ECECA’s programming is structured around four interconnected pillars that advance cultural diplomacy, education, entrepreneurship, and transnational partnership.
These four pillars support sustainable exchange, creative innovation, and long-term partnership across Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora. Each pillar works in concert with the others, creating an integrated system for cultural and economic development.
Purpose: To foster mutual understanding, unity, and shared artistic expression by facilitating cross-cultural dialogue and collaboration between African and Caribbean creatives.
Purpose: To unlock innovation and critical thinking through experiential learning, skills transfer, and intercultural knowledge exchange.
Purpose: To build sustainable economic opportunity for creatives, artisans, and cultural practitioners through market access, mentorship, and enterprise development.
Purpose: To establish durable trade relationships and institutional frameworks that enable sustained collaboration between Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.
A glimpse into ECECA’s cultural exchange programmes — capturing the artistic dialogue between Africa and the Caribbean.
Atelier de Peinture
Arrivée & Cérémonie
Cultural Exchange — Documentary
Coverage of ECECA’s presence at the Village des Arts in Dakar, highlighting Barbados’ participation and the broader cultural exchange with Senegal.
Read Article →APS coverage of Transatlantique 1, focusing on the African anchoring of the Barbadian artists and the exhibition’s cultural and historical significance.
Read Article →Broadcast coverage featuring discussion connected to the Dak’Art exchange and the wider cultural conversation around ECECA’s Senegal engagement.
Watch Segment →Coverage of the Queen’s Park Gallery exhibition showcasing Barbadian artwork ahead of the Dak’Art Biennial in Dakar, featuring Nyzinga Onifa.
Read Article →Senegalese coverage of Transatlantique 1 at the Dak’Art Biennale, quoting Nyzinga Onifa, Zulu Mbaye, and the Barbadian artists on the significance of the exchange.
Read Article →Official report on Transatlantique 1 and 11 Barbadian artists exhibiting at the Dak’Art Biennial, Dakar, Senegal — an initiative of Nyzinga Onifa.
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