Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts

CULTURE DIVISION

Business Lab for Creative Industries: Nov. 16 – 20, 2015

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The Young America’s Business Trust will be hosting a Business Lab in Trinidad and Tobago on November 16th  – 20th, 2015 as part of the Regional Entrepreneurial Asset Commercialization Hub (REACH) Caribbean Innovation Competition. Any idea focused on developing a profitable business model focused on creative sectors, such as, advertising, architecture, art, crafts, design, fashion, film, Read More

Mentoring by the Masters 2015 continues to produce fruit

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  The recently concluded Mentoring by the Masters Programme 2015 continues to bear fruit.  “Wire sculpting for Art Healing” is a project led by one of this year’s mentees in the Wire-Bending cohort, Mr. Antonio Butts.  Mentor and Master wire-sculptor, Narcenio “Señor” Gomez is co-tutor for this venture. Set to take place from Nov 5th Read More

Visiting Arts Workshop Facilitators capture the attention of local Creatives.

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A weekend-long training initiative launched by UK-based organisation, Visiting Arts came to a close yesterday. Culture Division is a part of the Culture Works Connections programme which seeks to build stronger, more sustainable creative businesses that are able to access world markets and develop collaborations. Culture Works Connections programme initiative is funded by the ACP Read More

The Ministry’s Technical Camps have begun across the island.

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This year’s cycle of Technical Camps comprised ten (10) camps across the island. Each camp hosted a minimum of 15 participants and a maximum of 25 participants to ensure that the training experienced during the required 90-150 contact hours was thorough. We are pleased to share a small look into some of the camps as the Read More

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 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

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

Third Workshop for Visual Artists held in Partnership with The Art Society

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The Artist Registry has been finding ways to provide more than just database registration services to the artistic community. This workshop, comes on the heels of a country-wide outreach exercise at various TT Connect centres during the month of August and at the close of one of its annual flagship initiatives, Mentoring by the Masters. The Read More

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