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WITHIN moments of giving birth, Margaret Hogg’s baby son was wrapped in a sheet and quickly whisked out of sight.

Sour Grass, a curatorial agency founded by Holly Bynoe and Annalee Davis, will showcase nine Caribbean artists at the Atlantic World Art Fair, which runs from June 1 through 21, 2021. Holly Bynoe and Annalee Davis of Sour Grass have invited a group of nine contemporary visual artists from across the wider Caribbean region for…

Last modified on Fri 12 Mar 2021 11.20 EST Thalidomide campaigners have reacted with relief and joy after the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, pledged a “lifetime commitment” of funding to support survivors of the scandal. Announcing the budget on Wednesday, Sunak said funding to support survivors of the thalidomide scandal was due to run out in 2023, adding: “They deserve better than to have constant uncertainty about the future costs of their care. So not only will I extend this funding with an initial downpayment of around £40m, I am today announcing a lifetime commitment, guaranteeing fund...

Ana Lucia Londono Flores ( The Concordian) reviews Seascape Poetics, which was announced as on view until February 26, but I just visited it, and I am pleased to announce that this glorious exhibition is still accessible at Seascapepoetics.com/. [Also see previous post Seascape Poetics: Virtual Exhibition. Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Londono Flores writes: Connecting Caribbean stories through water Curated by Bettina Pérez Martínez and assisted by Simone Cambridge,  Seascape Poetics presents the work of six Caribbean artists who explore the com...

Bettina Pérez Martínez Curated by Bettina Pérez Martínez, Seascape Poetics is a virtual exhibition that examines the complexity of Caribbean relationships to water. Featuring six contemporary Caribbean artists – Lionel Cruet, Nadia Huggins, Deborah Jack, Olivia Mc Gilchrist, Jeffrey Meris, and Joiri Minaya – and drawing on the work of Caribbean scholars and theorists, the exhibition considers connections between water and regional colonial histories, rapidly accelerating climate change, and fluid archipelagic identities.