A Bermudian photographer and visual storyteller has been offered a grant for an artistic project.

Nicola Muirhead’s Descendants of Summer was approved for funding by the Caribbean Culture Fund as one of 21 new works supported by the fund.

The projects, chosen from eight countries across the Caribbean community, were part of a grant and residency scheme supported by the CCF.

Ms Muirhead told The Royal Gazette: “It is an honour to have Descendants of Summer selected for support by the Caribbean Culture Fund.

“I’m grateful that the voices of the project’s collaborators have been recognised as vital memory keepers of Bermuda’s history in the Atlantic world and our enduring ties to the Caribbean.

“Bermuda’s connection to the region dates back to the island’s earliest history, and this support will help preserve and share stories that reflect our unique culture while contributing to a broader understanding of the Atlantic diaspora.

“I’m also looking forward to connecting with the artists and creatives in this year’s Caribbean Culture Fund cohort.”

Support for Ms Muirhead, a former photographer with The Royal Gazette, was part of the CCF’s fourth call, which took the theme “Art for Change and Caribbean Collaboration”.

The projects involve film, theatre, photography, multimedia, architecture and even digital heritage, libraries and archives.

Works were chosen by an independent jury based on the their closeness to the fund’s theme, as well as the skill of the artists and the quality and feasibility of their projects.

Kellie Magnus, the fund’s executive director, said: “Collectively, the grantees are showing the power of art in its many dimensions.”

Included in the other awards made in call 4 were a documentary on Afro-Caribbean dance traditions in the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, a digital storytelling project led by young people in Aruba, and the first interactive digital archive for local heritage and culture from the British Virgin Islands.

The round worked in tandem with call 5, which focuses on residencies and fellowships to give Caribbean artists space to develop new projects while making professional connections.

To date, the Caribbean Culture Fund has 100 projects across 32 countries under its portfolio.