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Welcome to the Leicester African Caribbean Arts Forum web site.

LACAF is a professional and successful African Caribbean member organisation, set up to

  • Champion the rebirth of African Caribbean arts in Leicester, today and in the future
  • Promote cultural diversity in the arts
  • Provide information support to its members
  • Provide a platform for professional artists to perform
  • Initiate training, seminars and performance platforms
  • Work alongside major arts providers at regional, national and international levels

LACAF works with musicians, bands, singers, dancers, visual artists, young people, community groups, professional artists and performers.

The aims and objectives of LACAF are:

•  To foster, encourage and promote an understanding and appreciation of the arts within Black Communities.

•  To increase the accessibility of the arts of Black people to the population of Leicester and other areas.

•  To make presentation on behalf of its members to all statutory and other bodies in regards to the express needs of the organization.

•  To provide a forum for local artists and performers in Leicester.

•  To act as co-coordinating body for all activities for all people, individuals and groups under affiliation of LACAF.

•  To provide means of liaison between other organizations and groups with similar aims and objectives in the region.

•  To do all such things that are incidental or conductive to the attainment of these Aims and objectives.

Guide to the web site

Find out more about the Leicester African Caribbean Arts Forum

You can contact LACAF online with our Contact Page

Check out our Calender of Events to find out what's happening

See our Photo Gallery of pictures from arts and other events

Get the latest announcements and press releases from our News Page

To see a list of all the pages on this web site, go to the Site Map page

 

Links

Leicester Festivals

Mainstream

www.mainstreampartnership.co.uk

Kaine Gosepel Choir

www.kainemanagement.org

Black History Season

Information about the Black History Season in Leicester

www.abolition200.org

Bicentenary UK DG_065970

What was the Africa Slave Trade

Sankofa Walk

part2

 

www.sugarmedia.co

www.blackhistorymonthuk.co.uk

www.manyriverstocross.co.uk

Artreach

Johannesburg

where to find lacaf