ATTEND THE FIRST ANNUAL CARIBBEAN ART CONFERENCE AND THE ONLY FORUM FOR PROFESSIONALS IN CARIBBEAN ART.

Registration will be held on Friday, September 12, 2008, from
6:00 - 9:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday, September 13 and 14, 2008, from 7:00 - 9:00 am.

SATURDAY | SUNDAY | ALL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Registration
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

General Sessions:

Welcome and Introductions
9:00 AM–9:15 AM
Grand Ballroom, 1st Floor
Presenter: Marcel Wah, Conference Organizer

Caribbean Art: An Overview
9:15 AM–10:30 AM
Grand Ballroom, 1st Floor
Presenter: TBA

Break
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

The Caribbean Art Market: Structure, Challenges, Potential
10:45 AM–12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom, 1st Floor
Presenter: Marcel Wah

Networking Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Art Law and Policies of Caribbean Nations
1:30 AM–2:45 PM
Grand Ballroom, 1st Floor
Presenter: Janice Orr, Esq.

Breakout Sessions:

GROUP 1

Appraising Caribbean Art: Methodologies, Challenges, and Resources
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Grand Ballroom, 1^st Floor
Presenters: Donna Thompson Ray, President, Afua Trading Fine Art and Educational Services, LLC; Marcel Wah, Executive Director, Haitian Art Education and Appraisal Society, Inc.

Caribbean Art Collections: Private and Public Caribbean Art Collections in the US
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Room A, 2^nd Floor
Panel: TBA

Collecting Caribbean Art: Panel Discussion with Caribbean Art Gallery Directors and Art Dealers
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Room B, 2^nd Floor
Presenters: Cuban Art Space, New York (Presenter TBA)

Collecting Caribbean Art: Panel Discussion with Museum Curators and Art Collectors
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Room C, 2^nd Floor
Presenters: TBA

Afternoon Break
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM

GROUP 2

Roundtable with Caribbean Art Historians and Art Critics
4:15 PM–5:30 PM
Grand Ballroom, 1^st Floor
Presenters: Delia Blanco

Caribbean Art Perspectives: Forum with Important Caribbean Artists
4:15 PM–5:30 PM
Room A, 2^nd Floor
Presenters: Marie-Denise Douyon; Scherezade Garcia; Richie Richardson

Art Figures and Personalities in Caribbean Art
4:15 PM–5:30 PM
Room B, 2^nd Floor
Presenter: TBA

Dissecting Caribbean Art and Latin American Art
4:15 PM–5:30 PMRoom C, 2^nd Floor
Presenters: TBA

Cocktail Reception
6:00 PM

SATURDAY | SUNDAY | ALL