The National Cultural Foundation
West Terrace,
St. James, Barbados
246-417-6610
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) continues its mission to preserve and promote Barbados’ Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) with the return of its much-anticipated community training programme in 2025. Building on three successful years of training in Drama and Spoken Word, the NCF will introduce an exciting new addition – Fling, ...
This holiday season, the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is shining a spotlight on the exceptional products and services crafted by local creative enterprises. From fashion and food to health and wellness products and visual art, the NCF is proud to present the Shop Barbados Catalogue – Aisle 166, a curated ...
The National Cultural Foundation is immensely proud of the outstanding products and services produced by local creative enterprises. The Foundation has supported numerous business development initiatives and programmes, in partnership with like-minded agencies. These efforts have supported the research, development and marketing of cultural products and services, as well as ...
Bridgetown, Barbados – The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) proudly announces the outstanding achievements of its 2024 Global Songwriting Camp, reaffirming its dedication to empowering local songwriters as they access the global music industry. Held in collaboration with DWB Publishing UK, an internationally recognised publisher behind numerous chart-topping hits across Europe, ...
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The Richard Stoute Contest 2024, co-produced by the National Cultural Foundation, has reached the final turn of the race. Twenty eager competitors are now preparing for the finals of the Over 21 and Teen Talent categories. The ten Over 21 finalists are Alicia Alleyne, Zoe Armstrong, Kimberly Allen, Shaquan Smith, ...
A collection of visual vignettes and story snippets capturing some of the memories and moments of the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) in one publication: while no single document can truly encapsulate the breadth and depth of Barbados’ premiere arts festival since its establishment a half-century ago, the NIFCA @50 ...
We’re thrilled to announce that the NIFCA Culinary Arts Competition is back for 2024! To kick things off, we’re hosting a workshop exclusively for registered participants, entitled “Packaging for Local Sales.” This workshop will help you learn how to package your culinary creations beautifully and effectively for the local market. Workshop Details: ...