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Maria Blackman PR We tell stories for tourism brands, small businesses and amazing personalities we love! Maria is a graduate of the UWI, Centre for Hotel and Tourism Management.

She specialises in travel and tourism PR and has fifteen years experience working in tourism in Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom. She is known for delivering fun, engaging and award-winning integrated marketing communications campaigns and events within budget for tourism brands. She is also passionate about creating and communicating stories for emerging small businesses, non-profits and personal brands.�

Each destination has a story...Here is a special moment during the   visit to Antigua and Barbuda where our own highligh...
04/05/2026

Each destination has a story...

Here is a special moment during the visit to Antigua and Barbuda where our own highlighted the talent of our artists..

Artist Lemuel Richards presented a custom portrait, created and delivered to IshowSpeed along with a package of unique art from Zemi's Stephen Murphy.

What stands out for me is not just the moment, but the mindset behind it.

Our artists are consistently working, documenting, creating, capturing culture as it happens. Not driven by incentives or prompts, but by a proactive, self-starting approach to their craft.

Through that consistency, always-on mentality, and with the growing visibility through their group , the Quay/Barracks Galleries collective , their independent events and they are positioned to respond when opportunity presents itself.

This took three calls from my Antigua and Barbuda Art Week contact list. There was no delays. Just readiness and support.

Our artists are part of our destination story, and they always, always show up. ❤️❤️❤️

05/02/2026

Established artists, youthful creatives - local & international - were all on display during the latest edition of Antigua & Barbuda Art Week - a showcase of...

05/02/2026
05/02/2026
I’m passionate about Antigua and Barbuda Art Week because it is one of the events in Antigua and Barbuda that provides a...
12/11/2025

I’m passionate about Antigua and Barbuda Art Week because it is one of the events in Antigua and Barbuda that provides a platform for our artists, musicians, artisans, and other cultural practitioners to take centre stage.

It’s also an invitation for visitors to plan their stay around a week filled with creativity and authentic experiences. This year’s Art Week is extremely special, as the ABTA team’s vision of Art Week being a showcase of the arts, driven by the community is truly taking off and expanding.

While visual arts remain at the heart of the event, there’s so much more to uncover for spectators🥳, with lots to see, hear, and experience throughout the week. Art Week is a journey of creativity, and we invite everyone to participate, meet the artists, join a workshop, a paint session, view the fashion,, purchase an artisan product or a piece of art or two for your home, or your business place and be immersed in the colour and culture of Antigua and Barbuda. We look forward to seeing you and hope you leave inspired by your experience.

Antigua and Barbuda Art Week takes place November 26 - December 2, 2025.

Antigua and Barbuda Art Week 2024, was such an emotional experience for me - seeing the event come to life, in all its c...
17/01/2025

Antigua and Barbuda Art Week 2024, was such an emotional experience for me - seeing the event come to life, in all its colour, glory, and witnessing all the artists in their element, truly brought tears to my eyes. It was a busy period, that seemed to go by all so quickly, so I am happy for pieces like this that provide a constant reminder of the amazing artists in Antigua and Barbuda.

Please do explore just some of the artists in this feature in The Citizen publication. Linked here: https://issuu.com/thecitizenantiguabarbuda/docs/antigua_barbuda_the_citizen_21s?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ&fbclid=IwY2xjawH3SHVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbIkBVBHyif_5VxNXBon3IPgWQ_7bB1al1MkrWs_s9EV1hAFLwFLXu4Xmg_aem_Mt43L5GSKGVvcUWJES_ycA

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦.
𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘢, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘢 & 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘢 & 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘢 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬, 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦." - Antigua & Barbuda The Citizen

Surrounded by beauty.  It was an honour to be involved in Antigua and Barbuda Art Week, working with -  and having conve...
10/12/2024

Surrounded by beauty. It was an honour to be involved in Antigua and Barbuda Art Week, working with - and having conversations with an amazing group of creatives, whose vibe, and energy, refresh and inspire me.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗔 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗧. 𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧 & 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦  ...
02/09/2024

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗔 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗧. 𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧 & 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦

Wild Lotus Caribbean has opened a new rainforest glamping site at a wild bird sanctuary in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. For the first time ever, birders and wellness seekers can go glamping in a tropical paradise and awaken to the dawn chorus of rare and beautiful birds.

The precise location, kept secret to protect endangered species, is virtually untouched. It's as if Wild Lotus has teleported 10 luxury Lotus Belle glamping tents, replete with comfy double beds, Egyptian cotton sheets, and state of the art coffee percolators, and scattered them amongst ancient breadfruit trees, high up in the mountains.

The tents are perfectly positioned on the banks of the Grand Sable river, with a clear view of the Amazona Guildingii’s canopy nesting sites, and the ocean on the eastern horizon.

“There are just 750 Amazona Guildingii on planet earth. This stunning bird is only found here, in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. The opportunity to spend ‘me time’ glamping in nature, in the habitat of an endangered species, is as precious as the bird itself. This is the Caribbean you are looking for”, said Hon. Carlos James Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture.

Wild Lotus forestry guides and wellness practitioners are on hand to enable travellers to have meaningful connections with nature, learn about how the island's ecology works, and show how nature lovers can contribute towards the protection of rare and endangered species whose habitats are threatened by climate change.

“Working with farmers is central to our approach to regenerative tourism, and wellness therapies just feel better delivered in the rainforest and by the river”, says Vennetta Johnston, CEO of Wild Lotus Caribbean. “We are thrilled to have curated a glamping site in a natural wild bird sanctuary to offer our customers a truly deep and visceral connection with nature.’’

Nature based wellness experiences include Vincentian Ital cuisine, yoga, riverside massages, forest bathing and of course, mindful birding. Whether you're a birdwatcher, wellness seeker or a hybrid of both, this first of its kind glamping experience is one to tick off your list.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀:
Wild Lotus Glamping St Vincent opens 1st December 2024 - 30th June 2025. Book direct at www.wildlotusglamping.com



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