Akilah Watts
Akilah works with a number of media including drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture as well as high and low relief paintings.
Some of her works deal with pop culture and cultural exchange as well as Barbadian folklore and traditions through ideas of play and souvenirs. Watts’ new works touch on issues such as race, culture as well as ideas of belonging and beauty.
AIM
CARIBBEAN CULTURE RETENTION
GOAL
A PLACE WHERE THE DIVERSE CULTURE OF THE CARIBBEAN IS ACKNOWLEDGED AND PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY WITH THE CULTURE HAVE A SPACE TO FEEL AT HOME.
ACTION
SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE
INTER-GENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
PROMOTION OF ISLAND AMBASSADORS
INTERVIEWS
BLOGGING OF CULTURAL TRADITIONS
PHYSICAL IDENTITY
EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
PHYSICAL OBJECTS AND TOKENS
INSTALLATIONS
MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS
PHYSICAL SPACE