GUYANA
guyanatimesgy.com
Friday, March 28, 2014
Issue No. 006
Mukewegee II
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President of the GWAA Akima McPherson
hen it comes to visual art, space is to an artist what air is to those who breathe it – an utmost necessity. A place to create, a place to express, a place to exhibit – these are the elements that help to keep artists and their art alive. In Guyana, the voice of art is all but ignored, due to the almost extinct interest of the public. Much like the plight of the sculptors
along Main Street, Georgetown, support for visual art has moved from a thriving market to a niche driven mostly by the interest of foreigners. Yet there are stakeholders who remain constant in their promotion of local art; who have over the years ceaselessly ensured that art remains at least in the subconscious – if not at the forefront – of the minds of Guyanese. The Guyana Women Artists’ Association (GWAA) is one such entity. The 26-year-old organisation – which is perhaps the most active group in its faction – believes that once given the support, visual and all other types of art can once again become an active feature of Guyana’s culture. turn to page 3
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