After graduating from the University of Cape Town, Claire Breukel began her career working for the South African Center for Photography and the Association for Visual Arts, both non-profit organizations. Invited to curate the 2002 Cape Town Month of Photography biennale, she went on to curate the Vision Photography Festival and Brett Kebble Art Awards, 2003 and 2004. Introduced to Miami through the Rubell Family Collection, she took the position of Executive Director at Locust Projects, a renowned alternative non-profit. Whilst in Miami she participated in a number of art-related boards including as Vice Chair of Miami Beach Art in Public Places. Following this she became nomadic in her role as Coordinator of PUMAVision and Curator of PUMA.Creative, focusing on developing the arts specifically within Africa and the Caribbean region. Breukel is an independent curator and arts writer interested in contemporary art that falls outside of conventional modes of exhibition, and often affiliated with “developing” regions. She has written for Eikon, ArtPulse, Wynwood magazine and Arte Aldia, and has curated exhibitions in South Africa, New York, Miami and Vienna, and later this year her exhibition Coca-colonized will open at MARTE Museum in San Salvador.
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Re: Claire Breukel
Very nice to meet you cliar i will definately be using this site.
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I am Dannys Montes de Oca from the Wifredo Lam Center and the Havana Biennial. I do my profile and I want to do the aplication for Dakar Biennial. Please, let me know how I can apply for it. Which are the steps. Thanks
Greetings
Dannys
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I am José Fernández from the Wifredo Lam Center and the Havana Biennial. I do my profile and I want to do the aplication for Dakar Biennial. Please, let me know how I can apply for it. Which are the steps. Thanks
Best wishes
Jose
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Hi Jose- thanks for joining the network. It would be wonderful if you could add some more content to your page and once it is representative of your work simply click on the AWARDS tab in the menu and follow the prompts. The application process is really simple. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Thanks
Claire
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Hi Dannys
thanks for joining the network. It would be wonderful if you could add some more content to your page and once it is representative of your work simply click on the AWARDS tab in the menu and follow the prompts. The application process is really simple. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Thanks
Claire
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nice pic!
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Hello - I'm Glynne Manley, Kingston, Jamaica. Seems I've deleted you from my list in error. Sorry, for I think this site is wonderful. Please put me back. Many thanks
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Hi Claire, We have all missed you and Mark since you left Miami! You each made such an important contribution to the visual arts community here, and now I am extremely thrilled that we can stay in touch through this exciting network. Also, it was great to see you on Friday in Miami. Best, Elisa
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Hi Claire
Iam Ali Mohd. Osman from Sudan.I think we do have a lot to share. I hope soon you shall be recieving detailed suggestions regarding previous experiencses and sugested copreation . Regards . Ali
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H Claire let me know when u are back in JA so we can finally connect in person..LATAH
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Hello Claire,
Just wanted to thank you very much for your hospitality in Miami during the Global Caribbean symposium. I very much appreciate having received the PUMA Creative Mobility Award and having been given the opportunity to present my work there. Your organization will be a vital instrument in facilitating exchange between cultural practitioners in the Caribbean and its diaspora. Many, many thanks! I look forward to future exchanges.
all the best, Joscelyn.
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Hey guess we are playing tag just called and left you a msg...THANKS
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Hi Claire, great meeting with you yesterday below is a link to the forum I attend in Toronto, which linked individual artistes and youth organisers across the Caribbean, North, South and Central America...
http://www.ignitetheamericas.ca/content/
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Thank - you Claire for coming to Studio 174 opening! We are hoping to see you at more future opening at studio174!
Re: Claire Breukel
Hi Clare,
It was a great pleasure meeting you at Studio 174.
Please contact me whenever you are in Jamaica, my phone # is (876) 895 7832.
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Hey Claire I cant seem to remember how to create a new profile/page wanted to do one for my dance group....and then from there I can make the link to the proposed street dancers workshops THANKS
Re: Claire Breukel
hola hola hola...... great to join!
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Estimated Claire
My name is productive Enrique Carballea and creator of several projects of music in Cuba among themselves Interactivo next to Roberto Carcasses with who earned the Great Reward 2006 of the disco Cuban with the CD Goza Pepillo
I write you because I have produced in Cuba the project of CD DVD Drums Havana that you join together two of them but talented bateristas Cubans Oliver Valdes and Rodney Barreto,
This work has just been the but nominee at The Internacional Cubadisco fair 2010
I meet in these moments writing a project on music guantanamera specially the Changui the but autochthonous and Caribbean of his rhythms
You want to ask him if they can help us to find funds that they do possible the recording in situ of the groups of this region that dedicate themselves to keeping alive the tradition of this music themselves.
I am interested in contacting with you because we can in addition to increase the power of all of the theme song to do a job of design with the artists guantanameros but popular and of peasant tendency
You greet him and you reiterate his considerations
Enrique Carballea
Producer
Re: Claire Breukel
Hi Claire,
We are now officially connected. Again thanks so much for bringing me on board. I'm glad I attended the conference at the University of Miami. As I indicated during our conversation I really want to partner with you guys on the French/Francophone connection. Pretty soon I'll be sending you some stuff. Look forward to talking to you soon.
Alix
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Thanks Alix look forward to receiving the information! The next deadline for review is June 30- if you click on partnership it will run you through it but let me know if you have any questions! Claire
Greetings!!!!
Hi Claire,
This is Oliver, just dropping by to say Hi! and to thank you for inviting me to this page.. I do hope you enjoy your trip here in Jamaica. Enjoy your stay now and take care. Lol
Pumavision Award
HI Claire,
Last time we spoke I indicated my interest in applying for a grant under the Mobility Award program, to bring in an exhibition and artist as part of a gallery event, which you said I could do. However, the application information seems to suggest it is for me to go to attend an event, rather than me to bring something or someone here. Please clarify. Also, if the Mobility Award Program is not appicable for this, can you suggest a more suitable avenue through Puma Creative. Thanks a bunch!
Hi Carol
Thanks so much for the email. The puma.creative applications have two sections. The first is Mobility Awards which only provides travel support for creative professionals to attend and bring attendees to events. The second-which is applicable here- is Partnerships. This is where we would like to hear from you how we can partner with you. So you would create a profile page for your project and then cut and paste the URL for that project into the Partnership application.
I would also suggest looking at http://creative.puma.com- this shows how we have partnered with artists, events and organizations in the past and may spark some ideas.
Let me know if this all makes sense and if you have any other questions.
Thanks Carol!
Enjoy KOTE
Claire
Making contact
Hi Claire
Just touching base to say hello!
Warm Greetings from Kingston!
Hello Claire,
Nice to meet you. Wonderful site which has shown me new sides of my online life.
TOCO loves this site!
Hi Claire,
I love this site! I can spend all day meeting new people and exploring new projects.
Reggae Poster Contest 2012
Dear Claire,
I have launched the First International Reggae Poster Contest 2012
The objective of the First International Reggae Poster Contest 2012 is to continue to build awareness for Reggae music and to celebrate the global achievements of Reggae and its positive impact on the world. The term Reggae encompasses all the popular Jamaican musical genres; Ska, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae, Dub, Dancehall and the unique Jamaican Sound System. The Poster competition is part of a bigger vision that seek to establish a Reggae Hall of Fame in Kingston, Jamaica.
Please share, Thank You! http://www.reggaepostercontest.com/
Michael Thompson
Hello
Dear Claire hello,
I am glad to be here, I like the site a lot and happy to contact you.
I sent also a longer email,
want to thanks for all,
best wishes and happy new year!
Hello
Dear Claire,
I'm glad to be part of Creative Caribbean Network and would love to contact you.
Thanks for everything and best wishes.
A greeting.