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Art appreciation - Barbados Today

Director of Culture and Arts for Love and Living (CALL) Andrea King wants Government and stakeholders to make a renewed effort to expose children in schools to the benefits and importance of the creative industries.The head of the NGO suggested that developing the appreciation for the sector from the primary school level, through the inclusion of craft making on the curriculum, would ensure a continued interest in and market for local craft in particular.King, who spoke to Barbados TODAY insisted that cultivating a natural interest in the sector can only be accomplished if children are given the foundation on which they can build an appreciation of the work of creative artists.She said this could not be done through occasional workshops throughout the year but through a holistic approach rooted in art appreciation and the understanding of the industry being lucrative.

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CARIBBEAT: Kamala Harris — and her Caribbean connection — fuels Everybody's Magazine's Women's History Month issue in March

It is no exaggeration to call the March issue of Everybody’s New York Caribbean magazine Kamala-powered driven by articles celebrating and discussing Kamala Harris, the first U.S. vice president with Caribbean roots.

CaFA Fair takes virtual format

th annual Caribbean Fine Arts (CaFA) Fair, which starts March 10, is taking virtual format. Countries represented in the fair include Barbados, the Bahamas, Dominica, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. [. . .] From March 10 to 24, the work of over 70 prolific visual artists from the Caribbean and the Diaspora will be on display in a virtual gallery at caribbean.global, for the first time ever. During the same period, seven emerging Barbadian artists will take centre stage at the Central Bank of Barbados’ Exchange Interactive Centre in an exhibit titled “Non-Traditional”. Members of the public can view by appointment the works of John Alleyne, Brandon K. Best, Alex Gibson, Housing Area, Sydney McConney, Chris Rocket and Akilah Watts. The art in this exhibit will also be highlighted on the caribbean.global website.