to maintain emphasis on cultural
values and support the creative
industries to ensure sustainability
of the sector. for our creations. These kinds
of collaborations are absolutely
necessary for our artists to take
their talents to bigger stages.”
“Our goal as a Ministry of Culture
and Creative Industries is to ensure
that our creative citizens can
realize their potential and maximize
the economic benefits which can
be generated from our cultural,
artistic, innovative and traditional
expressions,”
Belrose
pledged.
“We do so through many means
and this showcase is one of those
opportunities that we afford.” Even painter Naja Simeon, who
was selected for the art showcase
based on his award-winning work,
concurs.
But what does a partnership with
Prizm really mean for the artists?
According to acclaimed sculptor,
Jallim Eudovic, the opportunity is as
essential as the air artists breathe.
“I think it’s vital,” he told me. “We
need exposure in the wider world
“Being part of the showcase is
a very pivotal moment for me. It
makes me realize that my work is
being seen. It also plays a part in
the new age of art in Saint Lucia.
We really came out here to impress
the visiting curator so that we can
get some kind of representation on
the American market, which is what
we really need right now,” Simeon
explained.
said she was “very interested and
impressed with a few of the artists.”
“We’re interested in seeing what the
submissions will look like and from
there we’ll work with our curatorial
committee of five to select which
works would be admitted into the
fair,” Solomon said. “We’ll then work
with Export Saint Lucia to help get
the artists’ works to us.”
Meanwhile, the Prizm Art Fair
founder/director, who told me she
was able to survey what several
Saint Lucian artists had to offer,
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