The Caribbean Tradition Fund (CCF) introduced the winners of its first spherical of grants this morning in a web based discussion board attended by practically 200 creatives from throughout the area.
The inaugural grants complete USD 250,000 and will likely be distributed to tasks from Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. The winners have been chosen by an unbiased pool of jurors together with Maria Elena Ortiz, Loira Limbal, Edouard Duval Carrie, Kristina Newman-Scott, Georgia Popplewell, John Hunte and Diogenes Ballester.
Maria Elena Ortiz, who served as Moderator of the jury, congratulated the candidates for the general excellence of their concepts. “The choice course of for us was fairly enriching,” Ortiz famous. “We obtained to study from new artists or practitioners we might not find out about, and likewise see how the work of artists that we knew will proceed to develop.
“I encourage you to proceed to benefit from all of the orientation classes that the Caribbean Cultural Fund gives. As a part of the choice course of, we additionally needed to be sure that all of the taking part nations have been represented, in addition to have a cohort of tasks that nurture one another and that very a lot converse collectively of what they’re attempting to do collectively” she added.
On the announcement occasion, the CCF additionally launched its second name for proposals by way of its partnership with the Andrew Mellon Basis. Help from the Mellon Basis will improve the variety of grants the CCF will distribute, add funding for residencies, fellowships and exchanges and help the creation of a searchable database of funding alternatives to be made obtainable by way of the CCF web site.
The partnership will even promote and help advocacy efforts for elevated funding in arts and tradition.
Particulars of the profitable tasks and the following name for proposals will likely be obtainable on-line
