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East Yard Enterprises

Founded in 2017 as a creative community space in Arima, East Yard Enterprises evolved in 2021 into an independent creative social enterprise committed to merging creativity, community impact, cultural exchange, and commerce. Creativity is at the core of East Yard’s work. Our initiatives span curating exhibitions and events, providing creative strategy consulting for nonprofits, book publishing, and co-producing the Joki One x East Yard Mas Band — a collaborative Carnival venture reimagining Sailor Mas through contemporary, fashion-forward, and reusable costume design.

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East Yard Newsletter - October 2026 Issue

CULTURAL EXCHANGE / EXHIBITION / COLLABORATIONS October Publisher’s Letter October Publisher’s Note: Two Steps Back, Ten Steps Forward “Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take ten forward."— Nipsey Hussle A truer quote has never existed, or applied itself more aptly to work and life. Sometimes, that step back is forced by stumbles and setbacks. Other times, it comes from introspection and the need to reassess where we are and where we want to go. 2026 has certainly brought its fair...

6 days ago • 9 min read

INSTAGRAM AMPLIFY STUDIO CAFE TINY THEATRE JOKI ONE X EAST YARD August Publisher’s Letter August Publisher's Note "The shortest distance between two people is a story."— Patti Digh I've always loved that idea because it captures, in many ways, the work we do at East Yard Enterprises. Every programme, exhibition, workshop, conversation, and partnership begins with someone sharing a story. And every time that story is received, responded to, or retold, something remarkable happens. We begin to...

2 months ago • 5 min read

INSTAGRAM AMPLIFY STUDIO CAFE TINY THEATRE JOKI ONE X EAST YARD July's Publisher’s Letter July Publisher's Letter Community has always been one of our greatest technologies. Something deeply human connects us when we gather. Long before we had conference rooms, social media, or coworking spaces, we gathered in yards, under trees, in churches, panyards, gayelles, classrooms, and street corners. We gathered to tell stories, solve problems, celebrate victories, mourn losses, and imagine better...

3 months ago • 8 min read

INSTAGRAM AMPLIFY STUDIO CAFE TINY THEATRE JOKI ONE X EAST YARD June Publisher’s Letter "Stick-to-it-iveness" is not the sexiest word, but I feel like it might be one of the most important. It refers to that stubborn determination to keep going when things get difficult and continue building when progress feels stagnated. As I reflected on this month's newsletter and how I’d introduce it, I realised that almost every person we feature, support, collaborate with, or celebrate possesses this...

4 months ago • 9 min read

INSTAGRAM AMPLIFY STUDIO CAFE TINY THEATRE JOKI ONE X EAST YARD May's Publisher’s Letter Building the Future of Creative Social Enterprise in Trinidad and Tobago This issue is about the work! Not in theory, but in practice. Not in isolation, but in community. At East Yard Enterprises, the AMPLIFY Connect: Creative Social Enterprise Fellowship has grown into more than a training programme. It is a living system designed to support creative entrepreneurs in building ventures that sit at the...

5 months ago • 9 min read