On February 24 between 6-8 p.m. at Popopstudios, the Critical Caribbean Symposium Series will hold “Education for Liberation” which will examine the need for educational reform in the country in order to liberate and advance its people.

Panelists: representatives from the afterschool education program The Indaba Project; Reverend Livingston Malcolm, the superintendent minister of the Methodist church in Nassau; human rights activist Erin Greene; UWI Representative Michael Stevenson; and scholar Niambi Campbell whose work examines education in fostering a sense of community. Continue reading →

Popopstudios International Center for the Visual Arts started off 2012 with the first round of formal art classes taught by professional local artists. With those classes successfully coming to a close, the institution is looking ahead at their next round, where they will continue to offer some of the same that made their first semester so successful, as well as some new options that will continue to define Popopstudios as a major art institution in the country. Continue reading →

In exchange for a small donation of $15, guests not only receive a delicious meal of Bahamian soup served in a beautiful handcrafted keepsake ceramic bowl – made by such local ceramicists as Joann Behagg, Nadia Smith, Alistair Stevenson, Katrina Cartwright, Neko Meicholas and Robert Pennerman – but also the satisfaction that they are working together with other Bahamians to fight a growing hunger problem in the country. Continue reading →