BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE
OCT 2014
Caribbean Fine Art (CaFA) Fair
celebrates the important contribution of
Caribbean visual artists and the increasingly
important role that Caribbean art is playing
in the international art arena. CaFA Fair is a
curated exposition showcasing paintings,
photography, sculpture, and drawings by art
galleries, institutions and individual artists
who will be represented. Not only will
there be works produced in the Islands and
parts of Central and South America, but also
by artists of Caribbean ancestry living and
working in Europe and North America. This
event was inspired by the pioneering work of
Gloria Gordon and the Caribbean Visions
exhibit, which travelled the US in the mid
1990’s, as well as the success of Art Off The
Main Art Fair in New York City and its
Executive Director, Jamaican gallerist Loris Crawford.
The call from artists and cultural entrepreneurs for a
definitive art fair based in the Caribbean was also
undeniable. The initial venue, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
Conference Center, Barbados, is a proven facility of
international quality which is undergoing extensive
renovations. Since 2013 CaFA Fair has been held at
the refurbished Spirit Bond building, in the heart of
historic Bridgetown.
While the Caribbean region is known for its pulsating
reggae and calypso rhythms, its white sand beaches
and spicy cuisine, much remains unknown about the
richness of the region’s cultural assets such as its
writers, performing and visual artists. This, in spite of
the fact that Caribbean Americans constitute
a significant and growing component of
America’s population and people of
Caribbean ancestry have made significant
contributions to the American and European
cultural landscape. The vision of Caribbean
Fine Art Fair - Barbados is to become the
premier exposition for the appreciation of
Caribbean Visual Art and a show that
captures the diversity, creativity and the
integrity of Caribbean art. While the visual
arts provide that central focus, Caribbean
Fine Art Fair - Barbados will be combined
with educational programs and stirring
cultural events including music, film, theatre
and fashion.
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