The Department of Culture and the Bermuda Arts Council announced Karen Franks, Yusef Bushara, Lara Hetzel, Ahmed-Yassine Abdellah Chentouf, Nadiyah Brown, Troy Washington, the Chewstick Foundation, Devray Denwiddie, and Zachary Wilson as the first recipients of their 2026 grants. A Government spokesperson said, “The Department of Culture and the Bermuda Arts Council [BAC] are pleased …