In the Land of Dreams
Fiona Godfrey has been commissioned to do a huge 75ft mural for the Montego Bay airport. YardEdge talks to Fiona about what it takes to accomplish this mammoth task and about being an artist in Jamaica…
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Please support these events this weekend for the Rotary Race to Literacy
FRIDAY
Rotary First Friday at the Deck – March is Literacy Month
6pm-10pm
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SeBiArt aka Berette Macaulay has entered her video “LABYRINTH OF FOREVER: Doorway for the Spirit Chasers” in the annual Art For Progress competition: Clash of the Artists 2010 and needs your vote!
It’s a small annual global contest with a handful of competitive categories: Visual Art, Music, Film, Fashion, DJ, and Creative. Berette’s video is in the Creative category.
This video is truly awesome with text by Steve “Urchin” Wilson and directed (shot by Fury Young).
To see video, for more info and TO VOTE. Voting ends on March 10.
See YardEdge interview with Berette Macaulay
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Chris Harris - Folly Estate
“Art Fresh”, being opened on Thursday March 4 at the Mutual Gallery at 7pm, is yet another demonstration of talent amongst the younger generation of artists.
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Photographer Joanna Francis
Wednesday, Feb 24, YardEdge and Brand New Machine presented the Exhibitionist “Picture This” which showcased the talents of three young up and coming Jamaican photographers: Joanna Francis, Julian Cresser and Neil E. Williams.
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The Philip Sherlock Center for the Creative Arts is presenting the 2nd Annual Jamaica Dance Umbrella (JDU) from Friday March 5th to Sunday March 7th.
This amazing dance event is being dubbed “a celebration of excellence in dance theater” and is dedicated this year to Professor Rex Nettleford.
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A special appeal for children…
Scholastic has made available to the Rotary Race to Literacy Project special books for children – with interactive features and textures. Scholastic not only makes ideal early childhood education books, but they are offering books in their packages that cannot be sourced locally – books that the experts have advised are ideal for special needs.
However, donations are needed to be able to source these books. ALL money collected – less service fees from the financial intermediaries – will buy children’s books.
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RiseUp, directed by Luciano Blotta features reggae greats such as Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare and many up and coming rising stars. This film is being hailed as “the best reggae film since The Harder They Come”.
See website for RiseUp
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