Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts

CULTURE DIVISION

Mentoring by the Masters – Programme Overview

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Programme Overview Mrs. Ingrid Ryan-Ruben Director of Culture They often say that three times’ a charm and the Mentoring by the Masters Programme maintains our goal of providing the possibility for knowledge transfer to occur as an exchange of ideas and advice between accomplished and upcoming persons within the Creative and Cultural Sector. In vetting Read More

Mentoring by the Masters – Minister’s Message

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Dr. the Honourable Nyan Gadsby-Dolly Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts   The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts is honoured to present the third award ceremony for the Mentoring by the Masters Programme. The significance of knowledge transfer continues to resonate throughout this programme, as it allows for meaningful interactions Read More

Mentoring by the Masters 2015 Groups share their work as Training Sessions close

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The Songwriting cohort of the 2015 Mentoring by the Masters Programme showcased their musical compositions to a small audience of fellow participants, ministry officials and well-wishers at the Brown Cotton Theatre Building on Ana Street, Woodbrook on Saturday 19th September.  The group has been under the mentorship of Winsford Devines and were eager to share Read More

Trinidad and Tobago celebrates Republic Day!

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“Republic [noun]: A state or nation in which the supreme power rests in all the citizens entitled to vote (the electorate), and is exercised by representatives elected, directly or indirectly, by them, and responsible to them.” (Source) Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language (Unabridged 2nd Ed. 1973) In 1976, Trinidad and Tobago Read More

Apply Now for Creative Skills Training Programme for Arts Practitioners

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The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, Trinidad and Tobago, prepares for the World Cultures Connect ‘Creative Skills’ training programme for arts practitioners from the 16-18th October 2015, having joined forces with Visiting Arts, alongside The Africa Centre, South Africa and The Pacific Arts and Culture Foundation in Fiji on the comprehensive Culture Read More

Research Unit Pilots Multimedia Skills Training Exercise in Siparia

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The Research Unit of the Culture Division is tasked with developing initiatives that support the preservation of our tangible and intangible cultural heritage. A pilot project guided by this objective was recently brought to an official close in July this year. Members of the La Divina Pastora Church in Siparia and the wider community underwent Read More

Chinese Arts Troupe to perform in Trinidad September 26

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The Anhui Arts Troupe will pay a visit to Trinidad and Tobago for a series of performances to celebrate the 66th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. Hailing from the Eastern Province of Anhui in China, the Anhui Arts Troupe are a well travelled performing company. Their visit to Trinidad is part of a wider tour of Read More

National Philharmonic to take its music to Tobago

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The Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism is pleased to take the musicianship of the National Philharmonic Orchestra to Tobago this coming weekend. Members of orchestra have a full-day of work-shopping and concert performances carded for Saturday 12th September, 2015 at the Bishop’s High School. Classics in Tobago is the flagship event of this Tobago Read More

Taking A Closer Look at the Birth of the Mentoring by the Masters Trophy

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The entire Mentoring by the Masters series is built upon honouring legacy and ensuring continuity of certain skills within the local landscape. Since inception of the programme, each selected mentor is presented with a hand-crafted, sculpted trophy at a special award ceremony at the close of each mentoring cycle. We thought it would be wonderful Read More

The National Steel Symphony hosts multiple youth groups during the school vacation period.

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The National Steel Symphony Orchestra (NSSO) hosted a series of  workshops and mini-concerts for a range of young persons during July 2015.  The NSSO received visits from the Cultural Academy for Excellence (C.A.F.E.), a Maryland based, non-profit organisation focusing on music-based art-in-education and life-skills enrichment program for young people and the 2015 cohorts of the Republic Read More

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