Caribbean Fine Arts Fair to stage its first New York exhibition in Harlem from 20 to 22 November

NEW YORK, United States. The Caribbean Fine Arts Fair (CaFA), described by its organisers as the longest running art fair in the region, will hold its first New York presentation from 20 to 22 November.

The three-day event will open with a reception at the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute-Ile Oyin (CCCADI), at 208 East 126th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, in Harlem.

Founded in 2011 as an international art event in the Caribbean, CaFA will feature more than 35 artists, performers, musicians and culinary specialists, according to its founder and executive director, Anderson M. Pilgrim, a Barbados native. Eleven Caribbean nations will be represented, along with Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and the United States.

Admission is free for students and for anyone aged 16 and under.

Programme

Pilgrim said the fair would begin on Friday 20 November with an opening night reception featuring Caribbean cuisine, with many of the participating artists expected to attend.

On Saturday, Paris-born Guadeloupean artist and designer Pascal Marinier will display and discuss his Sigi`Nommo clothing line at 2pm. That will be followed at 4pm by a performance from Barbadian spoken word artists Empress Poetry, Negus Adeyami and friends, titled "Pun De Soapbox". Saturday will close with After Hours, a celebration of culture.

Sunday will see the New York City launch of the International Keepers of Peace programme at 2pm, which aims to build relationships between creatives and educators from Africa and its diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean.

Barbadian performance artist Aja will also introduce a screening of his new video release, Show Dem, and speak afterwards about his motivations and career.

Work on display will include Music of Life, an acrylic on canvas by Alberto Opoku of Ghana.