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Trinidad & Tobago !
Design Network




                                           Lesley-Ann Noel 
                                       Visual Arts Lecturer
                      Department of Creative & Festival Arts
                                                           
                          The University of the West Indies
Design in !
Trinidad & Tobago
Design in
Trinidad & Tobago - Above
Design in
Trinidad & Tobago - Above
Design in
Trinidad & Tobago -
Draconian Switch
Design in
Trinidad & Tobago - Fashion
Week
Design in
Trinidad & Tobago -
Indigroove
Design in
Trinidad & Tobago - TTIA
Department of !
Creative and Festival Arts!
The University of the West Indies!
St. Augustine



•    Visual Arts
•    Theatre Arts
•    Music
•    Dance
•    Carnival Studies
Undergraduate 
•  Fine Arts
    –    Painting 
    –    Sculpture
    –    Ceramics
    –    Contemporary Art / Installation
    –    Art Education
•  Design
    –    Animation
    –    Surface Design
    –    Graphic Design 
    –    Costume Fabrication
    –    Introduction to Product Design

Post-graduate
•  Dip. ACEM - Arts & Cultural Enterprise Management
•  MA - Design Entrepreneurship (Sept 2010)
Initial TTDN Network 
•  Formed in May 2009 - after Guyana Meeting
•  Virtual Network, building on existing UWI Design
   Network on Facebook of past and present
   students, professionals and artists
•  Used as a method of communication for events,
   opportunities, UWI Design projects etc. 
•  164 members
New Network Formation
•  Formalised with a meeting/ collaboration between: 

   –  University of the West Indies - Visual Arts Unit       
       
       
        
        
         
Lesley-Ann Noel & Keith Cadette
   –  Trinidad & Tobago Institute of Architects 
                   
     
         
Gary Turton
   –  Fashion Association of Trinidad & Tobago - 
                   
     
         
Claudia Pegus
   –  Artists Coalition of Trinidad & Tobago
                   
     
         
Rubadiri Victor 
   –  Independent Artist Activist
                   
     
         
Dean Arlen
Structure
•  Student and Professional Network
•  Student Executive & Professional Executive, 
  –  Student Exec - operations, 
  –  Professional Exec - vision and mentorship
•  By invitation or Student ID needed for
   membership
•  Secretariat at DCFA UWI
Strategies
•  Membership: 
  –  Collaboration with existing networks -
     TTIA, FATT, ACTT
  –  Student recruitment - 
   
UWI, UTT, COSTATT, SBCS
  –  Significant student participation on
     operational level to ensure continuity,
     vibrancy etc.
Strategies
•  Projects:
  –  Develop project list to promote design
     profession and design agenda of
     individuals and partner organisations
  –  Strengthen and support / endorse member
     projects
Challenges
•  Maintaining active membership interest
   and participation

•  Imported design products and services
National Academy for the Performing Arts
                                       
     Queens Park Savannah Port of Spain
Opportunities
•  New public interest in designed spaces and objects

•  Sophistication of the marketplace

•  New design institutions & programmes - 
   –    Fashion & Accessories, Animation - UTT, 
   –    Jewelry - COSTAAT, 
   –    Graphic Design - SBCS, 
   –    Film, Urban Planning, Tropical Landscaping - UWI
Projects
•  Design PA Campaign
   –  promoting local design - architects, fashion, graphic,
      animation etc.
•  Documentation of local Design history
   –  project to document indigenous design traditions - craft,
      architecture, Carnival etc.
•  National Design Centre/ Design Lab
   –  Lab for exploratory studio work combining design theory,
      research and practice
Projects
•  Creation of Design texts
   –  In local craft and design
•  Design Awards
   –  Rewarding past and present excellence in Design
•  Design Activism
   –  Lobby for greater governmental support for and use of local
      design services.
•  Design IP Awareness Project
   –  Project to educate designers and public on Intellectual
      Property issues.
Activities
•  Carnival Design Initiative /
   –  Residency / Workshop Street Festival
      •  Claudia Pegus (Feb 10)
•  National Design Symposium / series of talks -
   –  1 day Conference
      •  Dean Arlen & DCFA UWI (Mar/ Apr 10)
•  Annual networking event
   –  Awards, Social Event and Exhibition (Dec 2010)

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Trinidad & Tobago Design Network

  • 1. Trinidad & Tobago ! Design Network Lesley-Ann Noel Visual Arts Lecturer Department of Creative & Festival Arts The University of the West Indies
  • 3. Design in Trinidad & Tobago - Above
  • 4. Design in Trinidad & Tobago - Above
  • 5. Design in Trinidad & Tobago - Draconian Switch
  • 6. Design in Trinidad & Tobago - Fashion Week
  • 7. Design in Trinidad & Tobago - Indigroove
  • 8. Design in Trinidad & Tobago - TTIA
  • 9. Department of ! Creative and Festival Arts! The University of the West Indies! St. Augustine •  Visual Arts •  Theatre Arts •  Music •  Dance •  Carnival Studies
  • 10. Undergraduate •  Fine Arts –  Painting –  Sculpture –  Ceramics –  Contemporary Art / Installation –  Art Education •  Design –  Animation –  Surface Design –  Graphic Design –  Costume Fabrication –  Introduction to Product Design Post-graduate •  Dip. ACEM - Arts & Cultural Enterprise Management •  MA - Design Entrepreneurship (Sept 2010)
  • 11.
  • 12. Initial TTDN Network •  Formed in May 2009 - after Guyana Meeting •  Virtual Network, building on existing UWI Design Network on Facebook of past and present students, professionals and artists •  Used as a method of communication for events, opportunities, UWI Design projects etc. •  164 members
  • 13.
  • 14. New Network Formation •  Formalised with a meeting/ collaboration between: –  University of the West Indies - Visual Arts Unit Lesley-Ann Noel & Keith Cadette –  Trinidad & Tobago Institute of Architects Gary Turton –  Fashion Association of Trinidad & Tobago - Claudia Pegus –  Artists Coalition of Trinidad & Tobago Rubadiri Victor –  Independent Artist Activist Dean Arlen
  • 15. Structure •  Student and Professional Network •  Student Executive & Professional Executive, –  Student Exec - operations, –  Professional Exec - vision and mentorship •  By invitation or Student ID needed for membership •  Secretariat at DCFA UWI
  • 16. Strategies •  Membership: –  Collaboration with existing networks - TTIA, FATT, ACTT –  Student recruitment - UWI, UTT, COSTATT, SBCS –  Significant student participation on operational level to ensure continuity, vibrancy etc.
  • 17. Strategies •  Projects: –  Develop project list to promote design profession and design agenda of individuals and partner organisations –  Strengthen and support / endorse member projects
  • 18. Challenges •  Maintaining active membership interest and participation •  Imported design products and services
  • 19. National Academy for the Performing Arts Queens Park Savannah Port of Spain
  • 20. Opportunities •  New public interest in designed spaces and objects •  Sophistication of the marketplace •  New design institutions & programmes - –  Fashion & Accessories, Animation - UTT, –  Jewelry - COSTAAT, –  Graphic Design - SBCS, –  Film, Urban Planning, Tropical Landscaping - UWI
  • 21. Projects •  Design PA Campaign –  promoting local design - architects, fashion, graphic, animation etc. •  Documentation of local Design history –  project to document indigenous design traditions - craft, architecture, Carnival etc. •  National Design Centre/ Design Lab –  Lab for exploratory studio work combining design theory, research and practice
  • 22. Projects •  Creation of Design texts –  In local craft and design •  Design Awards –  Rewarding past and present excellence in Design •  Design Activism –  Lobby for greater governmental support for and use of local design services. •  Design IP Awareness Project –  Project to educate designers and public on Intellectual Property issues.
  • 23. Activities •  Carnival Design Initiative / –  Residency / Workshop Street Festival •  Claudia Pegus (Feb 10) •  National Design Symposium / series of talks - –  1 day Conference •  Dean Arlen & DCFA UWI (Mar/ Apr 10) •  Annual networking event –  Awards, Social Event and Exhibition (Dec 2010)