AiA to host Memories vacation camp

AiA is the Applied Creative Arts, Outreach Unit of the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) of The University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine.

Now in its 26th year, the Discovery Camp seeks to provide a facility where children can engage in a fun and educational artsbased process using art, dance, drama and music as learning and developmental tools.

The camp’s theme titled Memories gets its name from a classic calypso by the Sparrow in which the Birdie croons into memory the names, the lives, and work of important cultural icons who have passed on.

“With the passing of Narcenio “Se?or” Gomez and Sir Derek Walcott between 2016 and 2017 (among others), Arts-in- Action felt it timely to find ways of memorialising these important contributions to Caribbean cultural life and civilisation, especially for a young generation who run the risk of (perhaps) never hearing these names,” said a media release.

“We seek to engage our young campers in taking a journey and learning more about our past icons.” Memories runs for two cycles from July 10 to 29 and August 7 to 19, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm at the DCFA at Agostini Street in St Augustine.

For more info: 289- 4242 or email@artsinaction.org