The new Virgin Islands Madras has made Virgin Islands history a bit richer as artists and fashion designers utilize it now in their craft. The official V.I. Madras was commissioned to be made by locally raised textile designer Debbie Sun through a 2016 grant awarded by the Virgin Islands Council on the Arts. The official Madras fabric was established by Act No. 8424 (Bill No. 33-0226). This Act amended the Virgin Islands Code Title 1, Chapter 7 to establish the official Madras of the Virgin Islands of the United States. V.I.C.A. unveiled the fabric on Saturday, June 5th at the Frederick Dorsch Cultural Center in Frederiksted. The colors chosen for the V.I. Madras pattern represent the following: Additionally, there are four stripes on the pattern that represent each of the major U.S. Virgin Islands and the fourth line symbolizes their…
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ST. CROIX — A group of twelve millennials and Apostle Mona Barnes of the City of Refuge Worship Center…
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A Symbol of Unity and Love: Kaleidoscope Mural…
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Frederiksted Lit Up With New Blood 4 Art Exhibit…
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Lucien Downes Gathers 42 Artists From Across…
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ST. CROIX — Art educators, art appreciators, and community activists attended last weekend's opening exhibit of Youth Art Month (YAM) on St. Croix at Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism (C.H.A.N.T.)...
A monumental work of art in bronze and coral stone will tower for generations to come at the entrance to the harbor in Copenhagen in recognition of a controversial era of Danish history, a release iss...
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Fireburn the Documentary, a powerful short film on the human rights violations that occurred during the Fireburn — the bloody Labor Revolt of 1878, on the Island of St. Croix — will make its glob...
Virgin Islands curator and arts advocate Priscilla Knight has launched the USVICOVID19ARTS online archive portal. The online archive seeks to support artists in archiving, preserving, and making acces...
Dance instructors from the University of the Virgin Islands’ Department of Communication and Performing Arts are presenting virtual dance workshops this month to highlight the dance techniques and a...
St. Croix artist Danica M. David's “Mask Mission” project is being featured at "Awareness through Conceptual Art and Photography," an online exhibition at X Gallery in New York City. The exhibitio...
Virgin Islander Verna M. Corbin has been awarded the excellence in animation award by the Black Star International Film Festival for her animated short film “Jumbie Kids”, a recently issued releas...
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