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Cuban Art News published (15 June 2017) an interesting review of Cuban art as artists, collectors, and galleries converged this week in Switzerland. Cuban Art News writes: “After two days of invita… Caribbean Art, Cuba, Art Basel, Cuban Art, Performance, Cuban, Artist, Creative, New Art
Cuban Art Shines at Art Basel 2017
Cuban Art News published (15 June 2017) an interesting review of Cuban art as artists, collectors, and galleries converged this week in Switzerland. Cuban Art News writes: “After two days of invita…
Thanks to House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP), I am the proud owner/reader of Liviticus, a beautiful work by the distinguished Barbadian poet published in St. Martin. This inspiring tome lends itself … Caribbean, Art, Fiction And Nonfiction, The Originals, Monument, Sorrow, This Is Us, Pulitzer
What’s on Our Nightstands: “Liviticus” by Kamau Brathwaite
Thanks to House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP), I am the proud owner/reader of Liviticus, a beautiful work by the distinguished Barbadian poet published in St. Martin. This inspiring tome lends itself …
A report by Jon Wysochanski for The Chronicle. The Lorain (Ohio) Arts Council aims to unify cultures with folkloric masks during this year’s International Festival parade. More than a dozen people … Mascara, Ohio, People, Puerto Rico, Traditional, San Juan, Hispanic Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples
Puerto Rican mask tradition to be featured in International Festival parade
A report by Jon Wysochanski for The Chronicle. The Lorain (Ohio) Arts Council aims to unify cultures with folkloric masks during this year’s International Festival parade. More than a dozen people …
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CARISCC Research and #Art Exhibition, including #Shashamane Screening Event
The beautiful botanical illustrations of a 17th-century entomologist, artist, and adventurer–a report by Anika Burgess for Atlas Obscura. Suriname is nearly 5,000 miles from the Netherlands, … Botany, Flora, Tattoo, Botanica, Kunst, Fauna, Nature Artists
The Amazing Life and Work of Maria Sibylla Merian in Suriname
The beautiful botanical illustrations of a 17th-century entomologist, artist, and adventurer–a report by Anika Burgess for Atlas Obscura. Suriname is nearly 5,000 miles from the Netherlands, …
A report by Robin Pogrebin and Scott Reyburn for The New York Times. Joining the rarefied $100 million-plus club in a salesroom punctuated by periodic gasps from the crowd, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s p… Mugs, Wall
A Basquiat Sells for ‘Mind-Blowing’ $110.5 Million at Auction
A report by Robin Pogrebin and Scott Reyburn for The New York Times. Joining the rarefied $100 million-plus club in a salesroom punctuated by periodic gasps from the crowd, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s p…
I can’t wait to read a new book published earlier this month in Puerto Rico by Divinas Letras—Semillas amargas: Tras la esperanza del oro negro [Bitter Seeds: Seeking the Hope of Black Gold] by Edd… Bitter, Reading, La Esperanza, Esperanza, Puerto, Negro, Hope
New Book: Semillas amargas / Bitter Seeds
I can’t wait to read a new book published earlier this month in Puerto Rico by Divinas Letras—Semillas amargas: Tras la esperanza del oro negro [Bitter Seeds: Seeking the Hope of Black Gold] by Edd…
A report from Jamaicans. It’s a long way from The Oprah Winfrey Show to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, where Trinidadian born actor, screenwriter and film producer Paul Pryce will have the W… Films, Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah, Film Producer, Actors, Jessica Jones, Oprah Winfrey, Cannes, Short Film
Oprah Winfrey’s “Sexiest Caribbean Man” to Premiere New Film at Cannes
A report from Jamaicans. It’s a long way from The Oprah Winfrey Show to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, where Trinidadian born actor, screenwriter and film producer Paul Pryce will have the W…
A report from Barbados’ Advocate. THE 2017 CARIFESTA Secretariat has received over 62 applications from community groups interested in hosting events during the Festival, scheduled to be held… Barbados, Events, Community, Community Group, Town Hall Meeting, Advocate, Report, Steel Sheds
CARIFESTA INTEREST HIGH
A report from Barbados’ Advocate. THE 2017 CARIFESTA Secretariat has received over 62 applications from community groups interested in hosting events during the Festival, scheduled to be held…
The Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas PR team just launched a beautiful new video, “Piaget Moss—Art, Culture, and Belief in Creativity.” Piaget Moss is a Bahamian mixed media artist who recently had… Paradise Island, Paradise, Bahamas, Paradise Island Bahamas, African, Island, African Art
Video: “Piaget Moss—Art, Culture, and Belief in Creativity”
The Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas PR team just launched a beautiful new video, “Piaget Moss—Art, Culture, and Belief in Creativity.” Piaget Moss is a Bahamian mixed media artist who recently had…
A call to all “selfie” fans to celebrate the publication of the new book I Love My Selfie, with photographs by Adal Maldonado (AKA ADÁL) and essays by Ilan Stavans. The launch will take place on Ma… Museums, Celebrities, New Books, Selfie, Photography, Raul Julia, Photographer
Puerto Rico Museum of Art to Launch “I Love My Selfie”
A call to all “selfie” fans to celebrate the publication of the new book I Love My Selfie, with photographs by Adal Maldonado (AKA ADÁL) and essays by Ilan Stavans. The launch will take place on Ma…
[Many thanks to Ifeona Fulani for bringing this review from The New Yorker to our attention.] Laura Miller reviews Kei Miller’s Augustown (recent winner of the OCM Bocas Prize for Literature). She … Neon, Portrait, Poet, Illustrators, Inspiration, The New Yorker, Byzantine Art
“Augustown”: A Novel of the Sacred and the Profane in Jamaica
[Many thanks to Ifeona Fulani for bringing this review from The New Yorker to our attention.] Laura Miller reviews Kei Miller’s Augustown (recent winner of the OCM Bocas Prize for Literature). She …
I recently found out that the twin duo Ibeyi (Lisa-Kaindé Díaz and Naomi Díaz) is now completing another evocative album (can’t wait). An interview  with Anupa Mistry (Fader’s Diaspora Issue)… Michael Jackson, New Music, Hip Hop, Music, Beatles, Music Pics, Mark Ronson, Musica
Ibeyi’s New Album
I recently found out that the twin duo Ibeyi (Lisa-Kaindé Díaz and Naomi Díaz) is now completing another evocative album (can’t wait). An interview with Anupa Mistry (Fader’s Diaspora Issue)…
A report by Kate Horowitz for Mental Floss. Long before the trees of today�’s Amazon reached for the sky, scientists say, sharks weaved through salty waters there, and mantis shrimp rattled across t… Astrology, Trees, Sky, Water, Water Signs, Earth Signs, Floss, Mantis Shrimp
Millions of Years Ago, the Caribbean Flooded the Amazon Rain Forest—Twice
A report by Kate Horowitz for Mental Floss. Long before the trees of today’s Amazon reached for the sky, scientists say, sharks weaved through salty waters there, and mantis shrimp rattled across t…
In “Jumping off the cliff with hands in the air,” art critic Elvia Rosa Castro (Cuban Art News) begins with a line from a Zen koan as her title and starting point to reflect on the art of Enrique M… Celaya, Fotos, Bloom, Cool Art
Review of Enrique Martínez Celaya
In “Jumping off the cliff with hands in the air,” art critic Elvia Rosa Castro (Cuban Art News) begins with a line from a Zen koan as her title and starting point to reflect on the art of Enrique M…
“Caribbean In/Securities and Creativity: Diasporic Dialogues” will take place on Sunday, June 25, and Monday, June 26, 2017 at The Knowledge Centre, British Library, London The deadline for proposa… Archipelago, Pointe A Pitre, Royal Caribbean, Marie Galante, Guadeloupe, Caribbean Sea, West Indies
Extended Deadline for Caribbean In/Securities and Creativity: Diasporic Dialogues
“Caribbean In/Securities and Creativity: Diasporic Dialogues” will take place on Sunday, June 25, and Monday, June 26, 2017 at The Knowledge Centre, British Library, London The deadline for proposa…
An article on Haiti by Manish Nandy for The Statesman. Even my small boat couldn’t approach the island so shallow was the water. I had to shout to fishermen to come and get me in their tiny boats, … Boat, Small Boats, Tiny Boat, Shallow, Tree Trunks, Approach
The beauty her eyes saw
An article on Haiti by Manish Nandy for The Statesman. Even my small boat couldn’t approach the island so shallow was the water. I had to shout to fishermen to come and get me in their tiny boats, …
The exhibition is on at the Archive and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE) in Gurgaon till April 28–a report from the Indian Express. Over the earphones, a man coughs, clears his thro… Centre, India, Trinidad, Mauritius, Indian, Gurgaon, Exhibition, Indian Express, Archive
Filmmaker Priya Sen’s exhibition reveals migration stories from Trinidad, Mauritius, western India
The exhibition is on at the Archive and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE) in Gurgaon till April 28–a report from the Indian Express. Over the earphones, a man coughs, clears his thro…
New York-based Dominican artist Julia Santos Solomon will be one of the artists taking part in the collective exhibition “Superstitions,” opening on April 13, 2017, at Coronado Studios in New York.… Artists, York, Santos, Art Exhibition, April 13
Art Exhibition: Julia Santos Solomon in “Superstitions”
New York-based Dominican artist Julia Santos Solomon will be one of the artists taking part in the collective exhibition “Superstitions,” opening on April 13, 2017, at Coronado Studios in New York.…
Maria Merian’s Butterflies, Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh A review by Duncan McMillan for The Scotsman. Maria Merian was an artist and scientist who, at the end of the 17th century, in the very earlie… The Queen's Gallery, Botanical, Botanical Prints, The Royal Collection, Morpho Butterfly, Botanical Illustration
Art reviews: Maria Merian |
Maria Merian’s Butterflies, Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh A review by Duncan McMillan for The Scotsman. Maria Merian was an artist and scientist who, at the end of the 17th century, in the very earlie…
A report from Jamaica’s Observer. The late St Lucian Nobel Laureate, Sir Derek Walcott, will be remembered during the fifth Caribbean Writers Congress to be held early next month. Walcott was… Portraits, Ps, Great West, Derek Walcott, Greats, British Poets, Walcott, Nobel Literature
Late Nobel Laureate Walcott to be honoured at Caribbean Writers Congress
A report from Jamaica’s Observer. The late St Lucian Nobel Laureate, Sir Derek Walcott, will be remembered during the fifth Caribbean Writers Congress to be held early next month. Walcott was…
Our thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention. CfP: Children’s and Young Adult Literature of the Caribbean and its Diaspora An anthology from the University of Mississippi Pre… Coming Of Age, Young Adult Literature, University Of Mississippi, Adventure Story, Worth, Anthology, Float, Worth Reading
CFP for Anthology on Children’s and Young Adult Literature of the Caribbean and its Diaspora
Our thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention. CfP: Children’s and Young Adult Literature of the Caribbean and its Diaspora An anthology from the University of Mississippi Pre…
A report by Anna Marie de la Fuente for Variety. Filmmaking grows despite caveats Central American and Caribbean filmmakers are coming into their own, despite the myriad obstacles they face. Scant … Panama, Central American, Region, Infrastructure, American, Central
IFF Panama: Spotlighting Central American, Caribbean Films
A report by Anna Marie de la Fuente for Variety. Filmmaking grows despite caveats Central American and Caribbean filmmakers are coming into their own, despite the myriad obstacles they face. Scant …
The Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott, who has died at the age of eighty-seven, has been publishing poems in the magazine since 1971. An article by Joshua Rothman for The New Yorker. Derek Wal… Nobel Prize In Literature, Chief Seattle, Castries, Nobel Prize, Peter Doig, Published Poems
DEREK WALCOTT IN THE NEW YORKER
The Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott, who has died at the age of eighty-seven, has been publishing poems in the magazine since 1971. An article by Joshua Rothman for The New Yorker. Derek Wal…
The Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras (UPR-RP), invites the academic community and the general public to the activity: “Conversatorio sobre cultura, racial… Puerto Rico Art, Spanish Heritage, Puerto Rico History, Culture, Spanish Class, San Cristobal
Conversation on Culture and Race in Cuba and Puerto Rico
The Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras (UPR-RP), invites the academic community and the general public to the activity: “Conversatorio sobre cultura, racial…
Revisiting An Eye for the Tropics Permanent Exhibition at the National Gallery of the Bahamas March 31, 2017 – Feb 18, 2018 The new permanent exhibition, “Revisiting An Eye for the Trop… Exotic, National Art, Art Gallery, Exotic Fruit, Tourism, Gallery
NGB: Revisiting An Eye for the Tropics
Revisiting An Eye for the Tropics Permanent Exhibition at the National Gallery of the Bahamas March 31, 2017 – Feb 18, 2018 The new permanent exhibition, “Revisiting An Eye for the Trop…
A review by Pablo D. Herrera Veitia for Okay Africa. Daymé Arocena and I met in person for the first time in Edinburgh, Scotland, during her debut at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2016. She… Jazz, Africa, Edinburgh, Festival 2016, Cuban Music, Person, Edinburgh Scotland, Met
Daymé Arocena’s ‘Cubafonía’ Is a Wonder of Handcrafted Cuban Music
A review by Pablo D. Herrera Veitia for Okay Africa. Daymé Arocena and I met in person for the first time in Edinburgh, Scotland, during her debut at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2016. She…
A report by Jennifer Billock for the New York Times. On March 10, weather permitting, the Kodiak Queen — formerly Navy fuel barge YO-44 and one of the five remaining boats from the attack on Pearl … Scuba Diving, Destinations, Harbor, Pearl Harbor Attack, Best Scuba Diving, Cruise Vacation, Beach Life, Marine Conservation, Pearl Harbor
New Caribbean Dive Site: A Ship That Survived Pearl Harbor
A report by Jennifer Billock for the New York Times. On March 10, weather permitting, the Kodiak Queen — formerly Navy fuel barge YO-44 and one of the five remaining boats from the attack on Pearl …
A post by Peter Jordens. The 2018 Annual Convention of the Modern Language Association will be held in New York City, January 4-7, 2018. See  The general theme is #States of Insecurity. Several ses… Education, Ideas, Writing A Cover Letter, Best Cover Letter, Cover Letter, Writing Center, Library Lessons, Writing About Yourself, Application Letter Template
Caribbean-related sessions at MLA 2018
A post by Peter Jordens. The 2018 Annual Convention of the Modern Language Association will be held in New York City, January 4-7, 2018. See The general theme is #States of Insecurity. Several ses…
MFAH exhibition, gallery show and importer all capitalizing on new access to island nation’s underknown artists–A review by Molly Glentzer for the Houston Chronicle. Follow the link to … Waves, Houston, Museum Of Fine Arts, Concept, Political Art
Cuban art catches a wave
MFAH exhibition, gallery show and importer all capitalizing on new access to island nation’s underknown artists–A review by Molly Glentzer for the Houston Chronicle. Follow the link to …