C|Art, the Caribbean Art Meet up, is dedicated to promoting a contemporary visual arts movement across the 26 plus countries in the region.
C|Art is a tri annual, multi day, visual art event focused on facilitating and fostering connections between artists, curators, collectors dealers, academics and cultural workers in the Caribbean, UK, North America, Africa and the larger African Diaspora.
Founder and Creative Director
Karen Carter
Planning Committee:
Christina Zeidler, Claudia Pensa Bowen, Dean Ifill, Greg Manuel, Josephine Denis, Michele Geister, Régine Romain, Saffron Marsh-Bailey
Advisory Committee:
Asha Lovelace (AFTT, Trinidad), Dawn Walton (Barbados/Grenada/UK), Douglas Stewart (Jamaica/Toronto), Julie Crooks (AGO, Toronto), June Givanni (Film Archivist, Curator, Guyana/UK), Karen Tyrell (Nevis/Toronto), Maria Piazza (St. Lucia), Mark Sealey (Autograph, London), Maxine Walters (Jamaica), Nadine Marsh-Edwards (London/Jamaica), Paul Goodwin (London/Jamaica), Shelley Falconer (AGH, Toronto/Jamaica), Yrneh Gabon (Artist, LA), Ziggi Golding (Jamaica/London)
Our Mission
Our mission is to help lift emerging artists into the global spotlight and to highlight and celebrate the critical but often overlooked histories that connect the Caribbean region to the World.
Mandate
C|Art’s mandate is to connect local, regional, and international artists, dealers, collectors, curators, and academics who are interested in the exploration, promotion, and development of the arts sector across the Caribbean. The featured exhibitions, studio visits, artist and curatorial talks are presented in concert with immersive cultural and educational experiences in the hopes of nurturing the continued development of the arts sector across the Caribbean region.
Location: Barbados
Stay tuned for further updates on C Art Off. We gather at a designated spot in the Caribbean for studio visits, engaging discussions with curators and artists, and immersive exploration of the distinct art scene of a chosen island. These intimate gatherings occur during the interim years between our triennial meetups, enhancing the overall experience of our larger gatherings in Jamaica.
CArt 2025 Jamaica
Location: Montego & Kingston Jamaica
Program TBD