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Kingston Creative to host inaugural “Kingston Culture Forum” on Friday September 24, 2021

Kingston Creative will launch an annual summit this month, the Kingston Culture Forum. The Kingston Culture Forum is a conference convening cultural and creative industry stakeholders in the public, private, academic and social sectors. The theme for the event will be “Downtown Kingston: creative economy, placemaking and sustainable urban development”.

Covid-19 kicked me out my comfort zone…#CovidEffects

August 31, 2021
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Cosmos Joseph

For years, I have been delving in the visual arts as a photographer, exploring and now specializing in multiple genres in the art of photography. At no point in time have I ever considered venturing into the world videography. While my camera is quite capable of recording video, I have never felt the urge or the need to explore the video features of the device.

Women and transformational leadership in the age of C-19

April 27, 2021
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Cosmos Joseph

This is a lightly edited version of a presentation to the Soroptimist Club of Kingston on the occasion of the club’s 44th Stella Gregory Awards: These are not normal times, so let’s take a moment to acknowledge all the women whose lives, work, and families have been upended in some way by this pandemic — […]

Port Authority mural spruces up downtown Kingston

April 25, 2021
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Cosmos Joseph

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) has collaborated with the Duke Street Refurbishing Project (DSRP), the Kingston Restoration Company (KRC) and Kingston Creative to support the development of a creative city and art district in downtown Kingston.

Protecting intellectual property in a digital world

April 23, 2021
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Cosmos Joseph

In commemoration of World Intellectual Property Day on April 26, Kingston Creative is encouraging Jamaican creative entrepreneurs to get educated about the importance of protecting intellectual property.

CVM invited Andrea Chung on The Cultural Agenda

April 21, 2021
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Cosmos Joseph

CVM recently invited our ED, Andrea Chung to speak on The Cultural Agenda, about post-pandemic recovery of Jamaica’s Cultural and Creative sector, Kingston Creative’s new IDB Bank-funded CreaTech programme, IP protection and a new Digital skills partnership with Heart Trust/ NTA.

Honey Bun, Digicel foundations launch business diagnostic app

April 15, 2021
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Cosmos Joseph

The Honey Bun Foundation has launched, the Gapp App, a business diagnostic tool for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The purpose of the Gapp App is to help businesses grow and become successful by giving them the ability to periodically access their operations and processes. It is available for download in Apple and Google stores.

Kingston Creative unveils new mural dedicated to the environment

March 31, 2021
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Cosmos Joseph

There’s a new mural in town, and it’s been commissioned by the Kingston Creatives participants. Kingston Creative, a non-profit organisation that intends to position Kingston as the Creative Capital of the Caribbean. Pretty big shoes to fill, so they start the best way Jamaicans know-how, by making noise: vibrant art and murals in and around […]

Corporate Hands | Beautifying the built environment

March 25, 2021
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Cosmos Joseph

A group of artists, led by Charl Baker, put the finishing touches on a new mural at the corner of South Camp Road and Harbour Street in downtown Kingston. GraceKennedy Foundation, in partnership with the ICD Group of Companies and Kingston Creative, commissioned the artists to paint the mural to beautify the area and raise […]

Blue Mahoe Invests $1million in Kingston Creative

March 23, 2021
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Cosmos Joseph

Kingston Creative is set to receive $1 million JMD from Blue Mahoe Capital Inc, an impact investment company based in Miami, Florida. The funding is part of Blue Mahoe’s outreach to arts and entertainment businesses in the Caribbean. Especially in which it aims to build capacity.

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