As Arts-in-Action (AiA), the Applied Creative Arts, Outreach Unit of the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA), UWI St. Augustine, celebrates its 25th anniversary as an Applied Creative Arts Company, it will be expanding its vacation camp programme. This year, the three camps being offered are Discovery Camp, Discovery by Stage and Discovery by … Continue reading
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Arts in Action camp on Memories (June 18, 2017)
This year’s Arts-in-Action Summer Camp is themed Memories, in honour of recently deceased cultural icons Narcenio ‘Señor’ Gomez, Samuel ‘Brigo’ Abraham and Sir Derek Walcott. The title is also taken from a classic calypso of the same name by the Mighty Sparrow where he sings into memory the names, lives and work of important cultural … Continue reading
Edinburgh trip benefits T&T artists (October 2, 2016)
Three T&T arts practitioners – Patrice Briggs of Arts-in-Action, Damien Whiskey, who portrays the Midnight Robber, and Mtima Solwazi of the Oral Tradition ROOTS Foundation, represented T&T at the 2016 Edinburgh Arts Festival. The opportunity was part of a program by the Division of Culture in association with international organizations ACPCultures+, World Cultures Connect and … Continue reading
In tribute to Ma Story (July 10, 2016)
As the Applied Creative Arts program Arts-in-Action (AiA) celebrates its 22nd year of existence, it is honouring its founders and alumni during its annual summer programs. This year, the Discovery Camp, for children aged five to 13 years, honours Samantha Pierre, who was known for her portrayal of the character Ma Story. This year’s theme … Continue reading
