barbados premiere of “A Handful of Dirt�, the acclaimed debut feature of Barbadian filmmaker and visual artist Russell Watson will kick off the CaribbeanTales Film Festival, Symposium & Marketplace on March 14, 2011 at the New Island Inn. http://caribbeantales-newz.blogspot.com/2011/01/barbados-film-will-open-ct2011-island.html

LEANDRO SOTO www.leandrosoto.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

First Annual Caribbean Fine Art Fair (CaFA Fair), Bridgetown, Barbados March 31-April 3, 2011 www.cafafair.com

CaFA Fair

Caribbean Fine Art Fair – Barbados March 31 – April 3, 2011

The Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference & Cultural Centre Bridgetown, Barbados Pre-opening Celebration: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Caribbean Concert for the Arts: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 50% of proceeds to benefit displaced Haitian artists Press Preview & Gala Opening: Thursday, March 31, 2011 Caribbean Art Symposium: Saturday, April 2, 2011

http://bajanreporter.com/leading-haitian-art-historian-to-curate-tribute-exhibit-of-haitian-art-at-caribbean =twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook&utm_term=barbados&utm_content=news

6 exciting days combining art, music and performance Event Info: www.cafafair.com Anderson M. Pilgrim Diaspora Now Inc. www.diaspora-now.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

PETER SHEPPARD TRINIDAD & TOBAGO pleinairart@gmail.com

St. Maarten’s Arts in the Plaza festival, beginning December 22nd, 2010 and continuing each month thereafter through May 2011.

St. Maarten Arts in the Plaza Festival, Featuring Top Caribbean Artists Who: A prestigious curator committee has been assembled to select the various performers for each of the "Arts in the Plaza" events. The individuals tasked with this are among the most recognized and respected not only in St. Maarten, but also in the Caribbean and worldwide: Clara Reyes, founder of the Imbali Center for Creative Movement; Roland Richardson, the iconic artist often called the "Father of Caribbean Impressionism," along with wife Laura Richardson; Neville York, one of the most recognized steel drum players in the world; and Thierry Gombs, Director of Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs - St. Martin.

What: St. Maarten’s Arts in the Plaza Festival When: December 22nd from 7-11 p.m., will be free and open to the public, kicking off the high season on the island. The festival will continue into 2011 with new performances and exhibits each month scheduled for January 19, February 16, March 16, April 20 and May 18.

Where: Porto Cupecoy Plaza Why: The monthly arts festival will be of the first of its kind to combine visual, performing and musical arts from St. Maarten’s avant-garde arts scene.

Read full press release: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Avant-Garde-Arts-Festival-Launch-St-Maarten-St-Martin-Monthly-Festival-Curat

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 Dale A. Christie-Bourne (Mrs.) Secretary,Frank Collymore Hall Tel: 246-436-9083/84 Ext 6639 Direct Line: 227-8371 Fax 1-246-228-2703 email DAChristie-Bourne@centralbank.org.bb or Joanna E Hinds JEHinds@centralbank.org.bb

The Caribbean Sea will from May 1st, 2011 be designated a "Special Area" under provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), a senior Barbados government minister has said."

This means from that date the disposal of garbage and other pollutants in the wider Caribbean Sea is strictly prohibited, except in cases where it is processed in accordance with Annex V," International Transport Minister George Hutson said as the region gets ready to join the international community in observing World Maritime Day today.

Read more by following this link: www.totallybarbados.com/barbados/Business/Barbados_Business_N

www.futurecentretrust.org

JASON DECAIRES TAYLOR www.underwatersculpture.com info@underwatersculpture.com Oceans teem with microscopic organisms that are constantly drifting down towards the sea bed, attaching to and colonising on the way any hard secure surface, such as rock outcrops, and thereby creating the basis of a natural reef. Coral reefs attract an array of marine life (such as colourful fish, turtles, sea urchins, sponges, and sharks) and also provide enclosed spaces for sea creatures to breed or take refuge.

Only about 10 – 15% of the sea bed has a solid enough substratum to allow reefs to form naturally.

In order to increase the number of reefs in these areas artificial reefs have recently been created from materials that are durable, secure and environmentally sensitive. These reefs appear to have been successful in that they have attracted coral growth which, in turn, can support an entire marine ecosystem.

One of the greatest benefits of artificial reefs is that they have lifted the pressure off natural reefs which, over the past few decades, have been overfished and over-visited. By diverting attention to artificial reefs, natural reefs have now been given a greater chance to repair and to regenerate.

JASON DECAIRES TAYLOR www.underwatersculpture.com/pages/gallery/grenada.html

Jason deCaires Taylor is a man of many identities whose work resonates with the influences of his eclectic life.

Growing up in Europe and Asia with his English father and Guyanese mother nurtured his passion for exploration and discovery. Much of his childhood was spent on the coral reefs of Malaysia where he developed a profound love of the sea and a fascination with the natural world. This would later lead him to spend several years working as a scuba diving instructor in various parts of the globe, developing a strong interest in conservation, underwater naturalism and photography. His bond with the sea remains a constant throughout Taylor's life though other key influences are found far from the oceans. During his teenage years, work as a graffiti artist fired his interest in the relationship between art and the environment, fostering an ambition to produce art in public spaces and directing the focus of his formal art training. He graduated in 1998 from the London Institute of Arts, with a B.A. Honours in Sculpture and Ceramics. Later, experience in Canterbury Cathedral taught him traditional stone carving techniques whilst five years working in set design and concert installations exposed him to cranes, lifting, logistics and completing projects on a grand scale.

With this range of experiences he was equipping himself with the skills required to execute the ambitious underwater projects that have made his name. Carving cement instead of stone and supervising cranes while in full scuba gear to create artificial reefs submerged below the surface of the Caribbean Sea, the various strands of his diverse life resolve themselves convincingly in the development of his underwater sculptures. These ambitious, public works have a practical, functional aspect, facilitating positive interactions between people and fragile underwater habitats.

Jason deCaires Taylor has gained significant interest and recognition for his unique work, with articles in over 1000 publications around the world, including National Geographic, Vogue, USA Today, Daily Telegraph and The Guardian. His sculptures have aired on television features and documentaries with CNN, Discovery Channel, BBC, Metropolis Art Lounge and Thalassa. His international reputation was established in May 2006, when he created the world's first underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies, leading to both private and public commissions. Taylor is currently founder and Artistic Director of the Museo Subacuรกtico de Arte (MUSA) in Cancun, Mexico.

JASON DECAIRES TAYLOR created the world's first underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies in May 2006 www.underwatersculpture.coml

JASON DECAIRES TAYLOR www.underwatersculpture.com/pages/gallery/grenada.html

KELSEY MONTAGUE (U.S.A.) www.kelseymontague.com

MANIPURA

www.manipurainc.com

SUNDIATA sundiata-art.com

GRENADA ARTS COUNCIL www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1240061

Sample online magazine. Click on:

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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. Wonderful advertising prices too.

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Do you have an event that you want everyone to know about? Then list your Event on the Totally Barbados Events Calendar and let us help you generate more public awareness of what’s going on in Barbados at any given time. Simply click on the below link to Submit An Event� at no cost to you and be a part of our Monthly Events Calendar; one of the largest event calendars for Barbados! No event is too big or too small - simply fill in all relevant information such as the date, time and descriptions of each event to let it be known throughout Barbados and across the World Wide Web. www.totallybarbados.com/cgi-bin/barbados/addurlevents.cgi

ART SUPPLIES & FRAMING

FINE ART FRAMING LTD, Pelican Industrial Park, Bridgetown, 426-5325 FAST FRAME FACTORY, Dayrell’s Road, St Michael (246) 426 9994 AA FRAMING & DECORATION. #4, 1st Avenue Belleville, St. Michael, Tel: 435 0513 aaframing@caribsurf.com THE ART DEN Art Supplies. Stretched canvases ranging from 14”x10” to 30”x24”; acrylic paint, tear off palettes, painting boards, sketch books & sketchpads, portfolios, matboard, black & white only & presentation boards in two sizes.

BAC (Barbados Arts Council) members will receive between 10% off art supplies on presentation on their membership card.

Art Den # 437 1019, ask for Marcia, Sandra or Elsa, email krackerjackkids@gmail.com THE ART HUB Canvases, paints, brushes, stretchers, bars, mediums.Sumi supplies: Rice paper 8 by 20 Hosho, Unryu 24 by 36, Variety bamboo brushes, sumi ink.

Watercolour paper, charcoal paper, pastel paper, various drawing media, willow charcoal, graphite compressed woodless (2B,4B,6B,8B) watersoluble, India ink, fixative, textile paint, dyes, fabric markers, silk lino, block printing ink, cutters, brayers, plus more email arthub.barbados@gmail.com Art supplies. BAC (Barbados Arts Council) members will receive between 5% - 10% off most artsupplies on presentation on their membership card. tel: 432 2328 mobile: 266 5016. #163 Amaryllis Row, Cordia Avenue, Sunset Crest, St James

LANA FENTY lanafenty@hotmail.com

OPEN AIR FILM SCREENING UNDER THE STARS AT OCEAN SPRAY For 2011 Itinerary of films please email mad2rass@yahoo.co.uk ON THE MENU: Grilled Fish & Chips, Grilled Fish & Salad, Samosas, Grilled Fish sandwiches, Fish cakes; between $5 and $20.00, and a variety of drinks available DOORS OPEN @7:00PM - Screening starts @7:30PM Contribution of $ 5.00 for film screening only. Bring your chairs and blanket (optional) Ocean Spray, Inch Marlow Christ Church Tel: 428-5426

SFISVG Mission statement Strategy, Forethought and Insight collects knowledge, develops and disseminates new ideas that foster creativity, inspire and empower ordinary people to do extraordinary things and live the good life. It is dedicated to celebrating the Caribbean Sense of Life™.. www.sfisvg.com

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ART CLASSES IN BARBADOS Fielding Babb at THE MAIN GUARD Introductory Art Classes. Every Thursday from 1pm – 3pm Barbadian artist Fielding Babb and BARP invites people to join Fielding at The Main Guard ( building with clock tower) Verandah, The Garrison.

People need to bring an hb pencil, a 3B pencil and a sketch pad and participate in what will be and enjoyable, enlightening and creative experience. To confirm this and for more information please contact BARP or Fielding Babb fieldinggallery@yahoo.com MARK MAYNARD Art Classes on Saturdays. All Year Through. Under the tutelage of Mark Maynard. Tel - 8287869/432-0762 ARTS SPLASH For more information call Elayne on 834 7758 or 228 0776 www.artsplashbarbados.com

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

www.artsplashbarbados.com

Pre-opening Celebration: Tuesday, March 29th Artists Tonya Wiles, Nakazzi Tafari, Maureen St Clair and others will be showcasing their art.

ROSEMARY PARKINSON rosemaryparkinson2004@yahoo.com

ROSEMARY PARKINSON rosemaryparkinson2004@yahoo.com

ROSEMARY PARKINSON rosemaryparkinson2004@yahoo.com

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

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ISLAND FURNITURE LIMITED www.islandfurnitureltd.com

ISLAND FURNITURE LIMITED timeless elegance exquisite craftsmanship the tropics set adrift come live www.islandfurnitureltd.com

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MACO MAGAZINES Capturing the epitome of Caribbean chic, our magazines MACO Caribbean Living and Destinations showcase the fine side of Caribbean living.

MACO Caribbean Living MACO Caribbean Living is the epitome of Caribbean elegance, creativity and style, showcasing the region’s finest architecture, homes, art, landscaping, and cuisine.

Destinations Destinations focuses on the most sought after travel destinations in the Caribbean and Central America.

Discover great shopping, unique hotels, wedding and honeymoon destinations, festivals, great escapes, private islands, adventure, and island gastronomique.

Find us MACO Magazines are available in North America (USA and Canada), and the United Kingdom (UK) in major bookstores such as Barnes and Noble and B. Dalton.

You will also find us throughout the Caribbean, Central America, and countries such as Australia, Greece, Malaysia, Poland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and Taiwan.

Subscribe online at www.macomag.com//subscribe.htm cont’d

Our publisher - Toute Bagai Publishing (TBP). TBP is the first publishing house in the Caribbean to produce internationally distributed magazines showcasing Caribbean living.

TBP was formed in 1999 with signature magazine MACO Caribbean Living. The magazine was the first of its kind in concept, quality, and style, and is the first Caribbean-based magazine to be promoted by the international bookstore chain Barnes and Noble (also owner of the B. Dalton franchise).

TBP went on to produce three new publications all in the space of one year in 2005; MACO Destinations, MACO Design Sourcebook, and MACO Caribbean Homes, a collector's edition of the magazine's best. The company also produced numerous guest publications for other companies with resounding success.

Awards TBP and Colour Innovations were highly noted at the 2004 Premier Print Awards for MACO Magazine Volume 6, Issue 1, and received the Gold and Silver awards at the 31 st Annual International Gallery of Superb Printing Awards in 2005 for MACO Destinations, Volume 1 Issue 1, and MACO Magazine Volume 6 Issue 3, respectively. TBP has garnered worldwide renown for its low-key, yet distinctive style, attention to detail, and passion for the craft.

After only nine years, the company has quickly become the symbol of Caribbean chic, and has committed itself through various sponsorships and partnerships with some of the Caribbean 's most influential companies such as Remy Martin, Virgin Atlantic Airways and Camper and Nicholsons.

To find out more about our charity work, visit our blog http://www.macocaribbean.com/, and view the news section.

SCARLET

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Published by Corrie Scott

Barbados, West Indies

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