Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the following upcoming events that will take place from February 23 – March 5 in at CMCA in St. Croix. Former Crucian resident, Kendal Henry from New York City will be making his second visit to St. Croix to follow up on a public artwork which was initiated a year ago. This project may focus on a theme of “Common Ground” and may reference the history and cultural use of the towns of Frederiksted and Christiansted. The project will be site specific and will be created during his ten-day residency. Artists and non-artists wishing to participate or just learn more about Public Art are invited to attend. It is Mr. Henry’s intention is to meet Virgin Islands artists and get to know their work. This Blog has been set up for this purpose.

Common Ground public art project and this residency is being sponsored by Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, Virgin Islands Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Virgin Island Artists who wish to post to the blog should request an invitation from Kendal at Kendal11101@hotmail.com.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Plaque



TRANSPLANTED BELONGING, 2009
SCULPTURE BY CYNTHIA HATFIELD ET AL

Question: How do U.S. census racial/housing demographics compare with unconscious choices by a cross-section of St. Croix’s people?

Project: Cruzians selected ceramic skin-toned
talismans to represent themselves; then placed them
upon a symbolic landscape. Hatfield completed with
hand-made landscape-toned tiles.

Results: Participants filled hilltops with all colors;
where actually, wealthy Caucasians dwell. In general,
people see themselves as more mixed & unified; less divided
than the U.S. government designations.
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2010 at 5:44 AM

    Ironically, while the west end is far more mixed, and there is a real sense of a community, it 'feels' like people are still judged by where they came from, no matter how long someone has been here. It was not like that 20 years ago, when there was far more social activities that were 'open' to everyone, however, St Croix is still far more 'open' than closed.

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