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THE NCF IS HIRING!
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Calling All Screenwriters
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Pandemic Games Launched
NCF LAUNCHES FOUR INNOVATIVE VIDEO GAMES
Four Barbadian Game Developers are the latest creatives to receive financial support from The National Cultural Foundation. Tabari Rudder-Fields, Michael Watkins, Shanny Singh and Kyrese Coy answered a call for developers to submit proposals wherein a game would be created based on the current pandemic, designed with the objective to kill the deadly virus. “We could not allow this community of creatives to be left under-served and as part of our commitment to supporting all corners of the Arts I was happy for us at the NCF to assist these Game Developers with bringing their dreams to fruition”, said NCF CEO Carol Roberts-Reifer who added: “The NCF must be known as a place creatives can come to see their dreams become reality.”
The games will soon be available free of cost to the general public.
at the NCF’s headquarters.
at the NCF’s headquarters.
at the NCF’s headquarters.
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Caribbean Designers benefit from Fashion Production Cluster
Thirty-one designers across the Caribbean including eighteen (18) from Barbados will benefit from a Fashion Production Cluster thanks to a partnership with the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) and Caribbean Market Center’s (CMC) EDGE – The Fashion Accelerator with funding provided by the Caribbean Export Development Agency and by extension the European Union.
While researching participation in international trade activities several trade five (5) key areas in need of continuous and short-term development were observed with Barbadian and Caribbean The fashion accelerator Fashion brands. A deficiency in the knowledge of trends; packaging and brand development; deficiency in prototypes; high price points due to challenges in manufacturing and access to raw materials and a lack of finishing which affected the salability of products. Over the past couple months, the Foundation discovered many local fashion and accessory products, which were very well made, but could benefit from improvements in the mentioned areas.
This initiative is tailor-made to fit the designer with aspirations of international distribution, as participants will receive guidance from industry experts here and abroad in critical areas such as Design, Finishing, Packaging and Distribution.
CEO of the NCF, Carol Roberts-Reifer said she felt strongly that a strategic approach to solving these existing issues, which occur at the end of the ecosystem of the fashion production line would transform the sector in a major way.
She added: “This would impact on the critical mass required to see more designers generating revenue from their products, and affecting the entire fashion sector. It is crucial that at the end point of design, that production within the local market is of a quality to ensure competitive brands for global distribution.”
Last year, the fashion industry was reported as a 2.5 trillion global industry and in an era of increasing interest in the Caribbean lifestyle and the rapid growth of the fashion industry, the Foundation saw it necessary to offer the fashion ecosystem support to ensure global competitiveness.
Representatives of the NCF and CMC with the assistance of the Caribbean Export Development Agency are currently working to provide designers with additional exposure via a LIVE television show as well as on NCF’s digital platforms at the end of the programme.
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Download Bajan Games Free!
Four locally produced video games are now available in the Google Play store for FREE download! Earlier this year the National Cultural Foundation made a call for developers to submit proposals for a game based on the COVID-19 pandemic where the objective would be to kill the virus. Four concepts were received and developed by the Foundation and now the NCF wants you to give them a try!
If you’ve never downloaded an App in the Playstore check out this video. https://youtu.be/IBPLZDhhwY0
MORE WAYS TO PLAY
Click the links below to play Attack of the Virus by Tabari Rudder-Fields
https://trf213.github.io/AttackPages/
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1529945333
Click the link below to play Lockdown by Michael Watkins
https://www.facebook.com/106093201091915/videos/703672877027108
Click the link below to play Keep the Distance by Kyrese Coy
https://bewitched-games.itch.io/keep-the-distance
REMINDER: All 4 Apps are in the Google Play store!
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Barbados-based artist Annalee Davis launches first solo exhibition in the UK
The National Cultural Foundation, in its continued effort to support the creative industries, offered support to Barbadian-based artist Annalee Davis with assistance in her first solo exhibition entitled re-wilding in the UK at Haarlem Artspace in Derbyshire. The exhibition opened September 12, 2020 and presents a new installation commission piece by Haarlem alongside recent drawings and a large scale photograph. the works reflect on the rural, reconstructing meaning and connections. The exhibition is also part of re: rural – four contemporary artists un-learn and re-imagine the rural, which also presents the work of women artists Feral Practice, Deirdre O’Mahony and Pauline Woolley on the gallery’s new online platform Haarlem Periodical. Haarlem Artspace is in Wirksworth, a town with a radical political and industrial history in Derbyshire.
Curator of the exhibition, Liv Penrose Punnett said “It’s been fantastic working with Annalee and her drawings and new sculpture. It feels like it has really highlighted the cross Atlantic historical connections and shown audiences here the importance of the plantation in terms of our collective rural economy, the history of this and our relationship to it now.”
The ideas in Davis’ works are further explored at Haarlem Online as part of re:rural- four contemporary artists un-learn and re-imagine the rural. The Haarlem Periodical includes: Annalee Davis Wild Plant Series, Sweeping the Fields, (Bush) Tea Plot – A Decolonial Patch for Mill Workers: Feral Practice Mycorrhizal Meditation & Homo Mycelium: Deirdre O’Mahony, SPUD, A Village Plot: Pauline Woolley, The Sky Calls to Me & Beyond the Celestial Sphere.
Annalee Davis is a visual artist, cultural instigator, educator and writer, with a hybrid practice. She works at the intersection of biography and history, focusing on post-plantation economies by engaging with a particular landscape on Barbados. Her studio, located on a working dairy farm, operated historically as a 17thC sugarcane plantation, offering a critical context for her practice by engaging with the residue of the plantation.
Click here to view the exhibition
Re:wilding by Annalee Davis, 11 September – 11 October 2020. Haarlem Artspace, Derby Rd, Wirksworth, Matlock DE4 4BG
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FINANCE FAIR FOR CREATIVES
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UWI Open Campus Donates Tablets to NCF Joinery Course
The University of the West Indies, Open Campus presented the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) with 10 tablets on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. The tablets are to be used by participants in the NCF’s National Community Training Programme.
Earlier this year, the NCF was in the process of implementing the National Community Training Programme face-to-face in communities, but was forced to halt implementation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cognisant of its social responsibility, The UWI Open Campus, through its Alumni Office responded by acquiring tablets to assist with transitioning the programme online.
In making the presentation, Mrs. Sandra Griffith-Carrington, The UWI Open Campus Alumni Officer stated that one of the lessons from the COVID-19 experience is the need to integrate technology into education and training programmes at all levels. She added that Dr Luz Longsworth, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The UWI Open Campus was delighted to partner with the NCF to assist them in strengthening the technological aspect of its training programme.
In thanking the UWI Open Campus for its generous donation, Mrs Carol Roberts-Reifer, Chief Executive Officer of the NCF noted that the donation will add significant benefits to the National Community Training Programme and said she looks forward to continuous collaboration with the Open Campus.
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Exploring Our Resilience
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Creative Writing Workshop
The National Cultural Foundation, through its Literary Arts Desk, will present a series of online Creative Writing Workshops. The first of this series will occur on November 4th, 11th and 25th with internationally published writer Dr. Karen Lord. Prior to the workshop, students will be asked to complete work to be brought to class. After each workshop, participants will have either critiqued improved work, or a work plan/book outline. Classes will consist of no more than ten (10) students per cohort with up to three (3) cohorts. Classes will be offered at no cost to participants. Please contact the Cultural Officer, Literary Arts Ayesha Gibson- Gill for registration at ayesha-gibson-gill@ncf.bb or 417-6625.
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Call for Choreographers
The National Cultural Foundation invites choreographers working in the areas of Caribbean Folk, Modern or Contemporary to submit their credentials and/or dance portfolio to info@ncf.bb by 12 noon Tuesday, October 27.
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7 Day Film Challenge
The National Cultural Foundation presents the 7 Day Film Challenge in association with The Barbados Film and Video Association. In this adrenaline-filled competition, filmmakers will be asked to assemble teams and craft a short film. Teams will be unaware of the genre of the film until the start of the competition. All creativity: writing, shooting, editing and music must occur in the 7-day window. A panel of judges then screens the completed films and the top four films will be awarded $5000. To add to the pot, prize-winning films will be further developed for international distribution. The competition is scheduled for November 9 to 16. Registration closes Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
Seven days to enter; Seven days to complete the challenge. For details and updates, please contact the Barbados Film Commissioner Annette Nias at annette-nias@ncf.bb or 243-5294.
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Creative Writing Workshop with Glenville Lovell
The National Cultural Foundation, through its Literary Arts Desk, will present the 2nd workshop in its series of online Creative Writing Workshops.Prior to the workshop, students will be asked to complete work to be brought to class. After each workshop, participants will have either critiqued improved work, or a work plan/book outline. Classes will consist of no more than ten (10) students per cohort with up to three (3) cohorts. Classes will be offered at no cost to participants. Please contact the Cultural Officer, Literary Arts Ayesha Gibson- Gill for registration at ayesha-gibson-gill@ncf.bb or 417-6625.
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Protocols For Film/Video Production In Barbados
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For de Culture
The National Cultural Foundation presents FOR DE CULTURE: a new podcast hosted by Paula Anne Jackman and featuring Barbadians in the Arts sharing their journeys and their success blueprints!
Episode 1 premiered last Thursday on the NCF’s YouTube, Facebook and IG TV and featured vocalists/musicians Ray Vybz and Krisirie sitting down for their first real chat since leaving the Barbados Community College Music program six years prior. The episode opens with the two performing at Ray’s recent production “Catch De Vybz Show”, a concert which also featured the High Synergy Band and Leigh Phillips, and was part-sponsored by the National Cultural Foundation’s Technical Assistance Grant. The podcast, which amassed over 1700 views across platforms, deep dives into the musician’s stories until the pair end the show with advice for aspiring creatives.
Episode 2 premieres at 6PM, Thursday November 5, 2020 and features published Barbadian authors NEC (Never Ending Creative) and Shakirah Bourne.
All episodes are filmed at the NCF Cultural Ambassadors Studio. Check out Episode 1 below!
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Making money from your Intellectual Property
It’s yours! You own it! Find out how to make money from your Intellectual Property.
Innovation starts with an idea—your idea. You discover a problem to solve or a gap to fill. Sometimes it starts with a fleeting thought that keeps coming back, or it’s a tug that won’t let go. Then it starts waking you up at night or it just won’t let you sleep. Your idea demands attention. It wants to go places, and you decide that you’re the one to take it there. What if you also decide to treat that idea as a valuable business asset right from the beginning? That’s what intellectual property (IP) is all about.
Tuesday, November 17 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
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New Art Acquisitions from artist Sheena Rose
The National Cultural Foundation announced new acquisitions to their art collection. The Foundation purchased two works of art from Barbadian born, international artist Sheena Rose. Among the pieces includes A Town piece entitled “Nelson” and a Sweet Gossip Piece entitled “Well,well, well…did you hear the latest”. During the presentation, Rose announced she was also donating a piece from her compendious collection entitled “Deflategratplay” aka “Crop Over”.
Water Color Paint, Pen and Ink on Acid-Free Water Color Paper
9 inches x 12 inches
2020
Mrs.Carol Roberts-Reifer, Chief Executive Officer of the NCF, commended Rose on her work and success internationally and encouraged her to continue to soar. She also indicated there was always a space for her at home. The acquisition and placement of these pieces will allow Barbadian audiences to view her work for years to come while visiting the Foundation.
In making the presentation, Rose stated that her heart was warm. She was excited for her pieces to be placed in a Government institution next to art from famous Barbadian artists like Karl Broodhagen, Arthur Atkinson, Alison Chapman- Andrews and others. She added that she would like young artists to “never give up; if you doubt yourself, maybe it’s a good thing because you are thinking, you are processing… accept mistakes and failures” as they will help them in the future.
About Sheena Rose
Sheena Rose is a contemporary Caribbean artist who lives and works in Barbados. Sheena is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a BFA Honors degree, Barbados Community College, 2008 as well as an MFA from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2016.
Sheena has a multi-disciplinary practice. Her oeuvre includes hand-drawn animations, drawings, paintings, performance art, and new media. Sheena has exhibited regionally and internationally. Her work has been shown in the Caribbean, South America, The USA, Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
www.sheenaroseart.com
“Well,well, well…did you hear the latest”
Acrylic on Canvas
30 inches x 36 inches
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The Barbados Landship Teachers’ Training Manual
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NCF launches Digital Edutainment
The National Cultural Foundation released a series of digital educational projects yesterday at the Daphne Joseph Hackett Theatre. These digital projects offer assistance to the schools’ digital teaching and target children ages 8-11 and CSEC students studying dance and theatre. Projects focused on elements of The Barbados Landship in an effort to transfer knowledge about this cultural treasure. Included in this intangible cultural heritage production is a teachers’ training manual based on the manoeuvres of the Barbados Landship, a cultural resource kit for students following the dance and theatre arts CSEC/CAPE syllabi equipped with demonstration videos, Bajan ABC’s, counting from 1 to 10 and multiplication tables on a tuk instrumental. Also included in this suite, is a five-part fun, social history animation series entitled All Aboard.
Click to view.https://ncf.bb/get-it-now/
Other releases on the day included a Barbadian catalogue of creatives with a call to action, as the name suggests- Get It Now! This recently released catalogue features a cadre of amazing Barbadian creatives and producers of a variety of locally made items ranging from body care products to food and fashion. This arts catalogue provides a space that leads to more awareness for the creatives and a one-stop shop for the wider public. The NCF also sneak peaked its new training website equipped with online creative arts classes including basketry, dance, music and more!
Two recipients of the COVID-19 Technical Assistance Grant for Creatives, Mahalia Cummins and Andre Craig, also spoke about their projects. Craig, who only began his company this year during the lockdown, launched an online magazine entitled WOAH Magazine utilising students in the Mass Communication and Graphic Arts programme. The magazine highlights Caribbean culture and entertainment features Barbadian artists like Rupee, DJ Puffy and Von Hall.
Mahalia spoke to the audience about her new and upcoming book, BAJAN-isms. The book focuses on the Barbadian vernacular and offers the pronunciations and meanings to words only “true bajans would understand”. She indicated that this was something she wanted to create for a long time but it would not have been possible without the assistance of the Foundation and she is forever grateful.
NCF’s CEO Carol Roberts- Reifer indicated she felt strongly that in an age of uncertainty, it is critical that Barbadians hold fast to the elements that identify and symbolise who we are as a people she also stated that “in an environment of discourse on reparations, tolerance, diversity, Black Lives Matter and national identity that we must recognise and celebrate our core cultural values and the very best of the Barbadian personality.”
Also in attendance were three of the culinary artists featured in the Get It Now Catalogue with samples from their menus. Alicia Payne- Wickham from ‘Lici’s pastries’ who started baking from school days, Meghan Norris from ‘That’s My Jam’ a local preservative company utilising homegrown products and Raina Franklyn’s Queens Street Gourmet her assortment of cookies including salted caramel, toasted toffee and peanut deluxe.
For more information please visit www.ncf.bb or follow the NCF on social via Facebook and YouTube @ncfBarbados or on Instagram @thencfbarbados.
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