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Ward Minnis on Bahamian Artists Part II

20 August 2009

Hollywood, Michael Pintard and the Viability of Bahamian Art Part II
Part 2: So, you want to be in the movies…
What are we to make of the current passion for movie-making in the Bahamas? Is it possible to apply the logic of Hollywood to our local situation and create an honest-to-God indigenous film industry here? Films [...]

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Liberty – Decisive Moments

23 September 2008

I got this one thanks to Rick Lowe of Blog Bahamas. It’s worth a second link, I think.
Liberty – Decisive Moments
What you make of a picture shows who you are, not just what the photograph depicts. Yet photographs do have an effect, as Lange suggested, in teaching people how to see. Admittedly, this may [...]

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Podcasting – Culture, Arts, and CARIFESTA Series

22 September 2008

This is something new that I want to try to develop — a series of podcasts that discuss arts and culture in The Bahamas, particularly in relation to CARIFESTA. It’s in the experimental mode right now. The first episode is done, and can be listened to online, but I’m still working out the [...]

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A Little Respect

18 September 2008

Received the following by email.  It’s from Terneille Burrows (TaDa).  Quite frankly, I was thrilled to get it. Those of us who work in the Department of Culture have made similar points in boardrooms and accountants’ offices, but the attitudes about ourselves and our artists persist.
I’m not going to say more — I’m just going [...]

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Just an update

16 April 2008

… because I’m not the regular little poster I ought to be.
Shall try to do better in future.
In the meantime, something to watch (it’s fun)

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