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

General Sessions:

Welcome and Open Forum
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Grand Ballroom, 1st Floor
Presenter: Marcel Wah, Conference Organizer

Impact of Art Biennales and Caribbean Art Fairs
in the Caribbean
10:00 AM–11:30 PM
Presenters: Loris Crawford, Producer, Art Off The Main; Marcel Wah, Producer, International Caribbean Art Fair (ICAFair)

Break
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Caribbeance: Art Movement of Brooklyn Caribbean Artists
11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Room A, 2^nd Floor
Presenter: Jerry Barry, Herbert Glenn Bennett, RA

Lunch on your own
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Breakout Sessions:

GROUP 1

The Cuban Art Revolution
2:30 PM–3:45 PM
Grand Ballroom, 1^st Floor
Presenter: Michelle Naimo Bird, Curatorial Assistant, Department of European Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Art of Hispaniola: A Critical Look at the Visual Arts of Haiti and Dominican Republic
2:30 PM–3:45 PM
Room A, 2^nd Floor
Presenter: Delia Blanco, Curator and Art Critic, Dominican Republic

Art of the Dutch Caribbean
2:30 PM–3:45 PM
Room B, 2^nd Floor
Presenters: Stan Kuiperi, Co-Founder, Aruba Int'l Arts Foundation

Artistic Forms of Expression in the Caribbean
2:30 PM–3:45 PM
Room C, 2^nd Floor
Presenters: Diana Baird N'Diaye, PhD, Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Afternoon Break
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

GROUP 2

Caribbean Arts Focus in Media
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Grand Ballroom, 1^st Floor
Presenter: Youme Landowne, Chief Editor, Caribbean Art World Magazine

Dominican Art: An Overview
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Room A, 2^nd Floor
Presenters: TBA

Understanding Haitian Art: Past, Present, Future
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Room B, 2^nd Floor
Presenter: LeGrace Benson

Tourist Art, Crafts, Fakes, and Fine Art
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Room C, 2^nd Floor
Presenters: TBA

Closing Comments
5:15 PM – 5:45 PM
Grand Ballroom, 1^st Floor
Presenters: TBA