The Antigua & Barbuda Cultural Information System at https://cpoise.gov.ag is a 2022 output of the nation’s inaugural creative industries mapping project, formulated and led by Cultural Advisor, Dr. Hazra C. This page was formerly dedicated to the Antigua and Barbuda's Department of Culture-led and UNESCO-IFCD-sponsored Cultural Industries Mapping Project (2022-2023). Medica, created many firsts i
ncluding the nation's first ever online cultural information system, and an interactive Map of Creatives. The Directory/ Map of Creative showcases diverse creatives, from architects to performing artists, visual artists, and artisans. (https://cpoise.gov.ag/)
This page is now a complement to the Antigua & Barbuda Cultural Information System (AB&CIS). AB&CIS is a portal that aims to centralise and improve the efficacy of information sharing and exchange between cultural and creative actors and stakeholders, and the general population. A highly informed cultural/creative sector is one that will lend to greater coordination between our public, private, and civil sectors actors and stakeholders. The portal contains about key cultural/creative industry sectors and players, a creatives/ cultural practitioners map, cultural/creative statistics and trends, existing policies, opportunities, and, of course, local cultural events. Looking Ahead:
Two reports were created during the Mapping Project about the Cultural/Creative industries in Antigua and Barbuda. Report # 2 provides an excellent roadmap/guide for unprecedented propulsion of the Creative Industries and related economic development. Stay tuned for the unveiling of initiatives based on Report #2! Also, exciting times are again ahead with Antigua and Barbuda's launching a first-of-its-kind mammoth project that will inventory, promote, and safeguard important elements of our intangible cultural heritage (ICH). Cultural Advisor and the project’s manager, Dr. Hazra C. Medica, is being assisted by Reginald Murphy CN, MBE, GOH, PhD, Antigua and Barbuda’s UNESCO National Commission Secretary-General, to guide the implementation of this crucial intersectoral and inter-ministerial project. Like the Antigua and Barbuda Cultural Industries Mapping Project, The UNESCO-ICH sponsored ICH Project will create several firsts for the nation. It will result in the nation’s first-ever national living heritage inventory/registry, with the input and involvement of communities across Antigua and Barbuda. The inventory/registry is meant to raise awareness of key living heritage elements, their viability status, and sustainable pathways to safeguard them. Other key firsts will include:
- A Warri (game and board-making training) revival programme.
- A traditional boatbuilding training programme.
- A publication of a short book based on the Precision Centre’s cultural heritage documentary
series.
- And a programme designed to teach youths traditional toy-making using recycled and
indigenous materials. Stay tuned to us here and at https://cpoise.gov.ag/!
