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PROMOTING THE MAKING, STUDY AND

APPRECIATION OF THE CREATIVE ARTS

THE ERROL BARROW CENTRE FOR THE ERROL BARROW CENTRE FOR

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Academic study and the training in the arts is as

gratifying and as intensive as any subject area

one will engage in at any University around the

world. Here at the Errol Barrow Centre our

focus is to present the best experience and

training in the arts, in and for our region within

a context of being an internationally accredited

programme. Like many other programmes,

applicants must fulfill the University

matriculation requirements which starts with

passes at the Ordinary Level and Advanced Level qualifications from

London, Cambridge and of course CXC Examining Boards as well as a

portfolio in the arts or some other evidence of your dedication and

interest in the field.

We are proud to say that the EBCCI is the leading creative arts

programme in the Caribbean and we attract not only the leading creatives

and arts professionals from across the region and world , but we offer

state of the art facilities and technologies to our regional and

international students. Since opening in 2006, we are still the only arts

education facility in the Eastern Caribbean to pair both the practical,

theoretical and arts management in academia.

The EBCCI can make your creativity flourish into a fruitful career in areas

such as teaching, curators of galleries, museums and film, filmmakers and

production staff and in the print and audio-visual media, as we nurture

the creative and innovative mind. We are the inspirational school on the

Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, overlooking the Caribbean Sea, surrounded

by the names of the great Caribbean philosophers; George Lamming,

Toussaint Louverture, Rex Nettleford, Earl Warner and Derek Walcott.

We look forward to having you join us soon!

Director’s Note

Director Professor Gladstone L. Yearwood

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About the Errol Barrow Centre

for Creative Imagination

Set against the canvas of the Caribbean Sea, adjacent to the main campus of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, the Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination, or as we affectionately call it, the EBCCI, is the Creative Arts Centre of the Cave Hill Campus. We provide creative academic training in the arts, primarily in dance, film and theatre and the minor in music. The youngest of the Creative Centres of the University of the West Indies, we are the only one to present a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and training in film, providing an exploration in to the practical and theoretical concept in the arts in the Caribbean context, with international perspectives.

OUR MISSION

So we’ve finished Secondary School

and Community College?

Deciding what it is you really want to do, is often challenging. Making lists

of the pros and cons of subject areas that are appealing and that you are

passionate about and the career opportunities. What can you do that

you can change the world. That’s what University is all about!

What next?

Follow your dream and pursue study in the creative arts. Reading for a

Bachelor of Fine Arts supports creativity and creative ideas, thinking and

innovation and can lead to successful careers as practising artists, as

filmmakers, theatre artists, playwrights, screenwriters, researchers, arts

administrators in museums, galleries, theatre managers, audio-visual

and print media professionals, public relations, production management,

choreographers, directors, researchers, cultural administrators, website

managers and teachers. The opportunities are endless in the creative

fields, which one are you!

The Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination is the Caribbean hub of creativity which is fully equipped to the making of and the studying of the creative arts to support the creative industries. Catering to our unique region, with world class lecturers, the EBCCI, serves as the melting pot of Caribbean creative discovery and unity as we use our diverse experiences to create new age work in any field and subject area. We strongly encourage candidates to enrol in our programmes to develop their creative imagination to develop Caribbean talent and appreciation.

Why study at

the EBCCI

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EBCCI

PROGRAMMES

The centre functions as a

hub for the creation,

distribution & preservation

of the arts, especially in

the Caribbean context.

Along with the degree

programmes, the EBCCI

offers Certificates in Mo-

tion Picture Arts, hosts a

Summer Arts Programme

and conducts research in

the Creative Arts.

The EBCCI’s Bachelor of Fine Arts is a The EBCCI’s Bachelor of Fine Arts is a The EBCCI’s Bachelor of Fine Arts is a multidisciplinary programme which multidisciplinary programme which multidisciplinary programme which is designed to allow students to is designed to allow students to is designed to allow students to focus on two disciplines out of the focus on two disciplines out of the focus on two disciplines out of the three areas Dance, Film & Theatre, three areas Dance, Film & Theatre, three areas Dance, Film & Theatre, to improve career prospects, to improve career prospects, to improve career prospects, creativity and international creativity and international creativity and international marketability.marketability.marketability.

Along with the degree programmes, the EBCCI offers Certificates in Motion Picture Arts, hosts a Summer Arts Programme and conducts research in the Creative Arts.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree

provides a rigorous programme of study

focusing on the creation, teaching and

critical study of art. The BFA helps

students to hone their artistic skills

within the context of an enlightened arts

and humanities education, providing

discipline-specific study in creative arts, text

analysis and the history of the arts. Students

complete courses in aesthetics, theory, history

and criticism and follow a programme of study

in two arts disciplines (initially drawn from

dance, theatre, moving picture arts and

aesthetics and criticism). Students learn to

manage the creative process, work with creative artists, government agencies, cultural

organisations, community groups and art institutions, such as art galleries, festivals,

heritage sites, museums and dance

companies, to promote art, event

management & hospitality, raise funds

and manage finances and human

resources, and develop arts and cultural

programmes. The programme of study

includes service learning and internship

components. Students are required to

choose between a thesis project and a

portfolio of creative work that must be

presented for public exhibition.

Coursework includes practicum placement

with the Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination in either creative arts ensembles

or in the technical operation of the theatre, film-screening room, and dance studio and

art gallery. Faculty will meet regularly with students to discuss progress and suggest

directions for growth.

Bachelor of

Fine Arts in

Creative Arts

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Master of Arts

Creative Arts Programme

The MA programme is built on

the study and appreciation of

the arts and grounded in the

skills required for teaching and

learning in the arts and the

management of arts and

cultural industries. Students

learn the dynamics of the

creative process – artistic

production, working with

artists, schools, government

agencies, cultural organizations, community groups and art institutions, such

as museums and dance companies, to promote art, enhance artistic skills,

raise funds, manage budgets, and develop arts and cultural programmes. Our

postgraduate programme seeks to engage artists, teachers and cultural

industry workers to explore the development of an arts and cultural

infrastructure focusing on national and regional objectives within a Caribbean

context. With the increasing importance of arts and culture in the international

economy, our post-graduate programme focuses on capacity building to

develop human resources in the creative arts, to integrate the arts into

schools’ curricula and to produce high-quality art work that will benefit the

Caribbean and support the growth of the arts and culture sector.

For further information please contact

Mrs. Frances Hinds Griffith, BSc. MBA

ebcci@cavehill.uwi.edu

Tel. (246) 417-4776 Fax. (246) 417-8903

Or visit

http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/ebcci/Academics/documents/MACreativeArts.pdf

Dance

The EBCCI boasts a state of the art, air

conditioned sprung floor dance studio with

built in audio system, piano and drums.

Ms. F. Neri Torres, MFA

Lecturer in Dance

Dance, the expressive bodily rhythmic and

artistic form performed to sound. The

Caribbean is full of sounds, from the

pulsating drums, the gyrating calypsos, the

tinny percussion of the steel pan, the wind

through the foliage, the melodies of our

dialects, rhythm is Caribbean.

Students of Dance can look forward to a

programme of practicum, with classes in

Dance Technique, Modern Dance and

Choreography paired with the study in the

theory with classes in Production

Management, Stagecraft, Critical

Foundations in the arts, internship along

with classes in your other chosen focus.

Students who undertake this

programme will have the opportunity

to represent the EBCCI annually

through Ensemble presentations in

our annual end of year festival, and at

the end of each semester,

performing in our fully equipped 250

seater, black box theatre. The EBCCI

Dance Ensemble has performed in

festivals in Jamaica and Cuba and

individual members have formed

their own companies and have been

invited to perform nationally and

throughout the region.

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Dance Theatre

Mr. C.M. Harclyde Walcott, BA

Lecturer in Theatre

The EBCCI boasts a state of the art, wooden

floor performance studio with piano .

Taking the story from the page and our griots and

taking it to the stage is the fundamental theatre

experience. Young thespian enthusiasts can look

forward to not only honing their craft on the stage

through studio classes such as; introduction to theatre,

acting for stage and screen, writing courses such as

Playwriting and Fundamentals of Story and Narration

along with Aesthetics studies, delving into the History

and Theory of Performing Arts and the culmination of it

all in Theatre Ensemble and Directing Performance.

To further develop the young

artist, the EBCCI promotes the

study abroad initiative and

ensemble tours. To date the

BFA students have won

awards, accolades and

showcased in Theatre in

Jamaica, Cuba and at

CARIFESTA X respectively.

Film

Dr. Augustin Hatar PhD.

Lecturer in Film

The EBCCI Boasts a fully software and hardware

equipped mac lab, a fifty two seat cinémathèque,

HD Cameras, track and dolly, sound and lighting

kits.

The EBCCI is the leading film training facility in the Caribbean, led by Director of the EBCCI and renowned filmmaker Professor Gladstone Yearwood. Students who select the motion picture arts will be trained in the art of

filmmaking, taking courses in cinematography, documentary, directing, production tools as well as writing for stage & screen.

By the end of the programme students would have become seasoned filmmakers whether in directing, producing, being a gaffer or boom operator as well as have their films showcased in the monthly screenings of the EBCCI Cinema Club. This practicum and theory based subject matter prepares you for independent filmmaking, careers in media and scholarly work to support the creative sector throughout the Caribbean and the wider world.

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Certificate in

Motion Picture Arts

The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, offers the Motion Picture Arts Certificate (MPAC) through the EBCCI. The MPAC is a programme of study focusing on the development of artistic and technical skills in Motion Picture Arts, which form the basis for creative work in film, television, animation and digital storytelling. The Certificate programme offers courses in the disciplines necessary to produce music video, educational and training films, documentary and narrative film. Course work includes the fundamentals of digital film production, production planning, and the use of camera, lighting and sound packages on location and in a studio setting. Students successfully completing the Certificate programme will earn University of the West Indies credits that can be used toward a Bachelor’s degree programme.

Admission to the Certificate is selective based on experience in theatre

arts, video and film. Students will be required to submit a creative

portfolio and undergo an audition and/or interview.

Students will learn a range of below-the-line Motion Picture Arts skills,

which can be used in making film and television programmes. Upon

completing the programme, the specific student learning outcomes,

skills and knowledge encompass:

Overview of the Motion Picture Arts process

Hands-on training across several key disciplines of Motion Picture

Arts

Fundamentals of screenwriting

Technical and creative aspects of production design,

cinematography, editing and sound.

A range of below-the-line production skills including production

management and 1st assistant directing

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Annual Calendar

August

Semester I Begins

Registration & Orientation

September

Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase

EU Film Festival

October

Graduation Celebrations

Alumni Celebrations

November

End of Semester Productions Annual Heroes Play

December

Written Examinations

January

Semester II Begins EBCCI Cinema Club Starts

February

International Diaspora Arts Festival Black History Month Commemoration

March

Jamaica Dance Umbrella

April

End of Semester Productions Annual Heroes Production

May

End of Semester Productions

Semester Ends

June

Summer School Starts

Imagine Youth -The Summer Arts Programme

July

Imagine Youth;

The Summer Arts Programme

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Our Facilities

The Art Gallery

The Student Common Area

The Cinémathèque

The George Lamming Pedagogical Centre

The Performance Studio

The Dance Studio

The Walcott Warner Theatre

Apply Here

Visit www.cavehill.uwi.edu/prospective

Why Choose the

Creative Arts?

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Any More Questions

Why Don’t You Contact Us !

Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination

The University of the West Indies

Cave Hill Campus

Bridgetown

St. Michael

Barbados

Telephone (246) 417-4776 Facsimile (246) 417-8903

Email. ebcci@cavehill.uwi.edu

Website: www.cavehill.uwi.edu/ebcci

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Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination

The University of the West Indies

Cave Hill Campus