The WARE Collective: Celebrating Jamaica’s Traditional Built Environment

Education | Sustainability | Advocacy

Virtual Art Auction

Virtual Summer Camp

We are the WARE Collective:

A non-profit , charitable Jamaica-based organization

promoting the preservation and education of

traditional arts and sustainable building

methods throughout southern St. Elizabeth

and Jamaica.

We are the WARE Collective:

A non-profit , charitable Jamaica-based organization promoting the preservation and education of traditional arts and sustainable building methods throughout southern St. Elizabeth and Jamaica.

OUR MISSION

The preservation of traditional arts, crafts and traditional building methods in southern St. Elizabeth and Jamaica.

- STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS OF ROCKSTONE AND FIRE IN 2021/2022

GET INVOLVED

You can actually make a difference by getting involved in our service.

Education | Sustainability | Advocacy

Phase 1

+ Film Launch
+ Gaining Your Support
+ Building a Movement

Phase 2

+ Acquisition & Restoration of the Living Museum Site
+ Repair & Renovation of Old Nog Structures
+ Continuation of Phase 1 Goals

Projects and Phases

Wattle and Daub Unrendered	Spanish Wall Unrendered	Wattle and Daub House	Spanish Wall Shop

Typical example of a Spanish Wall dwelling of St. Elizabeth

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Typical example of a Spanish Wall dwelling of St. Elizabeth

"A people without knowledge of their past, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."

Marcus Garvey

"A people without knowledge of their past, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."

Marcus Garvey

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Endangered, rehabilitated, charming, functional, resilient, irreplaceable... Spanish Wall structures of South St. Elizabeth

"Our built environment is central to sustaining our identity, our pride, and our economy."

Dr. Vince Michael

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