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Open Call – TENDER: A Caribbean Arts Regranting Initiative

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IMPORTANT DATES:

  • July 29th – September 6th, 2024 – Open call submission window
  • September – October, 2024 – Review of applications by jury
  • October 21st – 25th, 2024 – Contacting of successful applicants 
  • October 28th, 2024 – Announcement of results 
  • November, 2024 – Disbursal of funds

 

[ ten-der ] definition: 
1. gentle, loving, or kind;
2. something offered especially money, as in payment.

 

The Fresh Milk Art Platform, with the generous support of the US-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Cultural Foundation (NCF), is excited to launch the inaugural edition of TENDER: A Caribbean Arts Regranting Initiative.

In 2024, Fresh Milk was awarded a major grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Arts and Culture programme supporting its operating and programming expenses. This unprecedented level of funding to the platform has inspired the organisation to pay it forward, designing a programme where unrestricted grants can be accessed by Caribbean contemporary visual artists, arts-focused organisations, curators, and art historians/writers/researchers who are living and working in the Caribbean. The NCF, as one of the main entities supporting cultural activities that benefit the citizens of Barbados while also promoting cultural exchanges on an international level, has graciously joined us in this effort, extending our support even further for eligible applicants in Barbados and throughout the English, Spanish, French or Dutch-speaking Caribbean territories. 

The ethos of this programme is centred on generosity, faith, and care; Fresh Milk has always had an unwavering belief in the talent and potential of artists from this region, and as an artist-led space, we are intimately familiar with the range of challenges involved in maintaining a practice. These twenty-one (21) unrestricted grants will be awarded to eligible creatives, who can use the funds as they see fit. Whether it is towards creating new work, acquiring materials, research and development, designing new or continuing existing programmes, pursuing further studies, exhibition preparation or production, participating in artist residencies, or any general living expenses; a tender gesture of appreciation to the recipients for their commitment to working in the arts.

Along with financial support, the work of each successful grantee will be promoted widely through Fresh Milk and the NCF’s local and regional networks in the form of a featured page on our website, extensive social media coverage, and a recorded interview with the recipient discussing their practice. In this way, we also hope to strengthen artists’ networks, further contributing to a sense of community and the public archiving of Caribbean creativity.

Fresh Milk is interested in supporting experimental contemporary visual art, and curatorial and research-based practices that explore structure, content, and expanded exhibition approaches in new ways. The grants will fall into three levels of funding:

 

1. TEN (10) grants valued at USD $1,500.00 (BBD $3,000.00) each, which will be awarded to:

      • FIVE (5) Barbados-based recent visual arts graduates;
      • FIVE (5) Caribbean-based recent visual arts graduates.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

      • Artists must have graduated with a BFA or equivalent degree within the last 6 years (2019-2024);
      • Artists must be currently living and practising in the Caribbean; 
      • Artists’ work can span any discipline/media of contemporary visual arts practice (painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, mixed media, sculpture, installation, video, new media, experimental audiovisual art, performance art, interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary);
      • Artists must demonstrate a high standard of work in keeping with their level of experience, and a commitment to the continued development of their practice.

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2. EIGHT (8) grants valued at USD $3,500.00 (BBD $7,000.00) each, which will be awarded to:

      • TWO (2) Barbados-based emerging/mid-career visual artists;
      • ONE (1) Barbados-based independent/non-profit arts-focused organisation;
      • ONE (1) Barbados-based curator or art historian/writer/researcher.
      • TWO (2) Caribbean-based emerging/mid-career visual artists;
      • ONE (1) Caribbean-based independent/non-profit arts-focused organisation;
      • ONE (1) Caribbean-based curator or art historian/writer/researcher.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

VISUAL ARTISTS:

      • Artists must have been living and practising in the Caribbean for a minimum of 7 years;
      • Artists’ work can span any discipline/media of contemporary visual arts practice (painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, mixed media, sculpture, installation, video, new media, experimental audiovisual art, performance art, interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary);
      • Artists must demonstrate a high standard of work and professional endeavours (participation in exhibitions, residencies, workshops, programming etc.) in keeping with their level of experience.

ARTS ORGANISATIONS:

      • Organisations must have been operating within the Caribbean for a minimum of 3 years;
      • Organisations must be independent/non-governmental;
      • Organisations need not be registered charities/non-profits but must be able to demonstrate best practices in terms of governance and operations management.
      • Organisations must demonstrate a clear commitment to their mission and vision as it relates to contemporary Caribbean art and give examples of their work in alignment with this.

CURATORS & ART HISTORIANS/WRITERS/RESEARCHERS:

      • Practitioners must have been living and working in the Caribbean for a minimum of 7 years;
      • Practitioners must give examples of their work (whether through exhibitions, published written work, or research) demonstrating their commitment to exploring and showcasing contemporary Caribbean art practices.

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3. THREE (3) grants valued at USD $7,500.00 (BBD $15,000.00) each, which will be awarded to:

      • ONE (1) established Barbados-based visual artist
      • TWO (2) established Caribbean-based visual artists

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

      • Artists must have been living and practising in the Caribbean for a minimum of 20 years;
      • Artists’ work can span any discipline/media of contemporary visual arts practice (painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, mixed media, sculpture, installation, video, new media, experimental audiovisual art, performance art, interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary);
      • Artists must demonstrate a high standard of work and professional endeavours (participation in exhibitions, residencies, workshops, programming etc.) in keeping with their long and influential careers.

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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

ALL applications must be submitted through the official Google Form provided (any submissions sent by email or in hard copy will not be eligible for review).

The APPLICATION FORM includes the following:

FOR VISUAL ARTISTS:

      • Submission of a brief bio (250 words maximum); 
      • Submission of an artist statement, providing an overview of your practice to help contextualise the artworks shared for review (250 words maximum);
      • Submission of an up-to-date CV (2 pages maximum);
      • 5-8 clearly labelled samples of work that best showcase your practice (accepted file formats include JPEG, PNG, GIF, MP4, MP3, DOC, DOCX and PDF. In the case of video works, YouTube or Vimeo links may be provided, along with passwords if applicable). Document files should not exceed 10 MB. Image/audio/video files should not exceed 100MB.

FOR ARTS ORGANISATIONS:

      • Submission of an overview of the organisation, including its mission, vision, key personnel, and a brief history of the work it has done in the Caribbean (500 words maximum); 
      • Submission of a list of the organisation’s projects/programming and any notable accolades achieved (2 pages maximum);
      • 5-8 clearly labelled samples of work that best showcase the organisation’s output (accepted file formats include JPEG, PNG, GIF, MP4, MP3, DOC, DOCX, and PDF. In the case of video works, YouTube or Vimeo links may be provided, along with passwords if applicable). Document files should not exceed 10 MB. Image/audio/video files should not exceed 100MB.

FOR CURATORS:

      • Submission of a brief bio (250 words maximum); 
      • Submission of a statement outlining main curatorial interests and concerns (250 words maximum);
      • Submission of an up-to-date CV (2 pages maximum);
      • 5-8 clearly labelled samples of work that best showcase your curatorial output (accepted file formats include JPEG, PNG, GIF, MP4, MP3, DOC, DOCX, and PDF. In the case of video works, YouTube or Vimeo links may be provided, along with passwords if applicable). Document files should not exceed 10 MB. Image/audio/video files should not exceed 100MB.

FOR ART HISTORIANS/WRITERS/RESEARCHERS:

      • Submission of a brief bio (250 words maximum); 
      • Submission of a statement outlining main areas of writing/research (250 words maximum);
      • Submission of an up-to-date CV (2 pages maximum);
      • 3-5 clearly labelled samples of written work, no more than 2500 words each (accepted file formats include DOC, DOCX, and PDF). Document files should not exceed 10 MB. 

All applicants will also be asked for a brief statement on why the receipt of this grant would be timely for their practice. Those fitting the above criteria and based in the following countries may apply:

Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands. 

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SELECTION PROCESS:

Applications will be independently reviewed by a 3-member jury comprising one Barbadian, one Caribbean, and one international jury member, each of whom will be an expert in their field and familiar with contemporary art practice in the Caribbean. Jurors will assign scores to each segment of the applicants’ submissions, and a jury meeting will be held once scores have been collated. The jury’s decision will be final, and a jury report will be released publicly when successful applicants are announced. Neither the jury members nor the Fresh Milk Team will be able to offer feedback on individual applications.

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JURY MEMBERS:

      • Dr. Therese Hadchity, Art historian and professor in Cultural Studies at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Barbados;
      • Tirzo Martha, Visual artist and co-founder of the Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao;
      • Maria Elena Ortiz, Curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

 

 

About Fresh Milk:

Fresh Milk is an artist-led, non-profit organisation founded in 2011 and based in Barbados. It is a platform which supports excellence in the visual arts through residencies and programmes that provide Caribbean artists with opportunities for development, fostering a thriving art community. Fresh Milk offers professional support to artists from the Caribbean and further afield and seeks to stimulate critical thinking in contemporary visual art. Its goal is to nurture artists, raise regional awareness about contemporary arts and provide Caribbean artists with opportunities for growth, excellence and success.

 

About the NCF:

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament in 1983. Its mandate is to oversee the cultural landscape of Barbados. The NCF’s role revolves around the preservation of our cultural heritage and promotion of all forms of art and culture, both tangible and intangible through developmental and commercial programmes and products. The functional spectrum ranges from, generating cultural awareness at the grassroots level to promoting cultural exchanges at an international level. In its developmental role, the Foundation uses culture as a tool for national development, fostering and supporting the various art forms and new cultural products. In its commercial role, the Foundation is responsible for the promotion, production and hosting of cultural festivals and associated events.

 

About the Mellon Foundation:

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is the USA’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities. Since 1969, the Foundation has been guided by its core belief that the humanities and arts are essential to human understanding. The Foundation believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity, and that everyone deserves the beauty, transcendence, and freedom that can be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive.

Open Call: Tilting Axis Fellowship 2025

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Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis are launching the fifth iteration of the Fellowship program for applicants based in the Caribbean. The initiative aims to foster and support research based practices and stimulate mutual exchange between the Caribbean region and the Dutch cultural field. Together with the leading partners – Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis – other cultural institutions including The Amsterdam Museum, De Appel, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Kunstinstituut Melly will engage with the selected applicant during the Fellowship.

About the Fellowship

This Fellowship focuses on applicants living and working within the Caribbean region offering the space to think through research and practice. The selected applicant will be based in Rotterdam at Nieuwe Instituut and will have access to other partner cultural institutions in Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

The Fellowship will be developed through independent research; individual support and interaction with the Research Department team at Nieuwe Instituut; monthly meetings to discuss thematic and methodological aspects of the project; and diverse collaborations with partner institutions.

Applicants are invited to submit a proposal that addresses their current investigations and research interests through the lens of architecture, design and digital culture.

Read more about the past editions of the Tilting Axis Fellowship with Fellow Sean Leonard in 2020-2021, Fernando Martirena and Anadis Gonzálezin 2021-2022, Israel Mapp in 2023, and Klieon John in 2024.

For whom?

A researcher, designer, writer, curator, or cultural producer based in the Caribbean region who is interested in building new links with cultural institutions in the Netherlands, and developing the research practice around themes related to architecture, spatial practice, design or digital culture.

Neither a curriculum vitae nor letters of recommendation are requested. The Fellowship is open to all degree-levels in design, architecture, and digital culture. Equal priority will be given to those without a degree or institutional affiliation who can also demonstrate a high levels of creativity, critical thought, and other potential in their respective fields. There is no age limit for applicants.

Artists who are residents of and based in the following countries can apply: Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, St. Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Saint Martin, Sint Martin, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands.

Resources offered by the Fellowship

  • Stimulate and visualise curatorial, design, and artistic realities coming from the Caribbean region;
  • Enhance knowledge exchange and collaboration with a cross-section of Dutch cultural institutions;
  • Network and exchange with a variety of platforms for professional experience;
  • Produce critical knowledge on inter-disciplinary exchanges as well as visual culture;
  • Offer practical support for travel to the Netherlands;
  • Engage with hosting and collaborating institutions to interrogate and challenge their institutional structures and methodologies;
  • Utilise the existing Tilting Axis network.

The Fellow will be invited to:

  • Make a series of presentations in Rotterdam & Amsterdam at host and partner institutions on their research/practice;
  • Produce a monthly text/sound/video/photo essay as potential options to be discussed with the fellow. The fellow’s research could lead to an installation, exhibition, or further events at partner institutions during or after the Fellowship;
  • Write a final reflective report on the Fellowship experience is required and will be posted on the websites of Tilting Axis and Nieuwe Instituut, with links to the partner institutions.

The Fellow is not expected to produce an outcome or finished artwork or product but will be encouraged to present their ongoing research interests to the public whilst in the Netherlands. The research will also be published via the Nieuwe Instituut and partner institutions’ websites, newsletters, or other publications.

Research Stipend and Travelling to the Netherlands

Nieuwe Instituut will grant a total stipend of €12,000 to cover living expenses and, in addition to the stipend, will cover one round-trip airfare from any country within the Caribbean to the Netherlands. Accommodation costs will be reimbursed to the fellow in the Netherlands for a maximum of €800 per month. Stipends may be subject to a withholding tax.

Government policies regarding visa restrictions will be adhered to. This means that Fellows who can only reside in the Netherlands for 90 days, will undertake their fellowship partly remotely.

Crossovers Programme

This Fellowship is part of the Nieuwe Instituut’s crossovers programme that aims to stimulate the international exchange of knowledge and research through collaborative fellowships, events, exhibitions, and publications involving designers, researchers, and partners across the world. Broader alliances can contribute to cultural and political change, and eventually to policy adjustments.

Apply

The Open Call for 2025 is available from May 30, 2024, with a deadline for submission on June 30, 2024. Proposals should be submitted to ta-fellowship@nieuweinstituut.nl with the subject Tilting Axis Fellowship 2024<name>.

To be considered, proposals should include the following information:

  • An introductory video, max 3 minutes, in which applicants introduce themselves, their initial project idea, and what inspired them to apply.

  • A written proposal of max 1000 words in which applicants detail: a statement of intent which should explain the applicant’s research focus and its methodology, highlighting its connection to architecture, design, or digital culture; the relation between their interests and at least two of the hosting partners and institutions; the proposal should be content-driven and can be based on already existing research or offer new projects; a proposed working calendar with availability to take up the fellowship from February – July 2025; Relevant documentation of previous work (maximum 10 works), and/or links to audio or video files (maximum 5 minutes) in PDF format with an accompanying caption list.

Proposals should be written in English and applicants must have a working knowledge of English. While we understand that English proficiency may vary or that English may not be the applicant’s first or primary language, unfortunately, we are unable to offer translation support at this time. Applicants with specific questions are encouraged to contact ta-fellowship@nieuweinstituut.nlabout the availability of any support service.

Selection process

Proposals will be considered by an international committee including the Tilting Axis and the Nieuwe Instituut teams and representatives from the partner institutions including curators, academics, and museum professionals.

The review committee includes:

  • Tijn van de Wijdeven, Nieuwe Instituut

  • Holly Bynoe, ARC Magazine, Sour Grass and Tilting Axis co-founder

  • Annalee Davis, Visual Artist, Founding Director of Fresh Milk, Sour Grass, and Tilting Axis co-founder

  • Jessy Koeiman, Curator of Collective Learning, Kunstinstituut Melly

  • Mark Raymond, Director of the Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa

  • Lara Khaldi, Direct at De Appel

  • Imara Limon, Curator, Amsterdam Museum & Silke Kamp, Curator-in-Training, Amsterdam Museum

  • Charl Landvreugd, Head of Research and Curatorial Practice, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an online interview with members of the selection committee. Candidates must hold the dates July 10th and July 11th, 2024 for the interview.

Read more about the Tilting Axis Fellowship and the call for applications on the website of the Nieuwe Instituut.

 

Open Call: TVE 5 2024

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Imporant dates:

  • Start of application period: Tuesday May 14th, 2024
  • End of application period: Sunday June 30th, 2024
  • Community of curatorial practice workshops: July/August, 2024
  • Public announcement of results: September, 2024
  • Polish Screenings: September, 2024
  • Caribbean Screenings: November, 2024
  • Online Exhibition: December, 2024

Call for Works:

The Fresh Milk Art Platform (Barbados) and the Centre for Culture in Lublin (Poland) as part of Lublin’s bid for the European Capital of Culture 2029 title are pleased to welcome submissions of recent film and video works – screenings, installations, new media, time-based media and expanded cinema – by contemporary artists, to be included in the fifth edition of Transoceanic Visual Exchange (TVE), a series of programmes taking place this year between Barbados and Poland, with an accompanying online exhibition. 

Submitted works must have been completed in the last five years and must be made by artists practicing in the Caribbean, Poland, Ukraine and their diasporas. 

TVE 5 will be a collection of recent artists’ films and videos from each region. However, the final shape and content of the programme will be informed by a community curatorial process, which aims to involve and promote discussion within the wider creative communities of each participating initiative.

Working between the Caribbean, Poland and Ukraine, TVE 5 aims to negotiate the in-between space of our cultural communities outside of traditional geo-political zones of encounter and trade. TVE intends to build relations and open up greater pathways of visibility, discourse and knowledge production between the regional art spaces and their publics.

Submission requirements:

  • Must be work from artists practicing in the Caribbean, Ukraine, Poland or their diasporas;
  • Must be work that has been completed/made in the last five years;
  • Can be films of any length (shorts, experimental, features and video artworks);
  • Can be in any language (films originally produced in regional languages are welcome);
  • Up to 3 submissions per applicant are welcome;
  • Must be accompanied by a description of the work (500 words max), a bio (200 words max) and details of any technical requirements i.e. audio, installation, equipment required, preferred setting etc.;
  • Works must be mp4 files no larger than 100MB, or Vimeo/Youtube links with passwords if applicable;
  • Works must not have been submitted to the previous edition of TVE;
  • Please specify whether your submitted works have permission to be exhibited on an online space.

Selection Process:

One of the core values of TVE is the model of community curatorial practice as opposed to one of solely contracting curators or hiring a jury to review submissions in isolation. This has taken the shape of open roundtable conversations with interested members of the community in each partner’s country/region, where current trends, concerns and interests in the areas of video art, film and new media are discussed. After these conversations, the partners will convene to select works which align with and reflect the research gathered, including the community’s input in the design of the final programme.

What TVE 5 Offers:

  • Each selected artist will receive a stipend of $250.00 USD for their participation in the programme;
  • Artists’ work will be showcased in a series of events in Barbados and Poland and a virtual exhibition on the TVE website, facilitated and promoted by the TVE partners;
  • The artists’ profiles will be permanently housed on the TVE website, and their work will be widely promoted throughout Fresh Milk’s and the Centre for Culture in Lublin’s networks in the Caribbean and Eastern Europe;
  • The artists will have the opportunity to grow their own networks and knowledge regarding video arts and filmmaking practices across the Caribbean, Poland and Ukraine, deepening understanding between the regions and opening up greater possibilities of collaboration.

Deadline for submissions: June 30th 2024

Click here for the online form for Caribbean submissions
Click here for the online form for Polish submissions
Click here for the online form for Ukrainian submissions

For more information on TVE and its first four iterations, visit the website transoceanicvisualexchange.com

This edition of TVE is also supported in part by TEOR/éTica, our partner organisation for TVE 4, from whom we received a 2023 Catalyst Grant with the generous support of Arts Collaboratory, and by a grant received from the Mellon Foundation.

About the Partners:

Fresh Milk

Fresh Milk is an artist-led, non-profit organisation founded in 2011 and based in Barbados. It is a platform which supports excellence in the visual arts through residencies and programmes that provide Caribbean artists with opportunities for development, fostering a thriving art community.

Fresh Milk offers professional support to artists from the Caribbean and further afield and seeks to stimulate critical thinking in contemporary visual art. Its goal is to nurture artists, raise regional awareness about contemporary arts and provide Caribbean artists with opportunities for growth, excellence and success.

The Centre for Culture in Lublin

At the Centre for Culture, our “home of imagination” we want to manage human talents wisely and create favourable conditions for artistic work, education and presentation of art and artistic activities. We want to be open to new people, new projects and phenomena. We believe that we will have the courage to take creative risks.

Lublin 2029 – European Capital of Culture Candidate City

The project is part of Lublin’s bid for the European Capital of Culture 2029 title. Re:Union, the bid’s motto refers to the historic concept of the Union of Lublin (1569), a commonwealth treaty signed by the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It is understood as reintegration, reconnection of broken ties, cross-generational, cross-cultural and intersectional dialogue.

 

Open Studios: Tilting Axis Fellowship 2024, Klieon John

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On Thursday, May 16th 2024 in a hybrid online and offline meeting, Tilting Axis and the Nieuwe Instituut will discuss the research project of this year’s fellow, Klieon John. Researcher Federica Notari and Tilting Axis co-founder Annalee Davis will discuss his project Nieuwe Bohío, in which he ultimately seeks to translate indigenous Caribbean history, culture and mythology into a cinematic augmented reality experience.

RSVP to the session here

A New Mapp of the Island of St. Christophers being an Actual Survey taken by Andrew Norwood Surveyr. Genll. / A New Map of the Island Guardalupa / A New Mapp of the Island Martineca London. 1698 circa (1750 ca)

Writer, filmmaker and creative director Klieon John from the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the fourth participant in the fellowship that Tilting Axis and the institute have been offering to selected candidates from the Caribbean since 2019. The Nieuwe Instituut is once again the main partner and host, collaborating with the Amsterdam Museum, De Appel, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Kunstinstituut Melly.

This presentation focuses on the Nieuwe Bohío project. In this, Klieon John is researching the indigenous Taíno and Kalinago cultures of the Caribbean, which he hopes to translate into an immersive AR experience that will have a transformative effect on the viewer. Based on the results of the research, John aims to develop practical applications that can be used in architectural research and social work. Past and present, European and Indigenous Caribbean culture, traditional and contemporary storytelling, building and play techniques come together in a whole that combines innovative design practice with a respectful way of dealing with (Indigenous) heritage and the communities that inhabit it. Read more in the jury report.

A joint programme

Nieuwe Instituut and the art platform Tilting Axis teamed up for a joint programme in the autumn of 2019, offering a fellowship each year to a candidate – a researcher, designer, curator, artist, writer or other cultural practitioner – from the Caribbean. The Tilting Axis Fellowship is open to candidates living and working in the Caribbean and offers the opportunity to combine research and practice.

 

Fresh Milk makes a donation to the Fine Arts Division of Barbados Community College

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The story of Fresh Milk has always had its origins in the Division of Fine Arts at the Barbados Community College, the only institution offering tertiary level education in visual arts in the island.

Allan Lowe (Coordinator, Graphic Design BFA programme), Katherine Kennedy (Fresh Milk representative & part-time tutor, Fine Arts Division), Zann Taylor-Ward (Head of Fine Arts Division), Ewan Atkinson (Coordinator, Studio Art BFA programme) and Terry Edwards (Studio attendant, Fine Arts Division)

FM’s founding director Annalee Davis taught at the college as a part-time tutor from 2005-2018. Seeing the incredible artwork and creative potential of the emerging artists coming out of the programmes, and the desire to support their continued development were catalysts for the birth of the space, and everything we have worked on in an effort to stimulate the local and regional contemporary arts environment is done in the hopes that artists will have the opportunities, support and motivation to keep their practices going.

Thirteen years in, and with FM’s communications & operations manager Katherine Kennedy also now a part-time tutor in the division, it’s Fresh Milk’s honour to be able to make a donation of some much needed equipment to BCC’s visual arts department as our first major contribution after receiving a grant from the Mellon Foundation this year.

Huge gratitude to the tutors and staff that persevere and go above and beyond for Barbados’ emerging artists 🙏🏽✨🙏🏽🫶🏽 we look forward to continuing to support you as best we can over the next three years.