Clara Lionel Foundation Commits Funds to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Jamaica’s Creative Sector
Clara Lionel Foundation Commits Funds to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Jamaica’s Creative Sector We are excited to share some truly meaningful news with our Kingston Creative family. The Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), created by global artist Rihanna, has made a generous contribution to our Creative Resilience Fund, becoming one of our major philanthropic partners for […]
From the Island to the City of Light: A Jamaican Maker’s Journey to Cosmet’Agora
There is a specific kind of magic that happens when you take the vibrant, raw energy of Jamaica and drop it into the refined, historic streets of Paris. As a Jamaican business owner specializing in natural skincare—think cold-pressed soaps, botanical hair treatments, and potent face oils—I’ve always felt that our island’s "back-to-basics" approach was world-class. [...]
My Journey with Kingston Creative
From Business Development to Airbrush Training in Florida When I joined the Kingston Creative Go Global Accelerator Program, my goal was simply to learn how to better structure my business as a creative professional. What I didn’t realize was just how transformative the experience would be. As a makeup artist, I’ve always been passionate about [...]
Nine Years In: How Kingston Creative Helped Shape a Creative City
Kingston Creative has demonstrated that a creative city is built through collaboration, sustained investment and a shared cultural confidence – where we bet on the power of Jamaican culture to change the realities of the capital city.
Creatives Receive Support Through Kingston Creative’s Creative Resilience Fund
Kingston Creative launched the Creative Resilience Fund (CRF) to provide immediate relief for artists and cultural practitioners recovering from climate‑related disruption.
Mortimer and Jonkunnu featured at the ArtWalk Festival
Downtown Kingston came alive with music, movement, visual art, and community pride as the ArtWalk Festival transformed the city into an open-air celebration of Jamaica’s creative power and cultural heritage.
Women Create the Future: F.A.M.E. Documentary Premieres in Kingston
The Film, Animation, Music and Entertainment (F.A.M.E.) Incubator programme – an initiative delivered by Kingston Creative in collaboration with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) – has been brought to life through the premiere of the F.A.M.E. Incubator Mini-Documentary. This short feature, accompanied by a series of entrepreneur spotlights, shares the compelling journeys of women […]
AI vs. SOUL – The Future of Creative Careers
The rapidly accelerating shift of artificial intelligence is transforming creative careers, reshaping how artistic work is produced, distributed, monetized, and experienced. This looming change formed the core of the discussion at Kingston Creative’s recent meetup, “Creative Futures: How Tech is Shaping Art, Innovation, and the Creative Industries”. The networking event was funded by the Development […]
After the Storm — Why Jamaica’s Artists Need a Climate Resilience Fund
When a Category 5 hurricane hits Jamaica, it doesn’t only topple trees and cause the devastation we are so familiar with seeing on our phones and TV screens. It also silences the street dances, it cancels concerts, it stops the artisan markets, it damages the filmmaker’s equipment and floods the potter’s studio. It essentially halts [...]
