Application is now open for organizations to partner with the Ministry for the 2016 Cycle of Cultural and Technical Camps. Please read the Terms of Reference available below and if your organization can fulfill these requirements, fill out and submit the application form. Deadline for applications is at 3:00pm on June 6th. For assistance please Read More
A specially selected group of Trinidad and Tobago’s leading cultural workers will assume the role of mentors as part of the fourth edition of the Mentoring by the Masters programme, which takes place from June to September, 2016. Visit here to apply to this year’s programme. The 2016 mentors are: Glendon Morris in Copper Arts Read More
The cultural relations between the People’s Republic of China and Trinidad and Tobago have developed steadily over the past ten years. A tradition has been created that between February and March every year, Trinidad and Tobago hosts an arts delegation from China. The visits include public performances, workshops and opportunities for professional arts exchange activities. Read More
In the early hours of Carnival Monday we lost the legendary and much loved musician and bandleader Joey Lewis. The holder of a 2002 Humming Bird Medal (Gold) for Music, Lewis started playing music when he was 10 and formed his own band in 1954 called Joey Lewis and the Teenagers. He got the nickname ‘Pal Joey’ Read More
Calling all spoken word artists! Get ready for the biggest poetry slam in the Caribbean: The First Citizens National Poetry Slam (formerly: Verses Bocas Poetry Slam). Auditions will be held on 13 & 14 February from 9am – 5pm at the National Library (NALIS), Port of Spain. Check the images for details about the exciting prizes, the Read More
Past Mentoring by the Masters participant Anna Levi has published her first novel, Madinah Girl with the UK publishing imprint Karnak House. Ms. Levi was one of the participants in our 2014 Literary Arts group who were mentored by award-winning novelist Earl Lovelace. This is just the beginning for Levi is currently at work on Read More
Hundreds of young people from around the country gathered in the Queen’s Park Savannah on Sunday January 31 to compete in the Junior Panorama competition. Schools and bands took part in the competition, playing a range of compositions. In the 21 and Under Category BP Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra scored a hat trick with David Read More
On Sunday 31st January, the Department of Creative and Festival Arts will bring Traditional Mas to life in its annual event: The Old Yard. “The Old Yard is strategically designed to be a true educational experience and its 2016 edition will feature a ‘Mas Camp Corner’. This will give children the opportunity to create their Read More
The young pannists are not to be left out of the carnival action. This Sunday 31st January, thirty-two (32) bands head to the Queen’s Park Savannah for the finals of the Junior Panorama Competition. After receiving over 70 entries to the competition, a round of preliminary judging resulted in the selection of finalists across the three Read More