VICA: News and Information

News and Information

2010 "How to Apply" Grant Workshop

The Virgin Islands Council on the Arts (VICA) is conducting a series of "How to Apply" workshops for the August 31, 2010 grant submission deadline. Information on project and budget development will be discussed in detail. First time applicants are encouraged to attend.

Workshops date, time, and locations are as follows:

St. Thomas	Friday, July 16th	VI Council on the Arts—5070 Norre Gade Workshop begins at 5:30 p.m.
St. Croix	Saturday, July 17th	Caribbean Community Theater 18 Orange Grove, C’sted Workshop begins at 2:00 p.m.

For further information, please contact Ms. Walters in the St. Thomas office at 774-5984 or Ms. Henry in the St. Croix office at 773-3075.

2010 Congressional Arts Competition

St. Croix Country Day school sophomore, Junshan Fang, won the 29th annual Congressional Arts Competition on May 7th. Fang's piece which was titled "Whirl" was a collage of the forest and its different elements. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. VI Council on the Arts will provide air and ground transportation and all other travel expenses for Fang and her chaperone to travel to the nation's capital.

2011 Artist Calendar

Attention Virgin Islands Arts Community:

Virgin Islands Council on the Arts (VICA) is seeking artists/arts agency pictures for our 2011 calendar. Deadline to submit pictures and bio's for the calendars is July 30, 2010. Please e-mail all pictures and bio to waltersmonique@hotmail.com.

Poetry Out Loud

Ivanna Eudora Kean High School's, Shantelle Eddy, won the Virgin Islands State Poetry Out Loud competition on March 7, 2010 at the Reichhold Center for the Arts. Ms. Eddy also represented the territory in April for the National Poetry Out Loud competition where she placed fourth place and received a $1000.00 in prize money and $500.00 for the purchase of poetry books for Eudora Kean. More than 325,000 students participated in the competition. Shantelle dedicated countless hours to perfect her presentation and was supported by her teacher Melisa Bump and her mother Jasmine Eddy. Congratulations Shantelle!!!

2010 Big Read, A Lesson Before Dying

Welcome to Virgin Islands Council on the Arts (VICA) third annual Big Read, a major initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts. Designed to revitalize the role of literary reading in American culture, The Big Read hopes to unite communities through great literature, as well as inspire students to become life-long readers.

The novel chosen for Big Read 2010 is A lesson before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines’s. This novel has a long history of championing social justice. Fiction has the signal ability to embody social ideas in a compelling narrative that possesses both emotional and intellectual power. The story offers a painful yet inspirational tale of institutional injustice and personal redemption. It addresses the biggest theme possible-how one affirms life in the face of death.

A great book combines enlightenment with enchantment. It awakens our imagination and enlarges our humanity. It can even offer harrowing insights that somehow console and comfort us.

The third annual Big Read will start in January of 2010, please stay tuned for a schedule of events.

Big Read

Artists Registry

Often times the council is asked to recommend artists for projects or performances; we have therefore developed an Artist Registry which is used as a referral tool. It also functions as our mailing list and a readily available source of contact with you.
If you are interested in being listed on the Artist Registry, please download and complete the form to Annette Henry at vicastx@yahoo.com. Should you have any questions, please contact by e-mail or at 340-773-3075.

Click here for the Artist Registry Form in PDF format (PDF: 628KB)

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Alan Klein “St. Thomas, Interpreting the Light Exhibit”

VICA will be hosting an art exhibit viewing for Alan Klein who will be featured during the month of May.

You are cordially invited to view the spectacular seascapes, intricate details and sensuous forms of natural objects that are the subject of Mr. Klein’s black and white photographs. The exhibit opens on Friday, May 15, 2009 at 5:30pm at VICA’s office on St. Thomas.