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INTRODUCTION

CARIFESTA XI - 2013 Festival Outline

The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) is a roving multi-disciplinary art festival which has been held in various CARICOM countries since its establishment in 1972. It is  a regional forum where artists, performers and  other  persons in the  field of  culture meet and  exchange  ideas through presentations  of  music, dance, drama, exhibitions on art, sculpture, poetry and  symposia, among others. The CARICOM Secretariat through the Council on Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has since been involved not only in the shaping and preservation of CARIFESTA but also in promoting a coordinated approach to cultural policy development as embodied in the CARICOM Regional Cultural Policy endorsed by the Caribbean Community in 1994.  

The early years of CARIFESTA were captured from the Newspaper clippings collection sourced from The National Library of Guyana.  The CARIFESTA collection currently covers information emanating from all the CARIFESTAs held to date.   The Collection is supplemented by contributions from the Directorate of Human and Social Development through its Culture desk which liaises with the various  Directors of Culture in the region and with the Secretariats of the Host Country.

The Collection includes consultants’ and country reports, articles extracted from  magazines, correspondence, press releases, information leaflets, presentations at  Symposia, programmes, various CARIFESTA themes; posters, photographs and  newspaper clippings.

CARIFESTA XI will be held in Suriname from 16-25 August 2013 under the theme “Culture for Development: Celebrating our Diversity and Promoting the Central Role of Culture in Economic, Social and Human Development.”

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OVERVIEW OF CARIFESTAS THEMES & LOGOS 1972 – 2013

FESTIVAL	YEAR	HOST COUNTRY	THEME	LOGO
CARIFESTA I	1972	GUYANA	The Artist in Society with Special Reference to the Third World
CARIFESTA II	1976	JAMAICA	A Hallmark of Cultural Extravaganza
CARIFESTA III	1979	CUBA	A Rainbow of Peoples Under One Caribbean Sun
CARIFESTA IV	1981	BARBADOS	Living Images of the Sun
CARIFESTA V	1992	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Together is Strength
CARIFESTA VI	1995	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	The World’s Best Cultural Mix
CARIFESTA VII	2000	ST.KITTS AND NEVIS	Caribbean Arts and Culture…Reflecting, Consolidating, Moving On
CARIFESTA VIII	2003	SURINAME	Many Cultures: The Essence of Togetherness of Togetherness - The Spirit of the Caribbean
CARIFESTA IX	2006	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Celebrating our People, Contesting the World Stage
CARIFESTA X	2008	GUYANA	One Caribbean, One Purpose - Our Culture Our Life
CARIFESTA XI	2013	SURINAME	Culture for Development: Celebrating our Diversity and Promoting the Central Role of Culture in Economic, Social and Human Development