Rex Nettleford Biennial Arts Conference 2025

“Inward Stretch, Outward Reach: Arts, Culture, and the (Re)Imagining of Our Humanism”

OCTOBER 15-17, 2025

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME — DRAFT AGENDA

Day 1: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025

8:00 am – 12: 30 pm — REGISTRATION

10:00 am – 8:00 pm — CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL AND GRAND MARKET

(ticketed event)

Village setting with workshops**

Activities:

Stilt Walkers/Jonkonoo/Moko Jumbie/Jab Jab/Carnival Costuming/Steel Pan Competition/Circle Games

Charles Town Maroons/Storytelling/Drumming/ Baby Doll

Venues:

Amphitheatre, Tree of Life, Multimedia Lawn

Day 2: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025

8:00 am – 5: 00 pm — REGISTRATION

9:00 am – 10:30 am — PLENARY: CULTURAL IDENTITY AND PRESERVATION

📍Vera Moody Concert Hall

10:30 am – 11:00 am — BREAK FOR EXHIBITION VIEWING

11:00 am – 12:30 pm — CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Papers/Workshops/Art Exhibits/Lectures/ Demos/Performances)

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm — LUNCH BREAK

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm — CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Papers/Workshops/Art Exhibits/Lectures/ Demos/Performances)

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm — BREAK | TALKING CIRCLE BAR

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm — OPENING CEREMONY & KEYNOTE ADDRESS, Professor Sonjah Stanley Niaah

Day 3: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025

8:00 am – 1: 00 pm — REGISTRATION

9:00 am – 10:30 am — CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Papers/Workshops/Art Exhibits/Lectures/ Demos/Performances)

10:30 am – 11:00 am — BREAK FOR EXHIBITION VIEWING

11:00 am – 12:30 pm — PLENARY: CULTURAL IDENTITY AND PRESERVATION

📍Vera Moody Concert Hall

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm — LUNCH BREAK

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm — CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Papers/Workshops/Art Exhibits/Lectures/ Demos/Performances)

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm — EDWARD SEAGA DISTINGUISHED LECTURE

📍Vera Moody Concert Hall

7:30 pm – 10:00 pm — CLOSING CONCERT (ticketed event) —featuring EMCVPA alumni and special guest artistes

📍EMCVPA Basketball Court