An eighty-member contingent will be representing Guyana at the 2015 Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) in Haiti, GINA said today.
Minister within the Ministry of Education Nicolette Henry told the media that the contingent will represent all aspects of Guyanese culture.
Speaking at a press briefing at the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport on Main Street today, the Minister said that the group will include artists and cultural workers representing the following disciplines: Visual Arts (5 persons,) Craft (3,) Literary Arts (3) Symposia (2) Storytelling (1) Fashion (3) Youth (2) Body Art (1) Culinary Art (4) Film and Media (3) Drama (12) Dance (18) Music (17) Indigenous (2) and Body Soul (1). Accompanying the delegation will be three officials.
According to Minister Henry, sending the contingent to CARFIESTA will cost the Government $65 million. This cost includes, preparatory works, transportation, accommodation and materials for the entire delegation, she said.
