Cultural Voice

Please share with young Caribbean and Latin American visual artists (15 - 24 years) who would like to publish copies of their work in an academic journal. Drawings, paintings, photographs and e-graffiti are welcome.

C ountry of Origin:  Jamaica U ltra excited about this art form :   Lyrical Hip Hop Choreography ​ L oves to travel to:  Warm places (beach bound) - Cayman & Bahamas T rend you love:  Hashtag Activism (eg. #BringBackOurGirls) U nderground artist to watch:  Monica Minott, Poet. R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker:  Risk Tolerant  A rtistic Side:  Writer (short stories) L ife Motto:  Vulnerability Births Honesty     V ery good at:  Writing O utspoken about:  Rights of the Poor I nspired by:  Unsung Heroes (eg. My mom) C ultural Icon:  Bob Marley E veryone should try this once:  Making Snow Angels What's Your Cultural Voice?? #MyCulturalVoice on   Facebook  /  Twitter  /  Instagram  @culturalvoice Promoting # Intercultural-dialogue 6 Days to the Launch of CV's First Issue of 2014!!  *Derefe is the Associate Editor of Cultural Voice eZine. 

C ountry of Origin:  Mexico U ltra excited about this art form :   Musicals, especially "Phantom of the Opera" ​ L oves to travel to:  Every corner of the world T rend you love:  Opera in theatres U nderground artist to watch:  Richard Hall (Jamaican Painter) R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker:  Risk taker  A rtistic Side:  Singer L ife Motto:  Living everyday giving the best of you    V ery good at:  Organizing cultural events.  O utspoken about:  Justice.  I nspired by:  My Parents.  C ultural Icon:  Octavio Paz (Mexican Nobel Prize in Literature).  E veryone should try this once:  Sing with a Mariachi band.  What's Your Cultural Voice?? #MyCulturalVoice on   Facebook  /  Twitter  /  Instagram  @culturalvoice Promoting # Intercultural-dialogue 7 Days to the Launch of CV's First Issue of 2014!! 

C ountry of Origin:  Jamaica U ltra excited about this art form :   Dance ​ L oves to travel to:  The Countryside T rend you love:  What's fashionable  U nderground artist to watch:  Jahboukie R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker:  Risk Averse A rtistic Side:  Some singing, some dancing  L ife Motto:  Live good, be thankful to the creator. Life too short to be miserable and griping.   V ery good at: Remaining calm O utspoken about: Irresponsibility I nspired by:  Nature  C ultural Icon:  Louise Bennett E veryone should try this once:  Community Service                                 ----------- What's Your Cultural Voice?? #MyCulturalVoice on   Facebook  /  Twitter  /  Instagram  @culturalvoice PROMOTING INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE 8 Days to the Launch of CV's First Issue of 2014!!  * Everton Hannam is the Secretary General of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO 

Profile #9 MyCulturalVoice C ountry of Origin:  Belize, Central America U ltra excited about this art form :   Glass blowing ​ L oves to travel to:  These days, through Latin America T rend you love:  This but first, selfie business. U nderground artists to watch:  Ricardo A. Galvez R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker:  Risk assessor, ha. A rtistic Side: ... L ife Motto:   O well (in response to any monumental, and not so monumental, disappointment). V ery good at:  Putting people at ease .  O utspoken about:  Good food and local crafts I nspired by:  Musicians, lately Natalia Lafourcade   C ultural Icon:  Gabriel García Márquez E veryone should try this once:  A Spanish immersion course! What's Your Cultural Voice?? #MyCulturalVoice on   Facebook  /  Twitter  /  Instagram  @culturalvoice Promoting # Intercultural-dialogue 9 Days to the Launch of CV's First Issue of 2014!!  *Lauren is a writer for Cultural Voice eZin

C ountry of Origin: Spain U ltra excited about this art form : Cinema ​ L oves to travel to: Remote lighthouses in remote places T rend you love: The capacity of trends to be replaced by new ones U nderground artists to watch: Movie makers filming with a smartphone R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker: Risk taker  A rtistic Side: Getting emotional about a piece of music L ife Motto: Life is short;   Enjoy and leave a trace   V ery good at: Advocacy of causes I believe in.  O utspoken about: Hypocrisy, dual lives.  I nspired by: Honesty, lives moved by passion.  C ultural Icon: Johan Sebastian Bach E veryone should try this once: Reach a mountain summit after days of effort What's Your Cultural Voice?? #MyCulturalVoice on   Facebook  /  Twitter  / Instagram @culturalvoice Promoting # Intercultural-dialogue 10 Days to the Launch of CV's First Issue of 2014!!  About Ignasi:  Ignasi was born in Barcelona in 1