{"id":80950,"date":"2014-09-24T20:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=80950"},"modified":"2014-09-24T20:00:11","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T00:00:11","slug":"breef-anchors-its-position-with-coral-reef-sculpture-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2014\/09\/breef-anchors-its-position-with-coral-reef-sculpture-garden","title":{"rendered":"BREEF anchors its Position with Coral Reef Sculpture Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Bahamas Reef Environment Education Foundation (BREEF) announced this week it has commenced the design of artwork for their Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden that will be installed in the near-shore waters of western New Providence.<\/p>\n

BREEF\u2019s Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden, the brainchild of Bahamian award winning artist, Wilicey Tynes will feature the work of the creator of the world\u2019s first underwater sculpture park and world renowned sculptor – Jason deCaires Taylor, Bahamian artist Andret John and Tynes with the assistance of the international environmental non-profit – Reef Ball Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coral reef sculpture garden can become a new environmental friendly tourist and local attraction for the Bahamas once completed,\u201d said BREEF executive director Casuarina McKinney-Lambert. \u201cThe Coral Reef Sculpture Garden is the perfect fusion of art, education and marine conservation located in the world\u2019s most beautiful waters. By installing the eco-friendly artwork, beach-goers and snorkelers can now be redirected from natural reefs which will allow time for regeneration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe seabed west of Clifton Heritage Park has been ear-marked for protection and management and was the optimal choice to install the Coral Reef Sculpture Garden as we wanted to pay homage to the role this area has played in the history and development of Bahamian culture and eceonomy,\u201d noted BREEF co-chair Lady Eugenie Nuttall.<\/p>\n

\u201cBREEF\u2019s Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden, the first of its kind in The Bahamas is a continuation of BREEF\u2019s commitment to using proactive, solutions-based approaches to address marine conservation and similar projects around the world have sparked the interest of eco-tourists,\u201d added McKinney- Lambert. She continued, \u201cAs climate change, pollution, overfishing and coastal development threaten coral reef regeneration, we felt it was imperative that our sculpture garden was brought to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n

BREEF was founded in 1993 by the late Sir Nicholas Nuttall to focus on the education of Bahamian teachers about the environment and to address growing concerns on the state of the Bahamas\u2019 marine environment.<\/p>\n

BREEF keeps the public updated on their educational outreach programs, environmental conservation steps and local and international partnerships at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/breef
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\nCaptions: (top) Meeting of the minds: (L-R) Bahamian artists Andret John and Wilicey Tynes, BREEF co-chair Lady Eugenie Nuttall, BREEF executive director Casuarina McKinney-Lambert, internationally renowned artist Jason deCaires Taylor and Luis Guerra Bagaria at a recent Coral Reef Garden Sculpture meeting held in Nassau, Bahamas.\u00a0 (Photo by Marcia Musgrove).<\/p>\n

Atlas – A rendition of Atlas the proposed 18ft high and over 60 ton coral reef sculpture to be featured in BREEF\u2019s Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden of the western coast of New Providence, Bahamas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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