An unusual residency has just ended! This time L'Artocarpe was host to 11 people, artists and academic. Coordinated by Alix Pierre, a Guadeloupean academic, who is a professor at the Spelman College in Atlanta  along with Florence Poirier NKPA a member from L'Artocarpe, the entire project was to mix US-based artists from the Diaspora (Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic...) with members from L'Artocarpe coming from Martinique, St Martin, Guadeloupe and France. A week of  intensive work led to interesting exchanges...

Participants were

 DVCAI -  Miami

• Nadia Rea Morales
• Juana Valdes
• Aisha Tandiwe Bell
• Rosa Naday Garmendia
• Groana Menendez
• Jacquenette Arette
• Vincente Scatuffe
• Francesca Lalanne

 
L’Artocarpe -  Le Moule

• Florence Poirier-Nkpa (L’Artocarpe St Martin) -  Coordination Guadeloupe
• Henri Tauliaut (L’Artocarpe Martinique)
• Annabel Guérédrat Martinique
•   Joëlle Ferly (L’Artocarpe Guadeloupe)
• François Piquet (L’Artocarpe Guadeloupe)
• Kelly Sinnapah Mary  (L’Artocarpe Guadeloupe)
• David Gumbs (L’Artocarpe Martinique)

 
Heads:

• Alix Pierre (Guadeloupe – Atlanta, USA)  - Project coordinator
• Rosie Gordon Wallace (Jamaica – Miami, USA)
• Roy Wallace (Reporter)

Art Platforms

• L’Artocarpe  –Guadeloupe
• DVCAI (Miami) –  - Miami

 







 

Rosie Gordon Wallace is the director of the Diaspora Vibe Caribbean Art Incubator. Her first appearance in Guadeloupe was through the broadcast of F Comme Femme, TV program produced by Steve and Stephanie James, some years ago.
Her platform has been running for 18 years. Rosie and Roy (her husband) have been very active to promote art practices of artists from the Diasporas.

The planning of the week included portfolio presentations, studio visits, local artists visit, exhibition visits, art school meeting with the students, press calls, professional workshops, along with creating exclusive art pieces for the presentation day.
Artworks included sculptures, performances, photographs, installations, painting, digital art, design...

 

L'Artocarpe members set up a one-day art shop in order to raise funds for the forthcoming representation of Henri Tauliaut, member of L'Artocarpe at the Biennale of Havana (Cuba).
The money is to be assisting him with all the expenses that her monumental sculpture is going to generate.
Good luck to you Henri!