The Central Bank of The Bahamas Art Gallery is hosting a Gallery Talk with Bahamian culturalist Pamela Burnside where she will share the paper she presented at the IDB Creatives of The Caribbean Arts Festival in Washington, DC on June 20, 2014.
Burnside, owner of Doongalik Studios Art Gallery, was recently invited to make a presentation on the growth of the Bahamian Visual Arts at the Creatives of the Caribbean Arts Festival based on the topic: "Fostering Economic and Commercial Viability of the Caribbean Creative Economy". The Festival was a collaboration of the IDB, Smithsonian Institution, and Caribbean In-Transit Arts Journal and it entailed (i) an art exhibition from June 6th to August 29th; (ii) a concert on June 19th headlined by Ms. Alison Hinds and featuring performances by the Ambassador for St. Kitts and Nevis, as well as the Positive Vibrations Youth Steel Orchestra; and (iii) a panel seminar "Voices of Caribbean Creatives" to draw attention to the economic impact of the creative industries in the Caribbean, and to promote comprehensive development of this sector.