Renowned Businesswoman Shannon Hawley lauds Creative Economy Convention’s Success. Credits: LinkedIn.
Renowned Businesswoman Shannon Hawley lauds Creative Economy Convention’s Success. Credits: LinkedIn.

Last Updated on September 10, 2024, 5:28 AM AST by Anthony Morris

St Kitts and Nevis: The Chairperson of the National Carnival Committee and Renowned Businesswoman Shannon Hawley shared her positive views on the Creative Power Arts Convention that was recently hosted by the Ministry of Creative Economy.

Shannon highlighted several standout successes from the convention and underscored the importance of innovation and growth it brought within the creative industry.

The prominent creative outlined several achievements that the Creative economy has earned by hosting the significant power arts convention.

She emphasised on the Creative Networking and the Learning that the participants got to experience. The attendees were provided with an opportunity to learn from each other in a creative space and from professionals from diverse fields.

The Convention also focused on giving opportunities at a high level for several creative fields such as the Global-Level Music Production, Model Scouting for International Opportunities from the America’s Next Top Model alumni Keenyah Hill, Costume Design Expertise, and more.

The Creative Power Arts Convention was not just limited to theoretical discussions but also included gave participants the opportunities to apply what they were learning in real-time.

Shannon Hawley also said that the event’s fringe activities also recorded massive success. Fringe Events such as the Spotlight SKN and The Den gave the people a chance to showcase their unique talents.

Notably, The Den gave a young entrepreneur a platform where he won a whopping amount of $20,000 for pitching a new business idea, providing much-needed support for emerging creatives.

In addition to this, Hawley concluded stating that this inaugural Creative Power Arts Convention was a huge success for the local creatives of St Kitts and Nevis and beyond.

Significantly, Minister of Creative Economy, Samal Duggins shared the results of the Spotlight SKN through his official social media.

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