Saving the soul of the city
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is one of the most impressive historical landmarks in Trinidad & Tobago’s capital of Port...
Aubrey Williams: Tapping the Source
The first I heard of Aubrey Williams was through a friend of mine who had completed his diploma project–based on carnival forms from...
Isaiah James Boodhoo: Poet of the Plains
At sixty, Isaiah James Boodhoo is enjoying one of his most successful periods as an artist. At his last major exhibition, all the paintings...
Saving Old Havana
“This is one of the renowndest and strongest places of all the West Indies . . . From hence is transported huge quantity of Tobacco ....
Winston Branch: The Precarious Life of Art
“You’re standing on my paaaaaaintings,” wailed Winston Branch indignantly. I looked down. What I had perceived to be a...
Philip Moore: It Takes a Village
I interrupted him again this morning. He was at work in a makeshift studio on the ground floor of a busy complex in central Georgetown,...
Our Homes, Our Castles
One of the most visible expressions of the diverse and complex culture and history of the Caribbean is its architecture. In the 1980s...
