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This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture

31 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture is a weekly podcast dedicated to the culture of the Caribbean. Each week we discuss the art news of the region, interview exciting guests and give our favorite cultural gems to inform your week.

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Episodes

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Season 2, Episode 12

March 22, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Artist Myrlande Constant from Haiti is the focus of a retrospective of her work at UCLA’s Fowler Museum. Born in and working in Haiti, Ms. Contant is know for her stunning and innovative work. For this episode we talk to the curators for Myrlande Constant: The Work of Radiance Jerry Philogene, associate professor of American Studies at Dickinson College, PA. And Katherine Smith, Fowler curatorial and research associate of Haitian arts.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, Season 2 Episode 11

March 13, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Marina Reyes Franco, curator of the the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico joins us for a conversation about the exhibition she curated, Tropical is Political. Maria Elena Ortiz leads this conversation discussing Marina’s travels and her curatorial focus for the future.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Season 2 Episode 10

February 27, 2023 15:00 - 47 minutes - 43 MB

Denzil Forrester and Gean Moreno join us for a conversation about the upcoming exhibition We Culture at ICA Miami. We Culture, curated by ICA’s Gean Moreno, features Denzil Forrester’s first seven years of production from 1978 to 1985.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, Season 2 Episode 9

February 23, 2023 15:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

Textiles in the Caribbean- This week we speak to Jaqueline Bishop and Katrina Coombs about the new book Patchwork: Essays & Interviews on Caribbean Visual Culture . Led by Susanne Fredricks, we discuss Ms. Bishops new book and the importance of textile in the art cannon.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture | Season 2, Episode 8

February 13, 2023 15:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB

Black History Month in Jamaica, Windrush Portraits, the Zona Maco report and why African Americans should attend, and Bad Gyal RiRi at the Superbowl. Join us for this week in Caribbean Art and Culture.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, Season 2 Episode 7

January 31, 2023 15:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MB

This week we speak to Marcella Guerrero, associate curator at the Whitney Museum about no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria. This conversation , led by our Maria Elena Ortiz provides context about Puerto Rico and how the exhibition no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria tells the story of island.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, Season 2 Episode 6

January 31, 2023 15:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

This week's episode is all about what to see and plan for in 2023. Maria, Melissa and Susanne share their top Caribbean Art exhibitions.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, Season 2, Episode 5

January 12, 2023 14:10 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

David Scott, curator of the Kingston Biennial in Kingston Jamaica is our guest this week. We discuss producing work in the global south and the importance of such work.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, Season 2 Episode 4: After Miami Art Week

December 19, 2022 01:35 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

For this episode, we talk about all things Miami art week and what we loved, and what we could have missed.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, Season 2 Episode 3: Catching Up on Caribbean Art News

November 21, 2022 01:29 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Catching on Caribbean Art News, plus remembering Leonie Forbes

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, Season 2 Episode 2 : Loophole

November 06, 2022 18:52 - 10 minutes - 9.13 MB

Our cohost, Maria Elena Ortiz share her experience at Loophole of Retreat in Venice

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, Season 2 Episode 1: Welcome Back

October 23, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MB

We kick off season 2 talking about what we did during the summer time and get right back into the groove of This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture. Join us, as we have an enlightening conversation with Photographer Nadia Huggins, and curator Aldeide Delgado about Nadia’s work, her dedication to the environment and the future of the Caribbean.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 18

July 21, 2022 12:06 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

This week we talk to Gio Swaby and curator Katherine Pill about Gio Swaby: Fresh Up at the Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 17

July 21, 2022 12:03 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MB

Our guest for this episode is Jamaican conceptual artist Nadine Hall. We learn about her work and her upbringing that led her to her rightful place in the art world.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 16

July 21, 2022 12:01 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MB

Ready to travel? Take a audio trip to the Grenada Pavillion at the Venice Biennale. Dr Susan Mains gives us background on the artists and what it took to make the  pavillion a reality.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture

June 28, 2022 19:58 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

This week, we talk to the lauded Hew Locke and discuss his commission: The Procession.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 14

April 18, 2022 14:35 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, we speak to Susan Mains, the woman behind the Grenada Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 13

April 05, 2022 17:17 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 13

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 12

March 14, 2022 22:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

In This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, we discuss a new NFT platform featuring Caribbean artists and the repatriation of Taino artifacts Plus, we talk to one of Toronto's foremost art collectors Dr. Kenneth Montague about his collaboration with the Aperture Foundation , As We Rise.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 11

March 05, 2022 01:33 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MB

This week we interview artist Bony Ramirez and discuss ARCO in Spain, a fellowship opportunity, and London's Sowing Roots exhibition.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 10

February 22, 2022 16:35 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

This weeks episode honors the late painter Carmen Herrera, we discuss Zona Maco and have a conversation with artists Philip Thomas and Camille Chedda from the Jamaican exhibition, "And I Resumed the Struggle"

This Week in Caribbean Art Episode 9

February 14, 2022 19:34 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

This weeks episode of This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture covers the PAMM Black Art Fund gala, Nari Ward’s instillation Peacekeeper and Zona Macó in México City. We end our podcast with a conversation  about Carnival Culture  in Trinidad with dancer and professor Peter London.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 9

February 14, 2022 18:34 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

This weeks episode of This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture covers the PAMM Black Art Fund gala, Nari Ward’s instillation Peacekeeper and Zona Macó in México City. We end our podcast with a conversation  about Carnival Culture  in Trinidad with dancer and professor Peter London.

This Week in Caribbean Art Episode #7

January 26, 2022 18:45 - 29 minutes - 19.9 MB

This Week in Caribbean Art Episode #7

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode #7

January 26, 2022 17:45 - 29 minutes - 19.9 MB

This Week in Caribbean Art Episode #7

This Year in Black Art

January 26, 2022 16:32 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

This Year in Black Art

This Week in Caribbean Art & Culture Episode #5

December 07, 2021 06:25 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Live with hosts Melissa Hunter Davis, Susanne Fredricks, and Maria Elena Ortiz. Join the podcast hosts for a robust and fun review of Miami Art Week's Caribbean art and a conversation with artists April Bey, and Nyugen Smith

This Week in Caribbean Art & Culture Episode #4

November 11, 2021 19:48 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

This week, we discuss weekly news and speak to co curator of Prospect 5 Diana Nawi and artist Cosmo White about Prospect 5 and the work we can expect to see.

This Week in Caribbean Art & Culture Episode #3

October 25, 2021 01:32 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

This week we discuss the Montgomery collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario. We are also joined by special guest Amanda Coulson of Tern Gallery in the Bahamas to discuss Tern’s exhibition The Other Side of the Pentaprism.

This Week in Caribbean Art Season 1 Episode #2

October 18, 2021 04:41 - 45 minutes - 44.2 MB

This week we talk about Frieze London and 1:54 Fair, we talk to Marilyn Holyfield and Orlando J. Anderson of Miami MoCAAD. We close out with gallery shows that you need to experience.

This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode #1

October 11, 2021 06:39 - 47 minutes - 45.2 MB

Welcome to This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture with Melissa Hunter Davis, Susanne Fredericks, and Maria Elena Ortiz. This week we introduce ourselves, discuss Laurella Yssap-Rincon and Memorial ACTe in Guadeloupe. We are also excited to welcome our first guest Joanne Hyppolite and all of the details about the Museums Association of the Caribbean Virtual Conference.