Project Report
| Sep 25, 2023
The Struggle To Build A Visual Arts Community
![A Sea Monster which eats smelly dead seaweed]()
A Sea Monster which eats smelly dead seaweed
Donors, we know we can't do it without your help. A huge thank you for your continued support to our project, you give us the courage and finances to continue.
Our 2023 annual visual arts programme "Growing Young SVG Artists" started on Monday July 17 and ended Friday, July 28th.
It was the first time since the pandemic that the programme resumed in the rural locations. It was offferd in Spring Village, Georgetown, Tourama and Kingstown.
We continued to focused on the serious, hot topic of Climate Change. There were discussions on what were the causes of climate change, it's effects and what can be done to reduce the effects. The idea was to get the children engaged with the topic, to help lay the groundwork for understanding the changes and challenges which will affect them throughout their lives.
Art activities varied by location. Tourama, Georgetown and Spring Village locations made art projects which the Kingstown location made in 2022. At the Kingstown location, discussions focused on the increase of sargassum/seaweed on Caribbean beaches in the past decade, due to climate change.
Art activities for all locations consisted of sculpture, visiting the forest reserve at Camden Park and book making. Paper mache sculptures were made of planet earth, sea monsters which could eat smelly, dead seaweed, sea animals and creating a machine, which would remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Books were made about Chatoyer, the national hero for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, "Zines" filled with tree drawings and illustrated books of sea animals.
Poems and stories about climate change were read to the children and children were encouraged to write their own poems about planet earth.
On the last day all four locations met on the grounds of the St. Joseph's Convent in Kingstown, where there was a party and a mini concert. During the concert the children sang "The Banana Boat Song" which they had been practising during the last week of the programme.
Overall the programme was well received. In the rural areas there are few extracurricular activities for children. Our programme The "Growing Young SVG Artists" is one of the few offerings available to children there. We want to continue going to the rural areas, but to do this we need your continued support, to grow the programme..
![Creating a machine to get rid of Carbon Dioxide]()
Creating a machine to get rid of Carbon Dioxide
![Paper Mache sculpture of shark]()
Paper Mache sculpture of shark
![An Illustrated Book Of Sea Animals]()
An Illustrated Book Of Sea Animals
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