Elizabeth Estates Children’s Home Program
Nassau, The Bahamas - In early 2021, Premier Arts Collective hosted a three-month creative enrichment arts program at Elizabeth Estates Children’s Home. Elizabeth Estates Children’s Home is for boys and girls that have been abused, neglected or abandoned. On average, it houses 20–25 children between the ages of 11–18.
Stats
21
Number of Elizabeth Estates Children’s Home residents to successfully complete the inaugural creative enrichment program in March 2021
Late 2017
When our relationship began with Elizabeth Estates Children’s Home
228,000
Population of Nassau, The Bahamas
1801
First mention of Junkanoo in The Bahamas, a long-lasting tradition that celebrates The Bahamas with music, art, dancing and elaborate costumes
The creative enrichment program was coordinated and led by Keisha Oliver and facilitated by a team of creative professionals living in The Bahamas. It offered a series of art therapy and creative enrichment sessions specifically for the children living in the home. The curriculum was designed to engage at-risk youth through individual and collaborative arts activities that focused on three areas: Art Therapy (Literary & Performance Arts and Visual Arts), Creative Entrepreneurship (Bahamian Traditions and Bahamian Innovation) and Arts Advocacy (Beach Cleanup and Upcycled Art).
Program Partners
Partner Organizations
Artist
Keisha Oliver
Assistant Professor, Visual Arts, University of The Bahamas; Department Head, Visual Arts & Design, University of The Bahamas
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