VISUAL ARTS EVENTS BARBADOS

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The Barbados Arts Events page was created to promote the Visual Arts Events in Barbados and artists whether exhibiting here in island or overseas. The focus is on the events for the fine arts, encompassing art, photography, sculpture and installations, gallery receptions, exhibitions, talks, interviews, workshops, publications, studios, residencies.

I will also post visual art collaborations with writers, theatre, dance, videos, music and creatives but it has to encompass the visual arts/artists to be posted on this page.

I started this page because I felt that the visual arts were not getting much needed exposure to expose the talent in Barbados and around the world. I wish I could encompass all the creative arts as there is so much happening on this tiny wonderful island of ours but I am a one woman band doing this free. Over the years this page has become a support for all creative events in Barbados and I was happy for this but realised that it was diluting the fine arts section which it is meant to focus on.

I need to bring the focus back in these group pages to the visual arts.

Thank you for understanding.

Corrie Scott

Celebrating Alison Chapman-Andrews: ONE BIG PAINTING. 80 Years of Seeing.

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday April 15th, 6 PM - 8 PM

ROUND TABLE ARTIST TALK: Saturday April 22nd, 6 PM - 8 PM

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) presents the visual art exhibition ONE BIG PAINTING: Alison Chapmanandrews - 80 Years of Seeing, opening at the Queen’s Park Gallery on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The opening reception is free and open to the public.

Alison Chapman-Andrews has been a fixture of the Barbadian art scene for over 50 years. Her perseverance, vivacity, unique way of seeing and prolific work ethic have produced an astounding oeuvre of work, displaying an unmistakable style that has, among many other things, come to typify the iconic image of the Barbadian landscape. This exhibition treats the viewers to an exceptional experience, in that we are given access to the inner workings of the artist’s mind and process through this look at her illustrious career, categorised by concepts, imagery and motifs according to her own powerful vision for a retrospective. In this show, she defines her practice on her own terms, with a purposeful sense of wisdom and agency. The show also commemorates her 80th birthday - a day she celebrated on November 30, 2022, alongside the island’s 56th year of Independence and our first year as a Republic.

As Barbados continues to make bold moves culturally and historically, The NCF is proud to uplift and honour the stalwarts of our creative community, ensuring their legacies are firmly in place and made visible for current and future generations to engage with. As we salute her past and future contributions to our nation, we invite you to explore the extensive canvas of her creative journey!

The exhibition will run from April 16 - May 13, Monday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.

On Saturday, April 22 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the gallery, there will be a roundtable talk with the artist moderated by the show’s guest curator Katherine Kennedy and featuring art historian & curator Dr. Allison Thompson and visual artist Ras Akyem-i Ramsay as co-discussants.