Culture Under Threat

Culture Under Threat is more analysis, this time a bit more downbeat, but it's great that it's been read!

Renewed Focus On Culture

Renewed Focus On Culture and Council For National Arts And Culture Proposed are write-ups of the Cultural Conclave where the draft cultural policy was launched.

PM Reshuffles Cabinet

I wonder what effect this will have on the cultural conclave and our larger plans for the arts council etc.? PM Reshuffles Cabinet: "The Department of Culture and the other culture-related matters have been transferred to the Office of the Prime Minister. This will extend to the National Cultural Commission, the Antiquities, Museums & Monuments Corporation and the Clifton Heritage Authority as well, it was announced. 'It is important that the development of our national identity and to the deepening of Bahamian culture generally that we bring the highest level of government support to the efforts of our artists and artisans,' Prime Minister Christie said. 'The transfer of these matters to the Office of the Prime Minister should therefore serve as a signal of this new emphasis.'"

Cultural Conclave

Here's an invite on the Arts Bahamas website to the Cultural Conclave where the new Cultural Policy draft will be discussed.

Bahamas National Cultural Policy

Over in the Bahamian section of my life, I have been collaborating on a draft Bahamas National Cultural Policy. All comments via that strand.

Draft Cultural Policy

So the time has finally come to allow our new creation out into the world! Dr Bethel and I have been working on a draft national cultural policy, and we thought it would be good to put it online. Feel free to comment to it via comments to the blog, or send either of us more detailed feedback. Get if from here.

Local Culture Scene “Ghettoised”

Local Culture Scene “Ghettoised” is a Bahama Journal article about Ringplay's new forum for discussing artistic matters. "Conch een ga no bone" is at http://www.artsbahamas.com - any help for us non-locals about what the phrase actually means gratefully received.