Rex Nettleford Arts Conference

The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in collaboration with the National Gallery of Jamaica will host its Inaugural Arts Conference under the theme “The Arts: Catalyst for Caribbean Development” October 13-14, 2011.

The Conference will address a range of critical issues and themes relating to the importance of the arts in nation building and wealth creation in the Caribbean.

The main speakers will include leading thinkers from the region and the diaspora as well as papers, workshops, performances and exhibitions by researchers, educators and practitioners presented in innovative ways.