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Cave Hill Campus
PROMOTING THE MAKING, STUDY AND
APPRECIATION OF THE CREATIVE ARTS
THE ERROL BARROW CENTRE FOR THE ERROL BARROW CENTRE FOR
CREATIVE IMAGINATIONCREATIVE IMAGINATION
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
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. [email protected]
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