Round 5: TENDER 2024 Grantee Interviews!

June 27, 2025August 12, 2025Leave a comment

In 2024, Fresh Milk in partnership with the National Cultural Foundation, Barbados initiated the first iteration of TENDER: A Caribbean Arts Re-Granting Programme. The quality and variety of submissions was astounding, indicating an exciting future for the visual arts ecosystem emerging across all linguistic areas of the Caribbean.

We are excited to share the profiles and reflections from the twenty one successful TENDER 2024 grantees. These come in the form of written interviews, audio recordings or video logs – all available to view in full on our website.

Today we continue with the next three profiles in this interview series: Samuel Sarmiento, Larissa Small and Jada Delice Hope!

Watch Samuel’s Full Interview here!

Listen to Larissa’s Full Interview here!

Listen to Jada’s Full Interview here!

Round 4: TENDER 2024 Grantee Interviews!

June 20, 2025August 12, 2025Leave a comment

Today we continue with the next three profiles in this interview series: Versia Harris, Shamika Germain and Waitukubuli Artist Association!

Read Versia’s Full Interview here!

Read Shamika’s Full Interview here!

Read WAA’s Full Interview here!

Round 2: TENDER 2024 Grantee Interviews!

June 6, 2025June 11, 2025Leave a comment

Today we continue with the next three profiles in this interview series: Ewan Atkinson, Ronald Rose-Antoinette and Gabrielle Moore!

Read Ewan’s Full Interview here!

Read Ronald’s Full Interview here!

Read Gabrielle’s Full Interview here!

Round 1: TENDER 2024 Grantee Interviews!

May 29, 2025Leave a comment

We are excited to share in the coming weeks the profiles and reflections from the twenty one successful TENDER 2024 grantees. These come in the form of written interviews, audio recordings or video logs – all available to view in full on our website.

Today we kick off with the first three profiles in this interview series: Dominique Hunter, Yessica Montero & Danaree Greaves!

Remember our open call for TENDER 2025 remains open until June 6th!

Read Dominique’s Full Interview here!

READ YESSICA’s FULL INTERVIEW HERE!

Read Danaree’s full interview here!

Meet the Jury: TENDER 2025

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Leave a comment

The Fresh Milk Art Platform, partnering once again with the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) and the additional support of the Panta Rhea Foundation and the Clara Lionel Foundation, is excited to launch the second edition of TENDER: A Caribbean Arts Regranting Initiative. The deadline for submissions is June 6th, 2025.

Learn more about the programme, levels of funding available, and how to submit your application through our online form HERE!

Applications will be independently reviewed by a 3-member jury comprising one Barbadian, one Caribbean, and one international jury member, each of whom is an expert in their field and familiar with contemporary art practice in the Caribbean.