MIKE EVANS

Raymond Maughan

David G Foster

Here the BPS features the fine art photographer Hugh Walker who has his own unique style.

Hugh will be presenting a 3 day workshop this month which sold out within a day.

Due to the high demand for this workshop BPS and Hugh will be presenting this same workshop later in the year for those who missed this one.

Friday Feb 24th, Heroes Square, Bridgetown, Barbados

The NAG, a protest piece by artist Heather-Dawn Scott was installed on the plinth in Heroes Square in front of the Parliament of Barbados.

The ‘NAG’ is on the plinth. With banners “THE ART IS OURS”.

The NAG depicts our NAG (National Art Gallery) in dire straits. Still not open. We need our art collection to be in the public eye and not in continuous storage.

Help the NAG get in its feet.

Please join the discussion on this link . https://www.facebook.com/groups/Concernedcreativecitizens/permalink/5929495643810352 //

A few images of the art from the Artists Alliance Barbados exhibition ‘The Resilience of Afrikan Values, One People’ Hosted by the Embassy of Argentina.

Curated by Walter Bailey

Friday March 3rd - Friday April 14th, 2023

VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT Call: 537-1800/4

Monday- Friday. 10am-2pm

Artists featured Adrian Burnett, Amanda Springer, Christopher McClean, Manian Amadou, Alberto Opoku, Lisa Smith Fields, Oneka Small, Rena King, Walter Bailey

Photography courtesy of Heather-Dawn Scott

‘Muses’ exhibition at the Old Spirit Bond. March 27th-April 18th.

Artists participating

Délyt

Kesean Abrams

Christina Murray

Bubbie Monster

Liana Babb

Safía Stoute

Kadijeus

Mark Yarde

Mozi

Gabrielle Chantel

An opportunity for artists. Deadline Tuesday April 7th

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All details here. https://www.royalcaribbeangroup.com/.../23007596_IC_Local...

CALLING ALL ARTISTS.

“Royal Caribbean International is excited to announce its first-ever call to local Caribbean artists to create art installations on our new ship, Icon of the Seas. The Royal Caribbean Artist Discovery Program spotlights up-and- coming local artists from your region, to showcase their creativity, talent and culture to the millions of guests that sail with the cruise line each year.

The program's purpose is to infuse every region's spirit and culture into the curated art collections on board ships, to highlight and celebrate the very destinations and their people at the heart of Royal Caribbean's memorable vacations.

Three artists will be selected to come aboard and create a large-scale mural in one of three marquee locations onboard Icon of the Seas, before the ship sets sail in the Caribbean beginning January 2024. Every artist will receive a grant from the cruise line, ranging from $20,000 to more than $100,000, to see their vision through.

The winners will work closely with the Newbuilding team behind Royal Caribbean's renowned ships to bring their concepts to life in Turku, Finland, where Icon is under construction.”

For more information on how artists can submit their entry please visit https://www.royalcaribbeangroup.com/artist-discovery-program/

The Barbados Photographic Society already preparing for an exhibition at Queens Park Gallery in 2024.

There will also be an online virtual exhibition in 2023 celebrating the BPS’ 20th year.

‘20 YEARS OF LIGHT’ a Barbados Photographic Society exhibition

At Queen's Park Gallery

Show Dates: January 10th 2024 - February 3rd 2024

The Barbados Photographic Society is celebrating its 20th year with the physical exhibition 20 YEARS OF LIGHT' at the Queen's Park Gallery in association with the National Cultural Foundation.

20 YEARS OF LIGHT' will be an exhibition of curated photography from the talented members of the Barbados Photographic Society community. More information on the specifics of how to submit for consideration will be released in the coming months.

In anticipation for this exhibition, several workshops will be held to ensure that all those interested in submitting are prepared and understand the standard of work expected to be delivered to the gallery.

Email thebarbadosphotographysociety@gmail.com or gwalker.curate@gmail.com or Whatsapp 846-8115/ 232-1322 for any questions.

Barbados Photographic Society

The National Cultural Foundation presents ‘A Seat at the Table’ at Queens Park Gallery

Wednesday, March 8th - Saturday, April 8th

Exhibition opens 10am -6pm daily

For more information, please contact Curator Oneka Small at 427-2345 / 233-0982 or email oneka-small@ncf.bb

International Women's Day National Cultural Foundation www.ncf.bb

Photography courtesy of Heather-Dawn Scott and Oneka Small

The National Cultural Foundation presents ‘A Seat at the Table’ at Queens Park Gallery.

Wednesday, March 8th - Saturday, April 8th

Exhibition opens Mon - Sat 10am -6pm

For more information, please contact Curator Oneka Small at 427-2345 / 233-0982 or email oneka-small@ncf.bb National Cultural Foundation www.ncf.bb

Artists exhibiting

Aaron Trotman

Akilah Watts

Alanis Forde

Ancel Daniel

Anna Gibson

Amanda Trought

Christina Murray

Donne Haynes

Giselle Walker

Heidi Berger

Jaryd Niles Morris

Katherine Kennedy

Lisa Smith Fields

Margaret Herbert

Omowale Stewart

Ronald Williams

Rosemary Parkinson

Shane Eastmond

Sheena Rose (From the NCF's Collection)

Sian Pampellonne

Tracy Greenidge

Walter Bailey

Yaa Marshall

NCF exhibition ‘A Seat At The Table’ in honour of women at Queen’s Park Gallery. Monday to Saturday from 10am to 6pm. Exhibition ends April 8th, 2023.

“There is a visual arts exhibition in Queen’s Park Gallery which is dedicated to women, thanks to the National Cultural Foundation.”

In celebration of International Women’s Day, an exhibition of inspiring artists who interrogated and explored females in their subject matter, was mounted on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The exhibition entitled ‘A Seat at the Table’ features a diverse collection of art from artists of all backgrounds.

The display focuses a variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, and photography. Each piece is a unique expression of the artist’s experience and vision, showcasing the diverse perspectives of women in our community. One artist is also exposing viewers to augmented reality through his work. The exhibition aims to explore the formative role that women play in crafting a better society. The event will be an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversation and reflection, and to celebrate the contributions of women to the world of art.

NCF’s Curator Oneka Small indicated that “the NCF was thrilled to be able to showcase the work of so many talented artists in honour of International Women's Day.” She further stated: “Art has always been a powerful tool for expression and advocacy, and we hope this exhibition will inspire conversation and reflection on the important role of women in our society.”

The featured artists are Aaron Trotman, Akilah Watts, Alanis Forde, Ancel Daniel, Anna Gibson, Amanda Trought, Christina Murray, Donne Haynes, Giselle Walker, Heidi Berger, Jaryd Niles Morris, Katherine Kennedy, Lisa Smith Fields, Margaret Herbert, Omowale Stewart, Ronald Williams, Shane Eastmond, Sheena Rose, Sian Pampellonne, Tracy Greenidge, Walter Bailey and Yaa Marshall.

(PR)”-NCF

Inspired by the rapidly increasing examples of women in places of authority and leadership and music that uplifts and energizes the feminine such as TC’s song ‘Sisters of the Caribbean’ we aim to explore the formative role that women play in crafting a better society especially in Barbados. Our exhibition will bring to view the look of triumph and victory after the struggles and challenges and the mechanism with which ‘she’ arms herself for any battles on the path. We look forward to the day when gender is no longer noted when ranking success i.e. we look forward to the day where equity and equality have been achieved, making female appointments too common place to be worthy of a celebration.

Society is an evolving paradigm in constant change, therefore the male - female dynamic also changes. The roles of the woman at the turn of the 20th century were very different when compared to the woman in the 21st century. In most instances we have added to our plates. This differs according to the specific cultures. At the turn of the 20th century women within the Commonwealth were allowed to study but not allowed to receive degrees regardless of intellectual prowess. In Barbados, married women weren’t allowed to work. Both scenarios are typified in the story of Muriel Hanschell, identified as a trailblazing woman in Barbados. This seems almost unheard of in 2023 where women attain the highest level of academic qualifications and married women have to, want to and do work outside of the home. Change is constant.

In 2023 Barbados we have supreme examples of Barbadian women breaking the glass ceiling. Our first female prime minister – The Honorable Mia Amor Mottley - was elected in 2018 and we have strong example of other trailblazing women who boldly went were women weren’t allowed to go before not only for personal gain or equity but also for a better society. We are proud of these women.

This exhibition will highlight triumphs or victories along the path to embracing the multifaceted nature of the female. Feminine liberation, not only seen as acceptance within traditionally male arenas but in the uplifting and honouring of traditional female roles such as mothering and care giving will also be celebrated.

We also seek to explore the coping mechanisms employed by women that enable them to ‘get through the day’. What does she need to put on or take off physically and metaphorically to succeed? Some women sanitize their femininity to be perceived as gender neutral in the work environment to stave off unwelcomed advances. Some use it to advance.

Oneka Small Curator

Ayissa Textile Designs imprints on local market

Designer Ayissa Burnett

“As we continue to celebrate women this month, the National Cultural Foundation is highlighting the journey and work of artist and designer Ayissa Burnett in this two-part feature. Next we will feature her daughter Shanika Burnett who is also an artist and designer.

She is the textile and fibre artist behind Ayissa Texitle Designs, located at #8 Pelican Craft Centre. She creates a range of home goods which includes, but is not limited to, soft furnishing pillows, throw cushions and table cloths. She also offers accessories, shirts, scarfs, shawls, wall pieces and a commercial line of mugs which feature her fabric designs. The artist’s pieces are not only handmade but ecofriendly as well. They are created with the best all natural fibres and dye products available on the market.

“We were certified in 2016 by the Future Centre Trust as a green business so we take care and we pay a lot of attention to the products that we are using, how they impact the environment…how sustainable they are…” Burnett has been an active artist and teacher for about 30 years. She started out when she was a young girl by learning crochet and knitting from her aunt.

Back then, she also did smocking as a hobby. After, she started to sew but finding the materials to work with was a challenge so she got into designing her own fabrics for her garments. She gains inspiration and bounces ideas with her daughter, Shanika Burnett who also designs under her label Shakad Designs. She creates the fabric while her daughter makes the products. Despite Ayissa Textile Designs and Shakad Designs being two separate businesses, they often collaborate. In 2022, their joint efforts could be viewed at the NCF’s Wearable Art Exhibition.

“After a while, Shanika came along and she was really into the fashion and she started to create pieces that were beyond my imagination…she was doing a fantastic job with what she was coming up with in terms of designs for the textiles…[I] put all of my energy then into designing the fabrics that she worked with and then we came up with the line of soft furnishings,” she said with a smile. Burnett’s other source of inspiration is her immediate surroundings. The colours in her work especially reflect a lot of the environment.

“Sometimes standing by my door and looking across… as the sun goes down, that is inspiration… seeing the water, the different shades of blue you get on a given day, those are sources of inspiration,” she said.

Additionally, her work uses the ancient techniques of batiking and tie dying.

“Years ago, the NCF had a training programme where they brought in a textile artist from West Africa and that too really was a springboard in further development for me in terms of the textiles… that helped me take it to another level in terms of designing and patterning…,” she said.

Over the years, she has participated in other NCF workshops such as the Adinkra Workshop in 2003 and more recently, the Accelerate to Export Symposium 2022. Furthermore, she has been an instructor for NCF’s Community Development Craft Workshop and Youth Achieving Results Visual Art Programme, a judge at the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts and an assistant curator for the Celebrating Textiles Exhibition.

As someone who has worked and taught with the NCF on multiple occasion, she recommended that other creatives form a relationship with the NCF as well as pointed out the training opportunities such as the current workshop in leather craft and crochet.

Going forward, she wants to increase and build the presence of Ayissa Textiles and carry on their legacy. Moreover, she wants to continue to share and give back through her workshops.

She shared some advice for those who are interested in taking a similar path: “You have to be passionate about the work you are doing. You have to have that stickability… because the journey has been long and the roads were rough sometimes… it has its ups and downs so you have to be willing to stick it out. Every day is not a picnic and you have to be willing to put your all into it,” she said.

Ayissa Textile Designs can be found on Instagram and Facebook at ayissatextiledesigns or on their website www.ayissatextiledesigns.com “ (PR)

Thank you to all our artists and clients of The Anonymous Art Show for Charity, we are so pleased to have raised $10,000 for dance4life Barbados

Here we are handing off the cheque to Shakira Emtage-Cave and Leila Raphael from Dance4Life

National Cultural Foundation - Barbados International Masterclass in Traditional Basketry

NCF's International Masterclass in Traditional Basketry of Barbados and the Carolinas! We were excited to welcome several participants to the 2-week course led by master artisans Gail Wright, from the Gullah Sweetgrass tradition of South Carolina, and Ireka Jelani of Barbados.

The session began with a brief introduction to the master artisans and an overview of the connection between Barbados and South Carolina, with a focus on basketry traditions including the similarities and differences in techniques and styles between the two countries.

After the discussion, attendees got right into the action and began weaving using the Gullah Sweetgrass tradition under the careful guidance of Gail and Ireka. Stay tuned for their progress and final pieces!

#NCFBarbados #NCFMasterclass #BarbadosCarolinasConnection #Basketry

#Barbados Photography courtesy of Heather-Dawn Scott and the NCF

Paint & Groove workshops coming up.

New art activities for the end of March and April at P&G Studio, for details view flyers below. Easter Holiday Art Workshops and Art Club with Kelly and Paint for Paws with Yasmin, a charity to help the K9 Friends Barbados, to register for the charity session by WhatsApp 2625500.

The Easter Holiday is just around the corner.

Paint & Groove Studio has some creative workshops available for kids ages 6-12. See details below. Book a spot with this link: https://forms.gle/YK4169qzV8pXHBYw7 Book early as spaces are limited.

2 Day Workshop Offerings:

1. Gratitude Graffiti - March 27 & March 28 from 9am-12pm (Mon & Tues)

Draw, paint, collage in this colourful mixed-media, mindful workshop!

$120 BDS (includes materials)

2. Playful Paper Mache - April 3 & April 4 from 9am-12pm (Mon & Tues)

Use recycled materials to sculpt a paper mache 3D creature!

$120 BDS (includes materials)

3. Wacky Weaving - April 11 & April 14 from 9am-12pm (Tues & Fri)

Learn how to make a loom & explore paper and yarn weaving techniques!

$120 BDS (includes materials)

1 Day Workshop Offerings:

Dreamy Drawings - Monday, April 17 from 9am-12pm

Draw a fantasy creature in this abstract-dreamy drawing workshop!

$60 BDS (includes materials)

And here for the Kids' Art Club - Tuesday: We are now booking for the April- June Kids’ Art Club at Paint & Groove Studio! Every Tuesday is an art adventure. Please see the details below. Book a spot with this link: https://forms.gle/q9FbaxS4ukXSz6gW8

Book early as spaces are limited.

Teacher: Kelly

About the Classes:

Kids' Art Club classes are explorative in nature and lean into children's natural curiosities. We will draw, paint, collage and explore a variety of materials and tools. Artists can expect to work on both individual and collaborative projects, creating unique & imaginative artworks. A showcase of the artists' work will be scheduled at the end of the 11 weeks to share our creative journey!

Information:

6-12 years . 11 classes, every Tuesday April 18 - June 27, 2023. 3:30-5:00pm. $410 (includes all materials)

Paint & Groove Studio, Maxwell Road, Christ Church

Please wear appropriate clothing - sometimes art is messy ��

Date for showcase to be confirmed

Looking forward to welcoming returning and new artists!

Imaginatively yours, Yasmin & Kelly

A workshop with Adriana Seymour at Bathsheba Visual Arts

Hub Sat April 1st

“Art Hub. Another day and yet another workshop.

Adriana showed them how to create baskets with paper, and they did it!

Contact @adriana123Seymour for her next workshop.

COLOURS OF BARBADOS Art Show on the Boardwalk

Just a few of the images here from opening day. The longest show. 350 feet long (and growing as artists add more pieces). The exhibition will run for 18 months. Opened on November 29th, 2022 Organised and hosted by James Edgehill and Mark Hiorns For more information Tel: 1 (246) 228 0631

Artists participating so far

Adrian Burnett

Andrea Dennison

Anna Didier

Arianna Holligan

Catherine Cummins

Cher Antoinette Corbin

Cindy Walker tbc

Frank Cossey tbc

Heidi Berger

Hilary Arnstrong

Jeena Chatrani

Julia Seymour

Karen Pearson

Kirstie Hiorns

Korea Darnelle

Kristine Dear

Maria Stanford

Mark Hiorns

Micah Rubin

Michelle Bowe

Princess Johnson

Priscilla Richardson

Providence

Reginald Gill

Sian Pampellonne

Yazmin Vizcarrondo