Reach Out, one of six strategic pillars adopted by the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) during its recent strategic review, is set to come to life in the New Year, following a meeting between a CDF team, headed by Chairman, Petrus…Read More
Derek Walcott Lecture, “American without America: Derek Walcott’s American Odyssey”, delivered by Professor Caryl Phillips of Yale University
Caryl Phillips was born in St. Kitts, West Indies, and brought up in Leeds, England. He is often describes as a Black Atlantic writer, since much of his fictional output is defined by interest in and searching exploration of the…Read More
Junior Pan Arrangers Workshop – Level 2
The Training, Promotion & Development Department of the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) is pleased to announce the hosting of its Junior Arrangers Workshop – Level 2 which is scheduled for January 18th & 25th 2014, from 9:30 am – 1:00…Read More
National Arts Festival – Artreach 2014 is on the Way!
The 2014 National Arts Festival – Artreach, will bring the arts alive in 4 communities around Saint Lucia this year – running from February through March and culminating in a Festival Week that highlights the best of the Community arts…Read More
Celebrating the Sweet Taste of Success – Chef Nina Wows Fans!
It’s fair to say Saint Lucians like their food…and recently, many Lucians around the globe have had the extraordinary opportunity to witness one of our daughters of the soil, Chef Nina Compton, young, vibrant and super-proud of her Lucian heritage,…Read More
‘Boots’ Walks On
Very few call him Kennedy, his given name, preferring the familiar and folksy “Boots”. But whatever the name by which he was called, everyone recognized him as the face of the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) and a champion of arts…Read More
The December Festivals: An Awesome Mix of Entertainment and Lights!
This year the Festival of Light Celebrations (Lantern Competition, Festival of Carols and Festival of Light Ceremony) newly dubbed the December Festivals wowed visitors with an awesome mix of events, entertainment and of course a spectacular lighting display set against…Read More
CDF begins plans for National Arts Festival – Artreach 2014
In 2013 the Cultural Development Foundation made some big changes to the annual National Arts Festival, rebranding it under the title ‘Artreach, Colours and Contours, Rhythm & Rhyme’ and taking it to 7 communities around the island. Arts exhibitions and…Read More
EBook Release on Bibliography of St. Lucian Creative Writing 1948-2013
Researching Saint Lucian writers has now become a little easier: An e-book of Bibliography of St. Lucian Creative Writing – Prose, Poetry, Drama, 1948 – 2013 is now available. Compiled and edited by John Robert Lee, St. Lucian writer and…Read More