GUYANA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
GUYANA FOLK FESTIVAL
Caribbean Heritage Summer Camp
“Arts in the Community”
OPEN TO ALL

JULY 11 -  AUGUST 18, 2011
 FOUR DAYS A WEEK
Monday- Thursday
 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ONLY 150 PLACES AVAILABLE
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A COLLABORATION WITH ST. STEPHEN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, NY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MATHIEU EUGENE, NY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JUMAANE WILLIAMS, MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS, TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR HERITAGE.

This comprehensive series of master classes follows the mission of Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc.  Its curriculum is based on the dedication of this organization and its offshoot, Guyana Folk Festival, to preserve, promote and propagate the rich cultural heritage and folklore of Guyana. 

Although the focus is the multiethnic culture of Guyana, this series explores any and all connections among the various territories of the Caribbean region and the Diaspora.

The Caribbean Heritage Summer Camp is a collaboration between Guyana Cultural  Association of New York, Inc. and St. Stephen's Lutheran Church.  The series is supported by community leaders, the Guyanese Nurses Association of America Inc., and the NYC Dept. of Children and Youth.

All workshops will take place in the auditorium of St. Stephen's. Workshops will be led by qualified instructors who are experts in their respective fields. 

WORKSHOPS:
POETRY & PROSE WORKSHOP:
In this reading and writing session students will investigate their own heritage and culture as they answer the questions: What is your name? Who are you? How do you describe your neighborhood?  Responses use both prose and poetry.
Storytelling: Students will be instructed in the art of telling the story.  In some case students will use their efforts from the session on prose and poetry to develop the expression of the narrative. Instructors: Yvonne McCallum Peters;  Juliet Emanuel

MEDIA COMMUNICATION:
This workshop emphasizes the use of the camera and of print to document the process of investigating participants' heritage during this series.  Activity is spread through the series.

PUBLISHING WORKSHOP:
In this workshop students will be given basic instruction in the steps of publishing.  The records produced used during previous sessions will form a resource for this documentation.
                 Instructors: Ashton Franklin;  Juliet Emanuel

DANCE WORKSHOP:
In this workshop students will be introduced to basic steps and forms of the dance.  Concentration and practice will be on the style of the Caribbean and the Diaspora.
                  Instructors: Rose October-Edun and Verna Walcott-Whyte

ART WORKSHOP: Including Mask Making
This session will comprise of an exhibition of current art forms and the use by students of use different media.
                 Instructors:  Claire Goring

MUSIC: Including Pan
Drumming: This hands on session will emphasize the art of drumming.
                   Instructors: Winston “Jeggae” Hoppie & Akoyah Rudder
Music  Literacy: Music/Singing - Basic Musical notation - voice control - and steps in piano playing.
                   Instructors: Edgar Henry & Professor Keith Proctor
Steel Pan: This session will introduce students to the history and dynamics of the steel pan.  Students will be encouraged to learn simple tunes. 
                   Instructors: Rudy Bishop & Ron Lammy
Song:  The music art of the folksong: Students will learn folk songs relative to the Caribbean.
              Instructors: Hilton Hemerding.

TOYS/kites/games:
         Instructor: Maurice Blenman 


Dr. Juliet Emanuel,
Summer Camp Director

See: Heritage Camp 2010