The National Institute of Culture and History through the Museum of Belize, in cooperation with the Science Museum of Minnesota is hosting a three-day workshop that concluded today. The training workshop called “Collections Management and Disaster Preparedness and Recovery,” taught collectors and custodians about the basics of collections management, as well as to equip them […]
If you’re a jazz enthusiast, music fan, or just someone who’s looking for some new entertainment, then the following story will surely interest you. This week, Belize is hosting the fourth annual International Jazz Festival. This year will be a showcase of the collaboration of five hundred and seventy-five artists from Belize and Cuba, Mexico, […]
One of the artists featured in this year’s line-up is Irving Ferreyro, a pianist and improviser from Cuba. Ferreyro shared with us why he’s looking forward to participating in this year’s jazz festival. Irving Ferreyro, Cuban Pianist (Playing the Piano) “My professional career has been an extensive one. Firstly, I was studying classical piano […]
Earlier this month, NICH issued a call for submissions to artists, amateurs as well as professionals, in the junior and senior categories, to enter their original work into the national song competition. Artists are encouraged to make submissions for the Belize song category which focuses on the Belizean identity and a message of patriotism. The […]
The national September celebrations are quickly approaching and earlier this month we told you about the invitation for submissions for the theme for this year’s September Celebrations. The theme, which will be displayed on all the marketing publications and banners, will help to commemorate the two hundred and twentieth anniversary of the Battle of St. […]
Over the past century, around four hundred languages have gone extinct and most linguists estimate that more than fifty percent of the world’s remaining six thousand five hundred languages will be gone by the end of this century. And while languages are dying, many others are endangered or threatened, most being in the Americas. Back in 2003, […]
The Garifuna Collective is making a huge comeback at WOMEX, that’s the World’s Music Expo held in Spain. Back in 2007, Andy Palacio won the prestigious award. Well this year, the Collective presented new music and cultural rhythms and has been selected to perform at the WOMEX Showcase to be held at Grand Canary Islands, […]
After almost a week of performances in dance, song and drama, the National Festival of Arts today featured the high school competition. Fifteen presentations from schools across the country took to the stage inside the Bliss auditorium for a grueling fight in the creative arts. A powerful monologue on bullying and musical ensembles as well […]
On the heels of the successful district festivals of arts, the national event opened this morning at the Bliss Institute and continues until Thursday of next week. The theme “Pathway to Peace; Creativity and Unity,” captures the spirit of the national festival in which over a thousand young students from the golden performances will be […]
Next Friday, June first, marks not only the start of the hurricane season but an important milestone in Belizean history. On that date in 1797, the vote of twelve free black men and two whites residing in the area at a public meeting in Belize Town irreversibly swayed the decision of residents of the Belize […]
The National Garifuna Council held its thirty-fourth annual convention in Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District this weekend and elected its new executive. Sandra Miranda was re-elected as President, Vice President, Andrew Castillo; second Vice president, Cynthia Cayetano; Secretary, Sheena Zuniga; Assistant Secretary, Melissa Zuniga; Treasurer, Sharon Castillo and Assistant Treasurer, Aritha Sabal. The theme for […]
The Belize District Festival of Arts got underway on Tuesday with over one hundred performances in dance, drama, song and even poetry at the Bird’s Isle. Two days later, high school students got the opportunity to perform in the same genre as the young students from primary schools. Though gifted with varied skills, the performers […]
Music Week climaxes this Saturday night at the Civic Center in Belize City. The line-up of local artists has been impressive, but on the last night of the event, a number of well-known hip hop performers from the U.S., including Desiigner, will be taking the stage in the benefit concert in honour of Fareed Ahmad, […]
Music Week kicked off on Monday and continues through to the end of the week. As a part of celebrating and empowering Belizean artists, the week features a combination of artist development workshops, public and private sector forums, as well as a string of music shows. Today, Music Ambassador Shyne Barrow shared the significance of […]
Day one of the 2018 Festival of Arts for the Belize District got underway at the Bird’s Isle in Belize City. Over one hundred items from twenty-five primary schools and fifty-two from twelve high schools in Belize District will take to the stage from today through to April seventeenth. The Festival of Arts provides somewhat […]
On Thursday, the Belize District Art Showcase opened at the Mexican Institute in Belize City. The two-week exhibition features art pieces from students in pre-school, primary and high schools. The art works were made during class time and after-school art programs. To expand on promoting the arts among young people, Education Minister Patrick Faber says […]
The Ministry of Education launched an art exhibition today to show off the creative talents of students in the Belize District. This morning, Ministry Education Officials and students gathered at the Mexican Institute to showcase the more than three hundred pieces of work done in school and after school art programs. The event is also […]
Today, the family of Olatunji Balogun handed over a collection of his work to the Leo Bradley Library in Belize City. Balogun, who died last year at seventy years old, gained the reputation as a black conscious activist, historian and educator in Belize. He has written many books and recorded material on the plight of […]
At this hour, an exhibition called “La Mirada de Chambi” is opening at the Mexican Institute in Belize City. It is a photography collection by Peruvian artist Martin Chambi which documents indigenous life in Peru. The showcase is being held to mark the visit of the Peruvian Ambassador to Belize Jorge Roman Morey. Hugo Juarez […]
The “Diego y Frida” exhibition is on a tour across Belize. Last September, the exhibition opened at the Mexican Institute in Belize City and now it is in San Ignacio at the House of Culture. The photographs showcase the personal lives of two celebrated Mexican artists, muralist Diego Rivera and painter Frida Kahlo. Diego Sapien of […]
The Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Contest has been ongoing for thirty years; this is the eleventh year since Belize has been competing. The competition encourages young people between the ages of eleven and thirteen to express their perspectives on peace through the creative art of drawing/painting. After competing in their respective countries, the winner […]
Would you like to be in the movies? If you’re a Belizean between the ages of eighteen and thirty, you can come out to the Mexican Institute this weekend to be cast in a film that has potential to be recognized at the renowned Cannes Film Festival. Director Yu-lene Olai-zola has chosen for her film […]
A new exhibition opens at the Image Factory on Friday. Artist Minita Concha gave the media an early tour to show off her pieces that that celebrate women in an exhibition titled “GLORIA”. The show features drawings and shadings that Concha worked on earlier this year. She tells us more about this exhibition and why […]
Earlier this week, a delegation of Garifuna presenters attended a two-day cultural exchange event in Guatemala City. The purpose was to highlight the historical coexistence of Garifuna communities in Belize and Guatemala, celebrating the uniqueness and oneness of the Garinagu across both countries. Ambassador Alexis Rosado spoke of the event’s organization. [Highlights from cultural […]
If you have an interest in teaching yoga for kids, there is an international yoga instructor in country. Ann Robideaux is in Belize for the next few days to teach persons interested in yoga teacher training. Om Shanti Belize is hosting the yoga workshop from Friday, March sixteenth through to Sunday, March eighteenth. Robideaux tells […]
