Newsletter 21
Istanbul Symposium
September 2003
37th AICA Congress
PreCongress
Southern Caribbean, November 2003
Dakar Symposium
July 2003
Administrative Council minutes
Toulouse, March 2003
Organization Chart
June 2003
News from the sections:
Obituary:
International Events:
June 2003

XXXVII AICA Congress - Caribbean
Repositions and Repossessions

Dear Colleagues

AICA Southern Caribbean is very pleased to be hosting the 37th Annual AICA Congress in November 2003 in Barbados and Martinique. We invite you to participate in a very exciting programme and welcome the opportunity to bring an international body of critics to the wealth of Caribbean cultures.

AICA Southern Caribbean was established in 1997 as a regional chapter, representing members in several countries that individually did not have a sufficient membership base to establish independent national chapters. One of the priorities of our unique chapter has been to serve as a conduit for the exchange of dialogue between often isolated art communities. We currently represent members residing in Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Guyana, Haiti, Curacao, Cuba and Florida. In our commitment to interaction and development, AICA Southern Caribbean has planned an agenda of discussions and events that will highlight concerns immanent to the region and of global relevance. It promises to be an historic event for the Caribbean, and a stimulating one for all participants.

In this spirit of regional partnering, AICA Dominican Republic has agreed to host the pre-congress tour, which will coincide with a number of exciting cultural events. In this way, the English, French and Spanish Caribbean are each well-represented. We look forward to seeing you at what promises to be a unique and unforgettable Congress!

Allison Thompson
President, AICA Southern Caribbean

Themes of the Congress

The themes proposed for this congress invite participants to rethink what art is and what art does. This challenge has particular relevance to the Caribbean – a region which has traditionally been marginalized, exoticized or ignored by larger, urban developed art centres. Its history of confluences of indigenous American, European, African and Asian cultures under colonialism, and the subsequent post-modern penetrations of tourism and mass media provide a hybrid model of a phenomenon found throughout the globe. The theme of ‘Repositioning’ speaks to the production and promotion of art outside traditional ‘art-centres’, referring both to geographical and institutional locations. Proposing, establishing, recognizing new positions, both physical and intellectual, necessitates an attendant repositioning or repossession of power.

1. PUBLIC ART / POPULAR ART

During this session the focus will be on the interaction of art and people. This will be addressed from two perspectives: art – both official and unofficial – in public spaces; and popular art – alternatively identified as outsider art, intuitive art etc.

An event such as Carnival provides only one example of the intersection of these two sub-themes.

2. ARTISTIC GROWTH IN SMALL / DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES

This session will identify and address the challenges faced by artists, critics and institutions who are working for the development of visual culture in small and/ or developing countries. Economic, political, technical restrictions; the impact of tourism; cultural marginalization are some of the areas of concern.

3. THE INSTITUTIONS – THE CURATOR – THE CRITIC

Cultural foundations, national museums, commercial galleries, biennials, art journals, international funding agencies and the economics, personalities, motivations, justifications that sustain them. This session will address the necessity, development and impact of these entities – how they respond to, stimulate, validate, manipulate, segregate various aspects of visual culture.

A FURTHER CALL FOR PAPERS

A call for papers was circulated through AICA chapters and on the web site of AICA Southern Caribbean with a closing date for abstracts of 28 March 2003. We have received some excellent papers and numerous requests for an extension to the deadline for the submission of proposals. We have taken this request into consideration and are pleased to announce a further Call for Papers. To those of you who missed the original deadline, this is your opportunity to submit a proposal and join us in what will be an exciting and unique Congress in the Caribbean.

Please submit abstracts in MS Word no later than 31st July 2003. Proposals will be responded to by 8th August. Final papers must be received by September 12, 2003.

All abstracts should be in English, French or Spanish and should include the following:

  • Name of participant, title of paper, address, telephone and fax numbers together with an e-mail address
  • An abstract of the paper (maximum length 500 words)
  • Short biography (maximum length 200 words)

The selection of papers will be made by the Organising Committee of the Congress.
They should be sent by e-mail to aicasc_congress@hotmail.com not later than July 31st 2003.

ITINERARY OF THE CONGRESS AND PRE CONGRESS

The Pre Congress tour together with connecting flights to Barbados will be organized by AICA Dominican Republic. Participants should contacts Laura Gill at laurap@tricom.net

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - PRE CONGRESS

Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 November 2003 Pre Congress organized by AICA Dominican Republic.

BARBADOS - CONGRESS

Venue: Frank Collymore Hall
Key Speaker: Gerardo Mosquera
Adjunct Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York.

  • Monday 10 November 2003 AICA :
    Executive Board Meeting and Registration of delegates.
  • Tuesday 11 November 2003 :
    AICA Annual Congress.
  • Wednesday 12 November 2003:
    AICA Congress.
  • Thursday 13 November 2003:
    AICA Congress.
MARTINIQUE - CONGRESS

Venues: Atrium Yes Amphitheatre Frantz Fanon
Atrium - rue Jacques Cazotte - Down town in Fort de France
Key Speaker: Virgina Perez-Ratton
Directrice de l’espace d’art contemporain Téor/ética (Costa Rica)

  • Friday 14 November 2003 :
    AICA Congress
  • Saturday 15 November 2003 :
    AICA Congress
  • Sunday 16 November 2003 :
    General Assembly
37th AICA CONGRESS - CARIBBEAN
REPOSITIONS AND REPOSSESSIONS
Barbados - Martinique - November 2003
Congress Registration Form

Participant Mrs. Ms Mr.
Name (Mrs. / Ms. / Mr.) _______________________________________
Institution / organisation_________________________________
Address_________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Country _______________________________
Telephone ( )__________________________
Fax( )__________________________
E-mail__________________________
Person(s) Accompanying: Mrs / Ms / Mr _________________________________

Registration Fee

AICA Members Euro €150 / US$150
Non-Member Euro €200 / US$200
Enclosed is my Registration Fee of Euro € / US$_______payable to AICA Southern Caribbean.
By Credit Card
Payment can also be made by VISA and MASTERCARD credit cards only.
Our account is 27-100-00-22

I authorize you to debit my Visa _____ MasterCard ______
Card Number________________________________________
Expiration Date ___________________
Name as it appears on the credit card ______________________________________________________
Signature authorizing payment by credit card: ______________________________________________
Date: _________________________________Signature________________________________

Please return the completed form with payment to:

The Treasurer
AICA Southern Caribbean
c/o Barbados Museum and Historical Society
St Ann’s Garrison
St Michael
BARBADOS

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

Booking for flight transfer from Barbados to Martinique together with hotel accommodation in both countries can be made through the following travel agency: Reservations can also be made for participants traveling directly to the Congress from Europe through Paris.

Bookings can be made through:

Selectour Richard Flechon Voyages
111/113 Rue Ernest Deproge
97200 Fort-de-France
Martinique
Tel: 0596 73 35 35
Fax 0596 63 90 20
e-mail: riflev@wanadoo.fr
Contact Person: Gilette Fléchon

Our tariffs include : Flight, transfers and hotel

Participants traveling from Martinique to Barbados only:
Includes return air fare and hotel accommodation in Barbados for 5 nights.

08/11 Leave Fort de France, Martinique for Barbados
13/11 Leave Barbados for Fort de France, Martinique

Rate per person: Hotel Rockley Beach Club or Coconut Court Hotel

All inclusive Breakfast only
Single room 1135 € 745 €
Double room 890 € 570 €
Triple room 860 € 500 €

Participants traveling from Barbados to Martinique only
Includes return air fare and hotel accommodation in Martinique for 3 nights.

13/11 Leave Barbados for Fort de France, Martinique.
16/11 Leave Fort de France, Martinique for Barbados

The hotel offered in the package is the NOVOTEL CARAYOU and is situated in 3 îlets and people will have to take the ferry (15mns) to arrive in town. This hotel is very nice.

Rates per pers. Breakfast only Half board (dinner)

Single room 395 € 410 €
Double room 370 € 385 €
Drink package : soda, juice, mineral water, wine, coffee 27 €

Kindly note that these rates are subject to changes regarding the date of purchase.

Participants traveling from Paris

Departure from Paris
We are still awaiting confirmation of Air FRANCE (rates and availability). At this date the new rate is :

07/11 Leave Paris for Fort de France, Martinique
16/11 Leave Fort de France, Martinique for Paris

Hotel SQUASH Breakfast only Half board (transfer)

Single room 690 € 720 €
Double room 680 € 710 €

Example 1 - For those making their own flight arrangements to Barbados

One air fare Barbados-Martinique-Barbados + 5 nights Barbados (Single Coconut) 745 euros + 3 nights in Martinique (Single CARAYOU breakfast only) 395 euros.

Total 1140 Euros

The same rate will apply for those arriving and departing from Martinique

Example 2 - For those traveling from Europe.

One air fare Paris-Martinique-Paris + one night (Single SQUASH Breakfast) 690 euro + one air fare Martinique-Barbados-Martinique + 5 nights Barbados (Single Coconut) 745 euros + 3 nights in Martinique (Single CARAYOU breakfast only) 395 euro.

Total 1830 Euros

Participants wishing to make their own hotel reservations may find the following helpful:

Barbados http://www.barbados.org/stay.htm
Martinique http://www.martinique.org/accomodation.htm

CONTACT PERSONS

Barbados
Nick Whittle at aicasc_congress@hotmail.com
Fax: 246 429 5946

Martinique
Dominique Brebion at dominique.brebion@culture.gouv.fr
Telephone: 0596 60 05 36
Fax: 0596 64 27 84

With support from the Getty Grant Program.

 

Last updated : 09/25/2003

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