Welcome to the website of the P.A.L.M. Foundation
The PALM Foundation, the Pat Bishop Foundation for Art Literature and Music was established in the memory of Pat Bishop. It was first conceptualized following her death in 2011, and legally incorporated a few years later. It held its Inaugural Meeting at The Jubilee Hall of Bishop Anstey High School on Saturday 4thOctober 2014.
Besides featuring the initial of her name, ‘Pat’ and those of the art, literature and music that she loved; the acronym PALM pays tribute to the palm, a tree which Pat frequently employed as a motif, in recognition of its indigenous provenance, wide usefulness and great ornamental value.
The Foundation was established to preserve, promote and sustain the legacy of Pat Bishop in the spheres of Art, Literature and Music through
a. The education of the general public and /or community groups and/or bodies of persons with a view to:
( i) The increase of their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of any matters of artistic literary or musical interest.
(ii) The promotion of the study and appreciation of all facets of art and culture.
b. The provision of financial technical and other assistance to communities.
c) The development or facilitation of projects which empower individuals groups and/or bodies of persons who wish to explore and express the creative imagination in a tangible artistic or cultural form and/or which encourage their self-realization and/or self-awareness through the medium of art and culture.
The P.A.L.M. Foundation’s offices are located at Atelier Signature 2000 at #6 Alfredo Street in Woodbrook