Cfp: Black Diaspora Visual Arts Symposium, Frank Collymore Hall, Bridgetown, Barbados, February 13-14, 2009.

The Symposium takes as its starting point Keynote speaker Stuart Hall and the question posed in his essay "Modernity and its Others: Three Moments in the Post – War History of the Black Diaspora Arts". The symposium will explore some of the themes in Hall’s paper but will focus more on a contemporary Caribbean context looking at local, national and international issues such as: the returning artists experience, the history of art in the Caribbean and the last 15 years of Caribbean initiatives such as CCA7, Havana and Carifesta. A number of local, regional and international scholars, curators and artists who have made key contributions in this area have been l be invited to Barbados to participate. It is envisioned this event will provide an opportunity for the Barbados art community and wider local audience to participate in the forums; and will present contemporary Barbadian art and artists to a panel of distinguished experts in related fields. Multi-sited exhibitions will be staged around Bridgetown by Barbadian artists Sheena Rose, Indrani Gall, Ewan Atkinson, Ingrid Persaud, Francis Ross and Arthur Edwards. For further information on the Symposium and exhibitions or to join the NAGC ArtistNet database call the NAGC Secretariat at 228-7523; e-mail to nagc98@caribsurf.com or nagc1998@yahoo.com. To register for this symposium please fill out the registration form and email to the NAGC at nagcsymposium@gmail.com. More information may be found here: http://www.nagc.bb/section.asp?Sec=4&SSec=0&Info=133.