Home » Art & Culture
You are currently browsing entries filed in: Art & Culture
The National Heritage Library (NHL) is the depository arm of the Belize National Library Service and Information System; NHL maintains a vast non-circulating collection of materials published by and about Belize and Belizeans. Recently Dr. Corinth Morter Lewis, Felicia Hernandez, and Sir Colville Young were featured. Today’s session honored Lita Krohn, who is now retiring […]
Written on March 23, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
Comments
Our friends from Mexico are joining in the celebration of Women’s Month. An exhibition is underway at the Mexican Institute in which women depict their own struggles with gender issues while at the same time, seek empowerment. Jose Sanchez, Reporting A Women’s Photo and Film Exhibition is being launched tonight at the Mexican Institute of […]
Written on March 23, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
No comment
At the start of the weekend Belizean women in both the visual and performing arts will get an opportunity to discuss their achievements over the past thirty years. While music has seen the rise of Leila Vernon, Tanya Carter and Melonie Gillett and dance has seen the ascension of Althea Sealy women are being continuously […]
Written on March 22, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
People & Places |
No comment
And though Good Start Preschool doesn’t have access to potable water, the Camalote School was among the shining stars at this week’s Preschool Festival of Arts for the Cayo District. Today was the last day of performances in the nation’s capital. The organizers say there is need for youths to practice public speaking whether it’s […]
Written on March 17, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
Education |
No comment
Erotica, an exhibition by Mexican artists, opens tonight at the Institute of Mexico in Belize City. As the name suggests, the paintings are erotic but also artistic and attempt to capture the correlation between sexuality and love. The Department of Culture of Quintana Roo had a hand in bringing the exhibition to the Institute. News […]
Written on March 10, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
Comments
An art exhibition showcasing notable Belizeans and their many contributions to Belize was officially launched this morning at the House of Culture to coincide with Baron Bliss Day, now known as Heroes and Benefactors Day. Baron Bliss is among eleven national heroes being celebrated by the Institute of Social and Cultural Research through NICH. According […]
Written on March 9, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
Comments
Early this morning, the annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge got off from the base of the Hawksworth Bridge in the twin towns of Santa Elena and San Ignacio. Spectators were out in numbers when the horn sounded for the canoe race that will end at the Belcan Bridge in Belize City on Monday […]
This month is being celebrated as Women’s month. On Thursday night we previewed an exhibit opening at the Image Factory. But there is another event launch at this very moment which has the participation of over forty artists. The annual Women In Art takes place tonight at the Belisle Art Gallery at the Bliss. Kimberly […]
Written on March 4, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
1 comment
An exhibition with a provocative name opens at the Image factory this Friday. It features the Facebook persona of Kate Usher and the works of Jill Burgess depicting the different labels given to women. News Five’s Jose Sanchez spoke to both artists today. Jose Sanchez, Reporting “El Fleco plus vixens, bitches and whores” is about […]
Written on March 3, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
1 comment
Our friends north of the border are touring Belize with a spectacular show of contemporary dance. The show which hails from Merida in Mexico is called Tumaka’t and will involve dancing and pantomime. Belizean, Vania Duran, is the director of the show. News Five spoke to the Creative Industry Development Officer at the Institute of […]
Written on February 24, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
Entertainment |
No comment
We close tonight with a recap of Friday night’s Cuenta Conmigo Concert, which was held at the Bliss and aired live on this station. On stage were some of the favorites from KTV Latino season one, who performed songs composed specially for them by Musical Director, Carlos Perrote. They were joined by several well known […]
Written on February 22, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
Entertainment |
No comment
Throughout the country students are participating in their local high school festival of arts. The shows are a precursor to the National Festival of Arts which is showcased at the Bliss in June. However, at the district level, the Belize District High School Festival of Arts is being hosted at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. […]
Written on February 21, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
Education |
No comment
We often hear of secondary school competition on the courts, fields and playing grounds. But the Institute of Social and Cultural Research designed a competition of the mind that questions the ties that bind us together as a people. The high school competition had the participation of close to a dozen schools, and the finalists […]
The Chinese community turned out in record numbers for their lunar New Year celebrations at the Princess Hotel in Belize City. The occasion was festive; there was the traditional dragon dance as well as performances by a local Garifuna band. A thirteen meal course, Chinese style, topped off the celebrations. 2011 is the Year of […]
Written on February 7, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
People & Places |
No comment
The Museum of Belize is turning nine this weekend. The MOB is one of the main attractions for tourists in the city, but most importantly it is the place where Belizean history is recorded. The former Her Majesty’s Prison is where the only woman was executed and where the last hanging took place in Belize. […]
Written on February 3, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
Comments
There is an exhibit that is taking place at the Mexican Institute on Marine Parade. It’s called Mexico Black and White: Photographic Images of Yucatan. The Images and a video of Mexico’s unfolding history in the early twentieth century are all captured in black and white. Earlier this week, Press Officer for the Embassy of […]
Written on February 3, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
Comments
For the next month the gallery at the Image Factory will house the artwork of a UK and Placencia based photographer. Some of Boyarde Messenger’s art can be considered taboo, but she has received some rave reviews in London. News Five’s Jose Sanchez got an early preview of the art that literally strips away shame […]
Written on January 27, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
No comment
Youth Voices is a two year project designed to mold the talent of the next generation. The project will hone raw talent of poets with writing workshops and slam competitions. Taking youth and their aggression off the street is an important part of the project’s design. But at the zenith of its inception, it is […]
Written on January 11, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
People & Places |
Comments
The Christmas season is over. However there is one festive tradition every year in January. It’s called Epiphany Day, Dia de los Reyes, which is a Mexican celebration that fuses different traditions. Primary school students were invited to the Embassy of Mexico this morning to partake in the event. Marcelino Miranda, the Embassy’s press officer […]
In culture capital Dangriga, the first ever Habinahan Wanaragua otherwise known as the Dance Jankunu Festival and Competition was held over the weekend. Seven of the top Jankunu groups in the south competed in the dance festival, giving the five judges a tough task to determine the best. At the close of the fest, Ligemeri […]
Written on January 4, 2011 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
1 comment
If you’re looking for a lasting Christmas gift for someone special, you may want to head over to the Mexican Cultural Institute where you can find different crafts on sale. Five artists with a plan from Galespoint Manatee are displaying their works that includes paintings, bamboo carvings and Garifuna drums. News Five’s Delahnie Bain reports. […]
Written on December 16, 2010 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
1 comment
The launch of a book named “Under the Ya’axche Tree” by David Nicholas Ruiz is currently underway at Saint John’s College. The book is a combination of entertainment in folklores and legends and education in the historical background contained in the introductions. Under the Ya’axche Tree takes mature audiences on a trip down memory lane […]
Written on December 7, 2010 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
Education |
No comment
The twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena now have a facility to promote cultural activities. On Thursday, a House of Culture was officially inaugurated for use by artists and artisans in the area. A number of personalities in the arts showed up for the occasion to encourage development of cultural expressions. Sherylin Jones, […]
Written on November 26, 2010 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
People & Places |
1 comment
Also in London, Lord Michael Ashcroft has put on display at the Imperial War Museum, a rare collection of World War memorabilia he has been collecting since boyhood. An assortment of two hundred and forty-one Victoria Crosses, the highest military decoration for members of the armed forces in the Commonwealth and previous British Empire, are […]
The weekend weather interrupted a number of activities that were scheduled to celebrate Garifuna Settlement Day across the country. But in the Culture Capital the downpour was not enough to stop the hundreds who migrated for the annual reenactment of the arrival of the Garinagu that voyaged from Honduras to Saint Vincent and then onto […]
Written on November 22, 2010 | Posted in
Art & Culture |
Comments
