The school of art will assist artists and artisans in upgrading skills their skills and creating new products. The school will also serve as a venue for exchanges between artists of different parts of the country and the world. 3.2.10 - A Belize Biennial Art Festival Will Acknowledge the Achievements of Local Artists and Serve as an Additional Attraction for Belize's Tourism Industry Belize must initiate a regional art festival involving painting, photography, video, sculpture, ceramic and printmaking. There is an opportunity that exists in the arts that Belize has not capitalized on. The Cezanne Exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1996 attracted over 548,741 visitors.
Art festivals are about big business.
3.2.11 - The Entertainment Industry Will Provide Gainful Employment to Many An opportunity that glares Belize right in the face is being overlooked. Most of the songs used by the various carnival bands were from Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. Cultural exchange agreements between Belize and possibly Trinidad and Tobago should be consummated and a focus should be placed in that exchange on the development in such areas as comedy, song writing and drama. Current cultural exchange agreements that Belize has with countries like Cuba and Mexico must be better perfected to ensure that the local entertainment industry is given an additional shot in the arm. A tax incentive programme will be offered to hoteliers who hire Belizean artists to entertain at their place of business.