PROJECT BACKGROUND

This experimental, cutting edge approach highlights the transversal nature of the arts and creates an opportunity to discuss Visual Arts as it relates to the environment, art as therapy and gender-based violence among other areas. This first phase of “STATELESSNESS” proposes an online “Virtual” community that will create together across thematic, cultural, disciplinary and class boundaries with the resulting output of an online interactive exhibition, artist talks and workshops. It will also facilitate the growing trend in contemporary art as the Visual Arts intersects with science, technology and engineering. Climate migration has become a feature of Caribbean existence as natural disasters and the science of climate change impacts our shores. With the forced migration of people from their homes due to the global phenomenon of natural disasters, the world now faces an unprecedented experience of the century- life with and after COVID 19 which exacerbates the issue of Statelessness.

Under the theme “STATELESSNESS” emphasis will be on islands shaping their own story as not only victims of climate change, migration and the impacts of COVID- 19 but champions of climate leadership and community building. The Caribbean is working to shift its infrastructure and business processes to become more climate resilient and nations are fighting to find inclusive solutions to migration challenges that bring us face to face with statelessness.  Visual Arts can play a key role in facilitating community engagement in developing creative solutions.