The Atlantic Arts Federation is a constituent organisation of the Ministry of Culture.
| Atlantic Arts Federation | |
|---|---|
| Constituent of the Ministry of Culture | |
| Employees | 245 (+ 1,615 in constituents) |
| Headquarters | Atlantic Arts House, Mira |
The Atlantic Arts Federation is a cultural federation and educational institution associated with the Ministry of Culture responsible for providing tertiary arts education, maintaining performance venues and promoting excellence in the fine arts throughout Vekllei. The Federation serves as both an educational institution and a cultural centre, and facilitates a variety of programs to benefit the arts. It is partially funded by the Ministry but otherwise autonomous from it, and the Ministry retains no editorial or administrative control.
Members of the federation include schools specialising in different artistic disciplines and professional arts and performance organisations. Through its constituents it arranges exchanges, education programmes, performances, exhibitions and festivals.
Council of Musical Arts
80Musical education, composition and performance.
Council of Dramatic Arts
50Training and practice of acting, direction and stagecraft.
Council of Visual Arts
60Traditional and contemporary visual art.
Commonwealth Conservatory of Music
Advanced musical education and performance.
Mayaguana Federal Conservatory
Major school of music at CUWI in Mayaguana.
Atlantic Theatre
Training of actors, directors and stage technicians.
Atlantic School of Dance
School and company of classical and contemporary dance, attached to the University of Karu.
National Ballet School
Ballet school and company of the University of Karu.
Caribbean Opera Company
Opera performance and vocal training.
Federation Concert Hall
The federation's principal concert hall.
Commonwealth Artist Exchange
Exchanges, placings and residences abroad for Vekllei artists.
Commonwealth Art Commission
Government schemes in the visual arts; publishes the National Design Atlas.