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Inter Guiana Cultural Festival should strengthen relationships between Guyana’s
PARAMARIBO—While more than 100 artistes from French Guiana and Guyana are descending upon Suriname this weekend, to take part in the first Inter Guiana Cultural Festival, the Directorate of Culture of the Ministry of Education is already looking at getting more participants from other Guyana Shield countries in the future. “As initiator our intention is to strengthen the relationships with the Guyana’s through this festival. The intention is to involve Brazil and Venezuela in the future as well,” a press release from the Directorate says.
The festival opens on Friday and features the “Best of the Best” artistes of the three Guyana’s; it will serve as a test-case for Suriname’s hosting of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) in 2013. The festival will run from August 25 to 29 at different locations in Paramaribo, to commemorate the Year of Culture, an initiative of the Organization of American States (OAS). Throughout the four-day festival, artistes who excel in visual arts, performing arts, fashion, culinary arts, and literary arts and crafts will showcase their craft. A press release from the Education Ministry’s Directorate of Culture says that the artistes, whose work will be showcased, have been carefully selected by an independent, expert committee.
On Saturday an exhibition opens at De Hal art gallery at Grote Combeweg, featuring works by artistes from all three Guyana’s. The expo will be open on Saturday and Sunday, but “while their work is being exhibited inside the gallery, the artistes will work on a collaborative piece outside on the porch, to commemorate this first Inter Guiana Cultural Festival; the piece is themed “Togetherness”, the release states.
It says that “The Best of the Best” in craft from the three countries will also be featured at the hall, in the courtyard. “The totem poles that were made by Jhunry Udenhout, George Struikelblok, Soeki Irodikromo and Marcel Pinas, especially for Suriname’s participation in the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, will also be shown in the courtyard,” the release says.
The Directorate expects at least 60 artists from French Guiana and 40 from Guyana at the festival. Four locations have been selected, namely Fort Zeelandia, the Palm Garden, the Conference Hall and Theater Thalia in Paramaribo. Suriname launched the 2011 OAS Year of Culture in May. During Carifesta, Suriname welcomes participants from all fifteen member-states of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).
Inter Guiana Cultural Festival to showcase region’s Best of Best artistes
PARAMARIBO–De Hal art gallery at Grote Combeweg will this Saturday burst with an exhibition of works by artistes from Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana, that opens the Inter Guiana Cultural Festival. The festival, which will be held from August 25 to 29 at different locations in Paramaribo, commemorates the Year of Culture, an initiative of the Organization of American States (OAS). The exhibition will be open on Saturday and Sunday, but throughout the four-day event, artists who excel in visual arts, performing arts, fashion, culinary arts, and literary arts and crafts will showcase their craft.
A press release from the Education Ministry’s Directorate of Culture says that the artistes, whose work will be showcased, have been carefully selected by an independent, expert committee.
“While their work is being exhibited inside the gallery, the artistes will work on collaborative piece outside on the porch, to commemorate this first Inter Guiana Cultural Festival; the piece is themed “Togetherness”, the release states.
Suriname hosts Inter-Guiana Cultural Festival in August
By Pieter Van Maele
PARAMARIBO – Artists from Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana will take part in the Inter-Guiana Cultural Festival, which will be held from August 25 to 29 at different locations in Paramaribo. The cultural festival commemorates the Year of Culture, an initiative of the Organization of American States (OAS). “Mainly, we aim to host a very accessible festival, completely free of charge. We are not interested in elitism at all,” explains Lucien Dubois of the Directorate of Culture, who coordinates the festival.
The Directorate hopes to welcome at least 40 artists from the three Guyana’s and has already selected four locations for the festival, namely Fort Zeelandia, the Palm Garden, the Conference Hall and Theater Thalia.”We have invited artists who excel in six disciplines: Visual arts, performing arts, fashion, culinary arts, and literary arts and crafts,” says Dubois. A full list of participants is not available yet. “We will announce the final program on June 15,” he says.
Enthusiastic
The festival is financed by Government of Suriname, the initiator of the event. “We did not have any trouble at all to persuade Guyana and French Guyana to take part as well; everyone immediately responded very enthusiastic,” recalls Dubois. The Directorate will still approach the Organization of American States (OAS) to finance a small part of the festival.
Dubois says personally he especially looks forward to Sunday, August 28. “That day the Palm Garden will be the setting of a spectacular cook-out. It will be very people-oriented; all participants will cook local specialties from their home-countries. Of course, the audience will have the change to taste a lot of these dishes,” he says, enthused.
Year of Culture
Suriname launches the 2011 OAS Year of Culture on May 13 with an evening of performing arts and music in the Conference Hall at Independence Square in Paramaribo. The cultural events will serve as a test-case for Suriname’s hosting of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) in 2013. During Carifiesta, Suriname welcomes participants from all fifteen member-states of the Caribbean Community (Caricom)
