February 2024
A monthly look at our events, artist opportunities, and more.
The Open Call for Volume 06 dropped two weeks ago! In this month’s newsletter we give you another look at Volume 06, spotlight artists Ricardo Miguel Hernandez and Andrew Jackson from our Vancouver show with ArtSpeak, and share some news from our FL Community.
For our forthcoming Volume 06, the open call is inspired by what the late Cuban novelist, essayist, and short story writer Antonio Benítez-Rojo’s termed the ‘supersyncretic’ culture of the Caribbean – a rich tapestry of ever-evolving interwoven traditions and expressions. This leads us to ask what defines the ‘Neo-Carib’? What does our identity look like today, and where is it going?
LATEST NEWS
Mexico City Art Week
Our short film, Indigenous Origins alongside Taino Studies and Interconnect.life, made its Mexico City Art Week debut! Indigenous Origins is part of a series, each centering on descendants of different indigenous people (the Kalinago in Dominica, Garifuna in Belize, and the Taino in the Dominican Republic).
Artist Spotlight: Ricardo Miguel Hernández 🇨🇺
Ricardo Miguel Hernández - Ntinye, 2019
Artist Ricardo Miguel Hernández (Cuba, b. 1984) is a documentary photo and video artist born and raised in Cuba. He’s worked with photography for the past fourteen years and has a strong preference for still images. Collage, specifically, has become the medium through which Hernandez transforms archives into new works.
Artist Spotlight
Andrew Jackson 🇯🇲
Andrew Jackson is a British / Canadian photographer of Jamaican descent based in Montréal, Canada. He is an associate lecturer at the London College of Communication (University of the Arts London) teaching in the MA Documentary & Photojournalism program and has previously served on the advisory board of the Photo Ethics Centre. His practice is developed at the intersection of photography and text and, most recently, focuses on notions of family, transnational migration, displacement, trauma, war, and collective memory.
Artist Opportunities: February - March
Superfine Art Fair (5 United States Cities) | Deadlines Vary Apply to see if you qualify for Superfine >>
New Voices Filmmaker Grant (New York, United States) | Deadline February 22 Apply >>
PACT Zollverein (Essen, Germany) | Deadline February 29 Apply >>
Art In the Garden: Performing Artist in Residence 2024 (New York, United States) | Deadline February 29 Apply >>
The NYFA Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color 2024 (New York, United States) | Deadline March 13 Apply >>
ArtSpeak Administrative Coordinator (Vancouver, Canada) | Anticipated Start Date April 5 Apply >>
Forgotten Lands Open Call Vol 06 | Deadline March 15 Submit >>
What’s on your radar? Put us on! Share with us the open calls, exhibitions, festivals, conferences, and fairs you’re attending at community@forgottenlandsart.com. We’ll add it to our list of resources for the whole FL community.
From the Community
Exhibition: Byenvini at CCCADI
Byenvini (“Welcome” in Haitian Kreyol), a multimedia exhibition, opened last week at the Caribbean Cultural Center Diasporan Institute (CCCADI). Featuring 11 Haitian artists, curated by Yvena Despagne, the exhibition centers the year-long theme Lakay se Lakay (Home is Home). FORGOTTEN LANDS alum, Steven Baboun, and our Community Director, Tania L. Balan-Gaubert are among the artists with works on view until November.
Book Release: The House of Plain Truth
Friends of FORGOTTEN LANDS at Zibby Books just released a book by Caribbean author Donna Hemans, The House of Plain Truth. A lyrical, lush, evocative story about a fractured Jamaican family and a daughter determined to reclaim her home, The House of Plain Truth traces Pearline’s reconciliation of what she thought she knew about her family and the truth of their origin.
Zibby Books is hosting a giveaway of Caribbean-owned businesses, FORGOTTEN LANDS Vol 04 and 05 are included among the lineup of items one lucky reader will receive. Head to their Instagram page to join in. Hurry, the giveaway ends today!
Thanks for reading! For contributions, submissions, or general inquiries email us: community@forgottenlandsart.com