Bahamas Artist Movement (BAM)
Developing Globally Competitive Talent From The Bahamas, the Caribbean, and the African Diaspora
Bahamas Artist Movement is a professional artist development platform rooted in The Bahamas and oriented toward international creative industries.
The bam mission
The mission of Bahamas Artist Movement (BAM) is to establish and uphold professional standards for actor training and development in The Bahamas while serving as a regional bridge to global markets.
BAM exists to cultivate disciplined, culturally grounded, and globally competitive performers prepared to meet the expectations of international film, television, and theatre industries.
WHAT BAM DOES
BAM develops actors through curated training environments that emphasize craft, discipline, and professional readiness.
Our work includes:
• In-person and online training across The Bahamas, the Caribbean, and Latin America
• Professional acting workshops and intensives
• Talent identification and assessment
• Strategic preparation for international markets
BAM is not a recreational acting school.
It is a professional development environment.
HOW BAM WORKS
BAM operates through a structured, observation-based model designed to develop and identify serious talent.
Training Environments
Actors engage in professional workshops, intensives, and online training sessions.
Assessment and Observation
Participants are observed for craft, discipline, presence, and readiness.
Selective Invitation
Actors demonstrating alignment with BAM’s standards may be invited into invitation-only programs.
Participation in training environments does not guarantee selection.
BAM GLOBAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
Invitation-Only Professional Actor Development
The BAM Global Performance Program is an invitation-only, cohort-based professional actor development program presented by Bahamas Artist Movement.
Actors are identified through BAM training environments and invited into a focused program centered on:
• Craft refinement
• Professional discipline
• Audition and performance readiness
• International market awareness
The program prepares actors for work across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Africa.
Direct applications are not accepted.
online training
Online Training Across the Caribbean and Latin America
BAM offers online training opportunities that extend access to professional-level instruction while maintaining consistent standards.
BAM offers online training opportunities that extend access to professional-level instruction while maintaining consistent standards.
Online offerings may include:
• Professional acting workshops
• Screen and audition intensives
• Craft refinement labs
• Market-specific training sessions
Participation in online offerings does not ensure selection into invitation-only programs.
MASTER TEACHER
Rowena Sutherland is the founder and director of Bahamas Artist Movement, a professional artist development platform based in The Bahamas that has operated since 2012.
Under her leadership, BAM has focused on establishing professional standards for actor training in The Bahamas while cultivating talent prepared to engage with regional and international creative industries. Her work spans artist development, cultural leadership, and cross-border creative practice, positioning BAM as a nationally grounded institution with international fluency.
How to Join a BAM Workshop
BAM workshops and intensives are offered periodically throughout the year, both in person and online across The Bahamas, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
Workshops are designed as professional training and observation environments and serve as the primary entry point into BAM’s ecosystem.
To Participate in a Workshop
Monitor Announcements
Workshop announcements are shared through official BAM channels and on rowenasutherland.com.
Register When Open
Registration details are provided with each announcement. Availability is limited.
Attend and Train
Participation allows actors to engage with BAM’s training standards and methodology.
Participation in a BAM workshop does not guarantee selection into invitation-only programs.
Workshops function as both training and evaluation environments.