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GOING INTO THE
NEW YEAR.The Tacarigua Sculptural Playspace Project and other Things.
As
I go into the new year I’m compelled to look back at accomplishments, I have
had the ability to listen at some interesting conversations, meet interesting
people, travel to spectacular spaces. What comes of it all. I will like to
comment on two meeting that I went too recently that should lock it all in.
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Dr. Simon Hollis –
made a presentation at the International Relations Department, University of
the West Indies. His thesis examines the role of regional organizations and
their Disaster Risk Management capacities. Dr. Hollis is a visiting research
fellow at the institute of International Relations and a postdoctoral
researcher in the Institute for Security, Strategy and Leadership at the
Swedish National Defence College.
What
is interesting about Dr. Simon Hollis, is his interest in aesthetics, and how
aesthetics can build resilience in coping with risk management. As I listened
to these men speak at the table, Dr. Knight, was also present at the table.
There was mentioned of Art, Museums, Heritage, Culture in a conversation of developing
strong capabilities for survival.
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The other meeting was
on Monday where I attended an ACTT meeting, held at National Carnival
Commission, Grand Stand. Here was spelled out some of the gains that were
accomplished in the budget, which in all estimates are good for the cultural
sector, if we’re able to get them to roll out. These are,
1.
The creation of a
National Arts Council
2.
The Creation of a
Genius Grant ala MacArthur Foundation Grants
3.
The Commissioning of
44 (24 in the first year 20 in the 2nd) Memoirs and Histories of
aspects and personages from local culture eg the History of Dance, the History
of Ramleela, etc as well as biographies of Sparrow, Kitch, Sundar etc.
4.
The regularization of
the Land Tenure of all Panyards in the country.
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The Presentation of
the Tacarigua Sculptural Playspace Project – here we were able to present a
radical new way of looking at how art and design can be presented in our
communities. As one person told me, the project as in the Western art scenario,
looks to deconstruct this project looks at reconstruction and the building of
an attitude in the development of people.
These
three meeting all seem to be looking at the whole-ism of our particular
position and attempting to create a conversation around how development will
happen
The
creation of a National Arts Council, if rolled out properly will see the
development of all sector groups, proper
transparency in funding, upgrading in training for sector groups, groups will
be in a central location, which will allow for better communication (hoping).
An Arts Council isn’t the hell bent solution, but it is a step where we can get
an idea of conversation in the whole-ism of development and the creation of a
better hell to live in.
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THE NEW YEAR WISH.
Man!
Woman! Child!, culture is a buss, it gone to the dumps, it has fallen and the
guardian who holding the swords must take acknowledgement that I have, we have,
allowed it all to go to hell, due to our selfish, myopic, arrogant, low-self-esteem,
ignorant, brown-nosing, attention grabbing, individualist pursuits, looking to
get our individual concepts of art above all else, rather than the progressive
development of art and design and in extension of our cultural development. I
will like to see more synergy between people and groups. We need to foster hard
to build capacity with people, the state, corporate sector, bring them to the
understanding that local content will not kill advertising.
The
wishes –
1.
I will like to see
first the development of the Tacarigua
Sculptural Playspace Project – which we hope will see data developed that
we can start understanding how art and design and the memory concept can take
shape in the imagination of our people.
2.
I will like to see the Art Society take a more political
position considering their position as a vanguard position. The Art Society
needs to take serious vocal position in art and the role it can play, the new
roles, where it comes to social art and design. They also need to build synergy
3.
As the Department of Creative and Festival Arts, UWI, acquire their new building.
I hope there is a serious new conceptualization of the whole-ism of art and
design, preparing our future artists for that new world, workshops, building
artists who under synergy development, collaboration and the importance of a social
consciousness.
4.
The Ministry of Culture to find the heart
of culture and speak to it in the language that is needed for them to really
represent and support the people who can re-position and construct new
dynamism.
5.
The University of the West Indies, I will
like to see them in the space with their new portal, where community can tap
into and get a look at the research that is going on, at this point it is hard
to get to read and download, reserch
6.
The Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects
– First they need to include artist, designers who are working in the
social space to be part of their membership. Also they need to be more vocal
about the landscape that is being shaped before us. There is a need for more
conversation about design and the development of an architectural space either
at UWI, which we believe can happen and maybe happening.
7.
The Planners – things
are happening and the Planning
Association, what up? Do stand up and be counted.
8.
Civil
Society, need to build relationship with
artists and design, in the development of a newer activist re-positioning. The
Fire Circle is one situation that may take that into consideration let see what
kind of data is thrown out.
9.
Finally I will like
to see the Aripo Project a steady
course – which the conceptualization of re-designing of the Aripo Village
around Value Added, which will see art and design at the forefront of the
development discourse.
10.
I will like to see
Alice Yard, Studio 66, the galleries in a kind of ordering a talk about
representation, art, design, festival etc
11.
I will like to see an
artist’s dinner one of these days.
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