
EAST YARD Community Arts Centre is the premier creative community arts space in East Trinidad. Created in 2017 by local arts promotion and education non-profit organization, Caribbean Fashion and Arts Feature Festival, EAST YARD is a cultural hub designed to connect and engage the local community on a regular and ongoing basis by championing creativity in all its forms.
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Happy New Year from all of us at EAST YARD! We've made it to 2021! 2020 was as unpredictable and unimaginable for us as it was for you and boy did it throw a wrench in all the plans we had. EAST YARD had to make significant changes and adjustments; adapting to the new world that last year thrust upon us. The name of the game was PIVOT. Out of the chaos we emerged, pivoting in new directions; growing and evolving in ways we didn't know we could.
We ended 2019 with a full plate for 2020 and then the pandemic hit. Festivals and community events got cancelled, then borders were closed and all our local and international plans were changed; *snaps fingers* just like that. The government shut down all none essential businesses, and even though arts and culture are essential to us, it didn't really qualify. So we were shut down like most of the country, and it was not easy. The time spent on lock down was used to hatch new ideas and once the lock down was over the team got to work executing those ideas.
We embraced the "new normal" as best as we could and migrated some of our services online. We moved our art classes to zoom so that people could stay at home in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus. We built a gourmet store (in two days!!!) to serve the needs of our community, bringing a little joy and sophistication to our Borough. We created a permanent art gallery space and rebranded and relocated our boutique! We launched our For Common Good platform too.
2020 was actually a very busy year for us. It didn't destroy our plans but instead awarded us the opportunity to pivot into new directions!
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EPISODE 4 IS GOING LIVE!!!
This month Nicki Consulting and EAST YARD will launch their fourth installation of EAST TALKS: Open Mic Night. The theme is Pivot and Reflection and we will be going live!!!!!!
Tune in here!
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