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When I first thought about writing an article on "Collecting Caribbean Art," I asked myself, "Why write an article on this topic?" There is already a lot of information on collecting art on the Internet. However, a search for "collecting Caribbean Art"... more
When I first thought about writing an article on "Collecting Caribbean Art," I asked myself, "Why write an article on this topic?" There is already a lot of information on collecting art on the Internet. However, a search for "collecting Caribbean Art" yields just one article written by a collector that may be worth little to you in understanding the process of art collecting.
With the little information available to would-be, or even experienced, collectors of Caribbean Art, an article such as this may be of value. Also, there are particulars about Caribbean Art that collectors need to understand in order to develop a great Caribbean Art collection. The good news for art collectors is that Caribbean Art is under-appreciated and overlooked. This represents tremendous value to the collectors who start early since they will find incredible deals.
less In my editorial on April 13th, I commented on the shortfalls of cultural development in the Caribbean. One example used to highlight this fact was the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA... more
In my editorial on April 13th, I commented on the shortfalls of cultural development in the Caribbean. One example used to highlight this fact was the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) established in 1972 by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to help develop cultural industries, create media value, branding, exposure for local and regional artists, and to attract tourism in the Caribbean. At least those were some of its objectives as presented by Dr. Nicolette Bethel, former Director of Culture of The Bahamas, who presented these points at her IDB Cultural Center lecture on April 7th. According to one artist familiar with CARIFESTA however, the aim, in his words, "was to make creative artists living and working in relative isolation in the region acquainted with each others' works." He added that, "The idea of tourism came about later because of the i... less
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