by Weldon Ryan
Island Space Caribbean Museum first came into our scope as Richlin spoke with Andrew Martineau. Andrew is co-founder and Chief curator of Art Ft.Lauderdale. Art Ft.Lauderdale (https://www.artftlauderdale.com/) . They host a 4-day curated Art Fair transports attendees on an artistic journey along the famed Intracoastal waterways every year in January. He mentioned that this museum is newly established; December 15, 2020, and it maybe a space to work with dealing with the Caribbean Diaspora. Low and behold, as we are always working on reaching out we contacted them in hopes of establishing a rapport. We spoke with David Muir, the president https://islandspacefl.org/team/david-i-muir/ with hopes of possibly showing “Art of Carnival” around the time of the Miami Broward Carnival.
As always we try to coincide our show with the carnival event in close vicinity to open up the culture of Caribbean people and the collection of Caribbean art. Richlin obtained information about what their needs are. She found that their needs are obtaining relevant Caribbean items pertaining to historical artifacts, photos and memorabilia to fill their space.
Not to say that their collection so isn’t great. They have some outstanding items which are stellar. I was made aware of head wraps they displayed in the museum with hidden massages of social status and other information of disposition. This was fascinating to me that what seemed like simple items secretly communicated messages in this manner.
Also displayed were carnival costumes of magnificence.
Establishing a museum is tough business. Finding a space was among their first priority and being that this was the case they obtained a space in 8000 W Broward Blvd #422, Plantation Florida. But most important to establishing an epic museum space and organization of enormous importance is having the funding.
We were invited to put some of my work up in the gallery space and we were happy to say yes.
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