About the Summer Arts Programme The Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination (EBCCI), of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus’ focus is to deliver training, exposure and conduct research in the creative and performing arts of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. The Centre's key objectives are to develop projects and programmes that stimulate interest and further development of the region in visual arts, music, dance, theatre and film . EBCCI is keen on inspiring creativity and innovation and promoting the use of digital technology in the region’s youth. Imagine Youth is our summer outreach programme to engage young people in the arts.
What does Imagine Youth do?
Provides quality instruction in the arts for young people ages 11 to 18
Familiarises students with an arts institute environment and the discipline required for pursuit in the arts
Contributes to participants overall personal development
Builds on participants existing knowledge of the arts and artistic production
Enables participants to gain better appreciation and understanding in the arts in their own cultural context and environment
Opens the expertise of arts tutelage to young Barbados
Provides opportunities for practicing artistes to share their knowhow with budding artists
Creates a national arts conservation to encourage continual visionary and creative and critical thinking
Showcases the arts as still a valid tool to assert national identity
Re-instils appreciation for our heritage & history
Continues to complement early attempts at regularising the arts as a mainstream subject area, e.g. the existing CXC Programme in Theatre Arts and the Associate Degree in Applied Arts offered by the Barbados Community College.