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Jamaican Pulse: Art and Politics from Jamaica and the Diaspora

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Administration

The RWA presents a landmark exhibition of Jamaican visual art – the first major exhibition of its kind ever to be held in the UK, co-curated on behalf of the RWA by Kat Anderson and Graeme Mortimer Evelyn. Royal West… Continue Reading →

Other Events diaspora, Ebony G. Patterson, Jamaica Biennale, Jamaican Art, Jamaican High Commission, Jamaican Pulse, Royal West of England Academy, RWA

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Restoring

Properly restored and maintained, many of these buildings serve the local community in several ways: practically, they house post offices, courthouses and churches, as well as private dwellings of all sizes; economically, they form the basis of heritage tourism which can help struggling towns survive; they also reinforce local pride in the island’s heritage.

The very act of restoration can also provide much needed employment for young people trained in the skills needed.

Saving

Many of these buildings disappear every year as a result of extreme weather and unchecked degradation. The town of Falmouth, on the north coast, is on the World Monuments Fund’s list of 100 Most Endangered Sites. While there is recognition at government level and in several heritage and conservation organisations of the need to preserve and restore Jamaica’s historic buildings, the state of the island’s economy makes funding a real problem. It is therefore all the more important that we contribute what we can to restoration, both to help preserve these wonderful buildings and also to support the organisations on the island which are struggling to carry out this important work.

Supporting

The FGSJ offers financial support to projects for the conservation and restoration of historic buildings, and seeks to stimulate an interest in and an appreciation of the value of Jamaica’s heritage.

Jamaica has some of the finest Georgian buildings outside Great Britain. The architecture of this period was adapted to suit the tropics while maintaining the style and charm of its eighteenth-century origins. The particular Georgian quality of grace combined with utility appears not only in the design of great houses and civic buildings, but also in quite modest buildings throughout the island.

The Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica is a charity registered in the UK, no. 1074915.

It is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, no. 3447992

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