On tonight’s Blank Canvas, the Executive Director, Amanda Coulson, is joined by representatives of the Bahamas Junkanoo Art & Music Festival.
Angelique McKay is the Founder and Artistic Director and she shares her artistic vision for the Bahamas Junkanoo Art & Music Festival. It must be noted that she is also the CEO and Founder of the Cacique Award-winning Junkanoo Commandos.
Visionary and Junkanoo creative, Denis Saunders (One Family), is a designer and builder who specialises in Styrofoam carving. He talks about sculpture making and the economic potential of Junkanoo.
Professional Junkanoo Artist, Gino Rolle (Genesis Junkanoo & Community Organisation), is a designer and builder who specialises in cardboard manipulation demonstrations. He addresses the importance of engineering skills research and how it can be used in Junkanoo applications.
Tune in to hear these fascinating visionaries talk about the significance of the Bahamas Junkanoo Art & Music Festival and the fun times to be had on February 22nd-23rd, 2020, at Botanical Gardens from 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Entry fees are $5 for adults and $2 for children.
The Blank Canvas airs today and every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. on Guardian Talk Radio 96.9 FM.