The 6°Pilot scheme was a unique multi-lateral exchange featuring Visual Art, Photography, Dance, Music, Literature, Theatre and Film.  The project took place at venues within the idyllic Queens Park, Bridgetown, Barbados in May 2011.   The event featured three separate programmes with inter-connecting themes, with artists and artwork representing the UK, USA, Ghana, South Africa, Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, China, India, Fiji, New Zealand, Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad and other Caribbean islands.

Over 80 UK-based cultural operators participated in the exchange; a group of 5 artists, curators, scholars and producers travelled to Barbados and the others contributed virtually.

The visiting UK delegation included:

Jenni Lewin-Turner, Natasha Ba-Abdullah, Christina Peake, Kaydia Lewin-Turner, Amrita Chandradas

Associate artists: Dorothea Smartt, Uma Kali Shakti

Associate Programme

Main Programme

10 – 15 May 2011

Black Jacobins is an initiative developed by Black Diaspora Visual Arts (BDVA) – a partnership that includes; International Curators Forum, Barbados National Art Gallery Commission, Barbados Community College, with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.  Black Jacobins explores the idea of producing a major Caribbean series of events not as a regional entity but as a conceptual theme that links the past with the present.  This part of the series will feature photography, visual art and documentary film focusing on the legacies and contemporary impact of two major 20^th century figures: the Trinidadian writer and intellectual CLR James and his project the Black Jacobins; and the Martinique poet and intellectual Aime Cesaire. (CLR James image courtesy AK Press)

Black Jacobins Screenings

11th – 27th May

A short film with veteran filmmaker Mike Dibb in conversation about his association with CLR James and the production of the two documentaries they made together:

• “In Conversation with Stuart Hall”
• “Beyond a Boundary

Two projected presentations by Martinique photographer Jean-Guy Cauver: 

• “Tribute to Aimé Césaire”
• “We People”

16 – 27 May 2011

On 1 May 2011, the Caribbean Sea was designated by the United Nations as a Special Development Area for Sustainable Development. “Limited Resources” is a creative response to the wide-ranging concerns raised by this long-awaited declaration, in the form of a visual art exhibition, Spoken Word performances, plus craft and digital photography workshops.  International artists were invited to contribute to the initiative with creative products reflecting the social, environmental and economic impact of sustainability issues.  In response to feedback from participants, the 'Limited Resoures' theme was also extended to incorporate the notion of the sustainability of artists.  The project was presented in collaboration with Platform, Future Centres Trust and Bellairs Research Institute.

Limited Resources Exhibiting Artists

7th May Workshop was part of the Diaspora Vibe's 14th International Cultural Exchange

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