The Ministry of the Arts & Multiculturalism Presents 50TH ANNIVERSARY ARTS SHOWCASE “A Golden Celebration of Our Creative Genius” A Concert Series At the LORD KITCHENER (ALDWYN ROBERTS) AUDITORIUM NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS JULY 21st until August 31st Stay tune for ticket availability for productions 1 PAN ON A HIGHER NOTE -The National Steel Symphony Orchestra, Directed by Jessel Murray And FEATURING; TAMBORES DE CABILDO FROM COLUMBIA” – July 21st and 22nd For more in call: 625-6962 or 627-4991 Or visit our website: www.culture.gov.tt 50TH ANNIVERSARY ARTS SHOWCASE COMING IN JULY -August “A Golden Celebration of Our Creative Genius”

 PROJECT DESCRIPTION In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago Independence and United Nations Year of the Cooperatives 2012 The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago in Association with The Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism present The Annual May Members Arts Exhibition entitled: Nostalgia-The Old Inspires The New It is once said that our perception of ourselves is created by the art of our age. It has been widely know that art acts as documentary evidence of who we were and so too can inform us of who we are now and who we may become. NOSTALGIA-The Old Inspires The New art exhibition, will very much symbolize these contrasting opposites in the art installation. This will be represented by all extraordinary mediums across the various disciplines of the visual arts, such as paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, photography, architecture and design, film, media and 3D installations all done by the Artists of Trinidad and Tobago. At present, The Arts Society of Trinidad and Tobago is making every effort to deepen the success of cultural partnerships of local Artists and Cooperative Enterprises of Trinidad and Tobago to facilitate a channel of communication through modern and contemporary art, as well as a dialogue between art of the past and that of the present. ASTT anticipates that new perspectives can be opened up through this exhibition, which aims to express nostalgia for traditional art, craft and design that has been slowly vanishing from Trinidad and Tobago since the growth of contemporary art. ASTT will invite and encourage Artists to step out of their comfort zone and experiment with new and old applications; and to challenge the current artistic blueprint by working with both aesthetic and conceptual interests in mind. Contemporary art as we know it is grounded in the knowledge and development of art in a historic sense; in this way, it is how we look through the viewfinder of the art of the past adding new elements to reshape it into a new artistic present.