VISUAL ARTS BARBADOS JUNE 2023

VISUAL ARTS BARBADOS

Cover Art Photography Corrie Scott

Welcome to Barbados Monthly Arts Events Magazine

Thirteen years of the publication

All issues

https://issuu.com/corriescott

This is a completely free magazine created out of the need to inform so that we can get to exhibitions, artist talks, workshops and more, rather than hearing about events after they have taken place.

I encourage anyone with a visual arts event to get in contact with me at corriescott@gmail.com and I will add a free page for your exhibition, classes, workshops, talks etc.

Let’s get the arts out there!

Please, pass this magazine on to others and so help the creative side of Barbados get all the exposure possible.

Corrie Scott Publisher

VISUAL ARTS EVENTS BARBADOS on Instagram.

@visualartsbarbadosevents

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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

Roundtable Artist Talk at Queens Park Gallery featuring Alison Chapman-Andrews, along with Ras Akyem, Dr. Allison Thompson and Katherine Kennedy.

You can watch it on YouTube Channel

https://youtu.be/j50PiEWR20E

“In this special Roundtable Artist Talk, we feature Alison Chapman-Andrews who is celebrating 80 years of seeing and over 60 years in the arts with her exhibition ONE BIG PAINTING.”

Catalogue produced by the National Cultural Foundation - Barbados of Alison Chapman-Andrews exhibition ‘80 Years of Seeing’ held at the Queen’s Park Gallery. The catalogue has many more than the 50 or more paintings exhibited at the gallery. Plus fascinating reading.

https://ncf.bb/2022/12/15/80-years-of-seeing/

https://ncf.bb/19603-2/

Acknowledgements

EXHIBITION

Producer THE NATIONAL CULTURAL FOUNDATION

Selection of Artwork ALISON CHAPMAN-ANDREWS

Project Coordination & Production of the Virtual Exhibition KATHERINE KENNEDY

Project Supervision ANDREA WELLS

CATALOGUE

Artist Texts ALISON CHAPMAN-ANDREWS

Reflective Essay KATHERINE KENNEDY

Proofreading NORMA SPRINGER | KATHERINE KENNEDY

Catalogue Design WILLIAM CUMMINS

Photography WILLIAM CUMMINS KATHERINE KENNEDY | CORRIE SCOTT

Printing COT HOLDINGS LTD.

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE BARBADOS GALLERY OF ART TRUST

THE BARBADOS MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY

THE CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS

EXPORT BARBADOS (Barbados Investment & Development Corporation)

The many generous private collectors of Alison Chapman-Andrews' works that appear in this catalogue and in the virtual exhibition.

PAINTING LESSONS AT ANDROMEDA

WITH ARTIST JO REED. Individual classes, group classes

Contact @joreedartist

“ ‘Andromeda Bridge 1'. Oil on canvas, by our curator, her first oil painting, after lessons with Jo Reed

Our Art Hub aims to support local artists and artisans by providing them with a space to teach, display and sell their work. Individual classes, group classes - whatever! Contact @joreedartist and let's get creative!

Barbados Photographic Society’s photo walks, events, monthly online theme and more for June 2023

JUNE Theme ‘Anything On Wheels’.

June 3rd, 3pm

Website Training with Hugh Walker

June 17th & 18th

Sol Rally Weekend

June 24th

Caribbean Photowalk

BPS Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Barbado sphoto/

BARBADOS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

The Barbados Photographic Society (BPS) is founded on an appreciation for and interest in photography. Website https://barphotosoc.wixsite.com/home Email. thebarbadosphotographicsociety@gmail.com

Our Facebook Group is open to everyone with an interest in photography! You are welcome to join, share your thoughts on photography, post your work, follow the work of our members and participate in our discussions https://www.facebook.com/groups/Barbadosphoto/

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.

BRADLEY BENSKIN

Gerard Paul Maurits Wanliss

ALEX MICHAELS

ALISON ELLIOT

BOB KISS

CORRIE SCOTT

VEE HARTLAND

BOB KISS

RAYMOND MAUGHAN

DANIELLE VAN DREUNEN

ADRIAN PARRIS

ADRIAN RICHARDS

TRICIA WATSON

CHERYL HUTCHINSON

CORRIE SCOTT

VICTOR GITTENS

ALEX MICHAELS

JOHN WEBSTER

VICTOR GITTENS

KRIS SANDELS KING

KAMARA SIMPSON

TRICIA WATSON

CARLA HINDS

CHERYL HUNTE-SMALL

GERRY GIBBNS

GERRY GIBBONS

BRADLEY BENSKIN

ALEX MICHAELS

HUGH WALKER

BRADLEY BENSKIN

AUDREY BRYAN

JOHN WEBSTER

The Barbados Photographic Society is celebrating its 20th year and will be presenting ‘BAJAN LIFE’, an ONLINE EXHIBITION from November I5th - December 30th, 2023

"Bajan Life' will be a curated exhibition of photography produced by the talented members of the Barbados Photographic Society community.

More details on the rules and process for submission will be released in the coming months.

For any queries please contact thebarbadosphotographysociety@gmail.com or gwalker.curate@gmail.com or Whatsapp 846-8115/ 232-1322

Barbados Photographic Society

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

Artists Alliance Barbados presents the exhibition ‘Holding Space’. Hosted by The Embassy of the Argentine Republic Barbados, who are celebrating the May Revolution.

Exhibition dates are Monday May 29th - Friday July 17th

Opening hours are Mon - Fri, 10am -2pm

Viewing by appointment please call 537 1800/4

Artists participating

Adrian Burnett

Alison Chapman-Andrews

Amanda Springer (Amanda Trought)

Cher-Antoinette Corbin

Christopher McClean

Giselle Walker (Elle Rene)

Hughie Walker

John Webster

Kraig Yearwood

Laura Ward

Markley Bryan

Marianna Drakken

Maria Stanford

Oneka Small

Tracey Williams

Curatorial team

Giselle Walker, Adrian Burnett, Walter Bailey, Oneka Small

Flyer design DABUDZMAN 830 9169

Barbadian artists exhibiting with artists from all over the world in this online exhibition.

“The KAC Gallery of Fellow Artists Gallery (KAC GFA) first exhibition of 2023, “ABsolutely STRACTuous,” starts today May 4 and runs through Sunday, June 4. Visit the “ABsolutely STRACTuous: exhibition at http://bit.ly/kac_gfa-ab-stract-exhibition

Abstract artists from around the world — some who have shown around the world and some making their early strides into the art world — share their vibrant visual expressions and as well divulge their creative processes, influences, and impulses.

Many of the works are for sale (many have already sold) and artists can be contacted directly to inquire about purchasing one of the beautiful pieces displayed in the online-only exhibition.”

-KAC Gallery of Fellow Artists

The artists of Antillean Gallery of Art online gallery: Catherine Forter Chee a Tow, Cathy Cummins, Chris Richards, Dana Sikkens, Jeena Chatrani, Julia Seymour, Julianne Gill, Lorna Wilson, Mario Holder, Maurice Forde, Sian Pampellonne, Tracey Williams, Trevor Desilvia Curator Jeena Chatrani

“Antillean Gallery of Art Inc. is an entirely online art gallery based in the Caribbean island of Barbados. Jeena Chatrani, one of our artists, started the Antillean Gallery in 2021 to represent some of the highest quality art in Barbados and throughout the Caribbean.

All artists are vetted by Jeena to confirm that they use professional quality materials. Each piece of art is then juried by a panel of anonymous jurors before getting added to the website. We represent both upcoming and recognised artists working in a variety of media. Whether you are a seasoned collector or are now discovering your love for original artwork for the first time, our gallery has something for you!

OTHER SERVICES

At Antillean Gallery we believe that original art belongs in EVERY home or office, regardless of budget. Our collection is diverse in media, style and price, with truly something for everyone and we want you to not only be happy, but thrilled with your investment. Our personalized, customized services are as follows:

If you are in Barbados we will deliver your purchase to you and can offer professional installation services. We offer assistance with artist commissions. Consultancy services.

ARTIST SUBMISSIONS

We highly value our artist-gallery partnerships and are always on the lookout for additional talent to join our AGA family. If you would like Antillean Gallery to consider your art for representation please send us an email to Jeena@antilleangallery.com with your application form and we will get back to you.”

https://www.antilleangallery.com

https://www.facebook.com/AntilleanGalleryofArt

Participating Artists

Adrian Burnett

Alexis Alleyne Caputo

Amanda Trought

Ann Rudder

Art Edwards

Cher Antoinette

Chris Welch

Christina Murray

Gail Riley

Ras Daniel Alleyne

Hugh Walker

Jason Hope

John Webster

Juliana Inniss

Kenneth ‘Black’ Blackman

Kraig Yearwood

Margaret Herbert

Martina Pile Zahles

Niaz Dokrat

Nick Whittle

– from the National Collection

Parhelion- Fred Phillips

Sade Payne

Shane Eastmond

Sian Pampellone

Tonya Lovell

Tracy Greenidge

Just a few of the pieces of art from the Central Bank of Barbados Crop Over Visual Arts Exhibition Series entitled, "We Came On Merchant Ships - Movement at Queens Park Gallery.

May 26 to June 22, 2023

Mon - Sat 10am- 6pm

“This powerful and thought-provoking visual arts exhibition celebrates the Season of Emancipation by exploring the rich history and cultural contributions of the African diaspora. It aims to highlight the journey of African peoples who were brought to Barbados as part of the transatlantic slave trade, specifically through the perspective of the ships that carried them.

Explore a range of visual art pieces that represent the various aspects of this journey – from the initial capture and transportation of African peoples to their arrival and settlement in their new land. The works will include paintings, sculptures, mixed media pieces, installations, and more.”

Photography courtesy of Heather-Dawn Scott.

2 Images of John Webster Photography courtesy of photographer.

2 Images of Sian Pampellonne courtesy of the artist

RITES, RITUALS, MEMORIES AND MORE CROP OVER VISUALARTS EXHIBITION OPENS

THURSDAY.

Barbados Today News.

“The first event produced by the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) for Crop Over 2023 starts next week and runs throughout the Season of Emancipation.

On Africa Day, Thursday, May 25, 2023, the NCF will host the official opening of the Central Bank of Barbados Crop Over Visual Arts Exhibition entitled We Came on Merchant Ships.

The following day, Friday, May 26, the three-part exhibition will then be open for public viewing at the Queen’s Park Gallery until Thursday, June 22.

The series of exhibitions seek to visually explore the concept of the necessity of trade for growth and expansion and all the consequences, rewards and challenges that come from migration, free, forced or otherwise.

The first exhibition, We Came on Merchant Ships – Movement, examines movement in its many forms. The works of 29 artists will be on show. The exhibition captures the reason people move, modalities for movement and the various cultural manifestations of migration - forced and free. Special emphasis will be placed on the transatlantic slave trade.

NCF’s Curator Oneka Small admits that although the topic is a tough one to approach, the Foundation was excited to showcase such a serious yet sensitive project using art. “Curating this one has not been an easy task simply because it is a painful period in our history, especially the show, which focuses a lot on the transatlantic slave trade. So we are very excited though to be presenting the information through multimedia presentations such as photography,” she said.

She added: “We have digital work. We also have sculptures. Some amazing pieces by amazing artists. We want to keep them under wraps so that you come excited on Friday, May 26, to see the show. It is a mixed medium, multimedia, all genre show. We are very happy to be presenting such a show this year.”

Small is curating the exhibition alongside colleague NCF’s Visual Arts Officer Rodney Ifill, who commended the artists for stepping up and exploring the topic. “We have 29 wonderful artists. We have so many artists on the island and I am glad that they responded to the theme because the whole idea of introducing themes like this is to get people to think, to research and then you become better for it. At the end of the day, you are now collecting a pool of knowledge that you would have gone away with in terms of your own personal interrogation and presenting your sensibility to the public,” he noted.

The second exhibition, We Came on Merchant Ships – Memories and Identity, which runs from Friday, June 30, to Thursday, July 27, the artists seek to interrogate the intangible aspects of trade. How do memories express themselves in displaced people? How is identity maintained, retained, or assimilated within the new land of settlement? The third exhibition, We Came of Merchant Ships –Rites, Ritual and Religion running from Friday, August 4 to Thursday, August 31 will see artists visually explore the continuation of rites, rituals and religion from the lands from which the present people of Barbados originated, for example, the Spiritual Baptist, Christianity and the rise of traditional African religions such as the practice of Yoruba, Hindu and other faiths.

For more information on details relating to the Exhibition, please contact Oneka Small via email at oneka-small@ncf.bb and Rodney Ifill Visual Arts Officer via email at rodney-ifill@ncf. bb (PR)”

Exhibition Explores Trade.

Saturday Sun News

Thursday's official opening of the Crop Over Visual Arts Exhibition titled We Came On Merchant Ships, marked the first event produced by the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) for Crop Over 2023.

Held at the Queen's Park Gallery, the exhibition, supported by the Central Bank of Barbados, was part of a series of three. It aims to visually explore the concept of trade's necessity for growth and expansion and the consequences, rewards and challenges that arise from migration, whether voluntary or forced.

Attendees were immersed in a distinctive and beautifully curated display featuring a diverse range of art forms, including paintings, sculptures, photography, installations, digital works, drawings and mixed media.

The evening commenced with an invocation by visual artist Ra Daniel Alleyne, followed by an invitation from NCF curator Oneka Small who expressed her excitement about featuring the works of 29 artists in this series.

The exhibition tour, led by Small, revealed the captivating stories behind each masterpiece, as participating artists shared their inspirations and techniques. Emerging and established artists, art enthusiasts and curators were among those taking in the thoughtprovoking art on display.

Singer Kweku Jelani and a talented guitarist provided performances throughout the evening. Guests enjoyed an open bar and had the opportunity to engage with artists present who described their works. Fashion stylist and abstract artist Katrina Mereigh praised the uniqueness and distinctiveness of the exhibit, recognising the challenge of weaving together such diverse pieces and styles into a cohesive exhibition.

It continues until August 31st

HER BLOOD SPOKE: JOSCELYN GARDNER, KARA SPRINGER, ALBERTA WHITTLE at Art Gallery Ontario, Toronto, Canada

April 15 - October 29, 2023

Alberta Whittle. Her blood spoke in Creole, in Gaelic, in Twi and in Yoruba, 2022. Acrylic, Florida Water, Bay Rum on cotton, Overall: 200 x 200 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase, with funds from the Friends of Global Africa & the Diaspora, 2022. © Alberta Whittle. Courtesy of the artist and Nicola Vassell Gallery. Photo: Adam Reich Photography. 2022/7089.

Joscelyn Gardner, Kara Springer and Alberta Whittle at The Gallery of Ontario, Canada.

April 15 - October 29, 2023

‘Her Blood Spoke’: Joscelyn Gardner, Kara Springer, Alberta Whittle presents 16 artworks by three artists of Barbadian descent, reflecting on contemporary and historical experiences with Black maternal health and bodily autonomy. As access to reproductive healthcare remains precarious globally, this installation offers a consideration of the ways in which Black women's bodies have long been sites of conflict.

Featuring lithographs, photographs, painting and video, the artworks on view, use archival sleuthing, autobiography and conceptual storytelling to situate women's labour in conversation with themes of bodily agency, resistance, and ancestral care. Her Blood Spoke emerges from an awareness of the historical systems of racial and gendered violence that continue to shape our contemporary moment.

April 15 - October 29, 2023

https://ago.ca/exhibitions/her-blood-spoke-joscelyn-gardner-kara-springer-alberta-whittle

Annalee Davis on her Pray to Flowers – A Plot of Disalienation, my site-specific installation produced by the Sharjah Art Foundation for the SB15

Annalee Davis on her Pray to Flowers – A Plot of Disalienation, my site-specific installation produced by the Sharjah Art Foundation for the SB15.

“Pray to Flowers – A Plot of Disalienation, my site-specific installation produced by the Sharjah Art Foundation for the SB15 runs till June 11. This post focuses on the attached interior space mirroring the densely layered garden.

These embroidered panels acknowledge British sewing traditions Barbadian women inherited over centuries. Practiced across races & classes, their habitual utilization of the needle & thread instilled notions of what it meant to be feminine. Pre-approved imagery, stitches, & colours replicated across samplers trained middle- and upper-class women into becoming submissive housewives abiding by the church’s teachings & moral codes of respectability.

Conversely, Pray to Flowers disregards the restricted range of carefully taught stitches, colour combinations, & sanctioned subject matter. Rather, these works interweave crochet, applique, & embroidery addressing more indelicate discourse such as the impact of mono-crop farming & the plantation on today’s climate crisis. Amalgamating time-honoured stitches with fabricated ones, 100year-old cutwork embroidery intermingles with contemporary so-called ‘African’ print fabrics worn at Barbados’ Crop Over festival. Merging pale pink crochet pieces & machine-made lace, this mash-up of fabrics, threads, & traditions acknowledges the creolization inherent in the formation of postindependent Barbados.

Instead of producing decorative works for the living room or dressing tables, – prescribed domains of women – these tapestries link the plantation with the 6th extinction. Cyanotypes of local botanicals growing in my garden acknowledge native flora rather than bluebells and cockleshells found in the embroidered tablecloths of my mother’s generation, fashioned on prescribed patterns they were fabricated. Satin-stitched phrases” advocate the worship of flowers, and our need to unlearn the plantation & defend nature.”

-Annalee Davis

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

Photography Sian Pampellonne, Princess Bilinda Johnson Plus.

‘STUDIO ART BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (BFA) PORTFOLIO 2023’

OPITIN’ at

Morningside Gallery, Barbados Community College

May 12th - May 19th

Congratulations to Evan McDonald for winning the Leslie Barrow prize at the STUDIO ART BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (BFA) PORTFOLIO 2023’ exhibition ‘OPITIN’ at Barbados Community College. May 2023

Evan McDonald

My work investigates the social hierarchies, behaviours and historic narratives of Barbados. The site of investigation is an imagined 1940's village, based on readings and verbal accounts that span from that era, as well as before and after.

The artwork plays with tropes, traditional and nostalgic objects and language which are used to create immediate references. These include embroidered pieces, recognisable furnishings, iconic visuals, era inspired clothing and architectural references.

The investigation explores how white supremacist ideas of colour, class and gender hierarchies, manifest in the domestic and communal spaces of this village. Furthermore, how these harmful ideas are masked, hidden or embroidered to minimise the violence that occurred and results. The pieces highlight lived experiences, labels and talk of specific characters and households.

Archival artworks and writings have been essential to these creations. References at the core of these creations include artist Isaac Mendes Bellisario; writers George Lamming, Jeanette Layne-Clarke and Austin Clarke, as well as studies by Toni Morrison and Alice Walker.

Ja-hir Haynes

My work is based on the psychology behind perception and the important roles that history and knowledge, of an individual, play in the way they perceive and understand the information in their surroundings. Working primarily with the camera, I am interested in the use of various elements to convey feelings or thoughts of fear, with a particular focus on light and effect to create mysterious and alluring images.

The work is divided into two main areas of study: the first is inspired by horror tropes and liminal spaces to create uncomfortable feelings of haunting and the uncanny. The second area focuses on the body as a tool for communication. It highlights key parts such as fingers and eyes together with the use of filters and props to covey the feelings and state of mind of the subjects. The aim is to create images for the viewer to examine and recognize the familiar within the abstract, shrouded and mysterious.

Kiera Beckles

My work is a series of colourful works utilizing both geometric and organic shapes along with various collage elements; my art explores elements of my day-to-day life.

I look at everyday routines that might usually be taken for granted or unnoticed to find visual references. This series of work was inspired by the clothing my mother wears to work.

I documented my mother’s choice clothing each day, the patterns colours and textures.

I abstract them to create new patterns and meticulous compositions. In doing this I suggest that what might be tiresome routine can still hold inspiration for creativity. I want to encourage people to take a moment and observe the small elements you may overlook every day.

Sharece Delecia

My work explores traditional, plant- based remedies, particularly those that gave enslaved women the power to have greater control over their lifes and their bodies in patriarchal societies. My personal experiences with nature and it’s impact on my well being also inspires the work. Specific plants were injested and applied to the body for various effects like healing, abortion, suicide and poisoning.

In two and three dimensional pieces, I combine representations of the female body, with natural, handmade and artificial plant forms; fusing them together to emphasize the empowering relationship between women and plants. Using paints made from plants to create background pigments, became a way to incorporate these medicinal practices into my process.

Ariel Waithe

I’m interested in the construction of feminine identity and the celebration of the black female form. I want to reject the patriarchal idea that the pleasure of the black female form is reserved for a man as well as break the long tradition of the nude female body being represented male artists.

I explore my own identity and womanhood drawing on my own experiences of society. I look at different aspects of identity like sexuality, race, appearance etc and make work based off those themes.

I aim to depict different aspects of identity by deconstructing and reconstructing images using collage techniques, challenging conventional representation of the feminine. The spaces occupied by these bodies are imaginative spaces infused with fragments of domestic Caribbean homes along with flora and fauna inspired by Caribbean islands.

Tashawn Clarke

My work lies at the intersection of distortion and expression; I am interested in the dissection of an object or idea, in an attempt to give it new meaning, perspective, and even new representations. By doing so I investigate the relationship between parent, child, and things. In this installation, I guide the viewer through a space filled with recognizable and familiar objects.

All West Indian front rooms share many things in common, traditionally and visually. I have used materials and objects from the front room to create a new space in a way my child-like mind would, whether that be breaking ornaments or changing the position and character of the object while exploring themes like race, class, and identity. The West Indian front room was used to entertain guests and show off the many "things" in it. For my grandfather, it was a status symbol, a space where he showed off the best that he had. For me, it was a rigid and controlled environment. This experience of reconfiguring the front room allows me to analyze the behaviors and power dynamics in and out of that space. By rearranging objects and cultural symbols, I hope to alter traditional representations, encouraging viewers to reconsider social and historical narratives.

Sherese Benskin

My work seeks to activate the imagination of its viewers, offering a window into mystical spaces. This body of work carries the concept of creating environmental spaces using both found and created objects. My exploration first began after making miniature abstract sculptures and taking photos of these same objects using artificial light and various textured materials, to transform the original objects.

By combining found and made objects, these photographs carry a sense of ambiguity to them. The placement of the objects, under dramatic lighting with the manipulation of scale and colour create fantasy spaces. These spaces were constructed to feel familiar yet strange due to the landscape like composition portrayed in the photographs. This body of work is broken down into two themes, Mystical scapes and grief spaces. “Mystical scapes” is a reimaged version of St. Andrew portrayed as an otherworldly environment. The second project conceptually exhibit my interpretation of grief as a space amidst me processing my own.

Brittany Prescod

I’m exploring the creative process as a catalyst for transformation or changes in the mental state of an artist. This first started as a visual journal, where I made use of layering and segmentation to show duality or opposing feelings, frustration and confusion which stemmed from a place of uncertainty and the development which came from acclimating to changing situations. Utilizing generated symbols and imagery inspired by psychedelia allowed my psychological thoughts to manifest in this play of reality and surrealism.

I’m also investigating the concept of fragility through brightly coloured sculpted vessels constructed of plaster. These sculptures question this with juxtaposing characteristics of oneself by portraying a very rough and jagged exterior and a smooth and delicate interior. I see water as a challenging environment and it permeates the vessel, demonstrating the sculptures' uniqueness while allowing them to exist in the same state simultaneously, and this is also demonstrated in video format.

SUSAN MAINS

Pages that add arts events, talks, lectures, workshops, opening receptions, exhibitions, shows and more on a regular/daily basis.

Barbados Visual Arts Page (updated daily)

On Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/175529135827747/

On Instagram @visualartsbarbadosevents

Museum Facebook Page. Ask to be on their email listing.

https://www.facebook.com/barbadosmuseum/

Barbados Photographic Society

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Barbadosphoto/

Gine On Magazine

https://www.facebook.com/gineonmagazine/

What's On In Barbados

https://www.facebook.com/WhatsOnInBarbados/

Errol Barrow Centre page

https://www.facebook.com/ErrolBarrowCentre

Theatre Eyes

https://www.facebook.com/groups/354529934596080/

NCF page

https://www.facebook.com/BarbadosNCF/ and

https://www.facebook.com/Barbados.Crop.Over.Festival/

HENDERSON REECE

Henderson Reece is well-known among art lovers for his fresh, vibrant and cheery batik creations and excels at capturing familiar local scenes and iconic elements in this globally treasured medium

He offers workshops for BB$400 for an entire day under his tutelage, which includes all materials and lunch. His protégés-for-aday leave with a batik of their own design which they can proudly mount and frame in their homes.

Thank to Ins and Outs

Barbados

https://www.insandoutsb arbados.com/listing/h-p-b atik-studio

NASTASIA ROLLOCK

Artist Natasia Rollock at Artsplash in Hastings.

Barbadian scenes available at ‘Barbados On Canvas’

Saturdays and Sundays and Wednesdays, 8am-1pm

Covid protocols will be in effect.

Helping the young talent where we can. This pandemic has created financial difficulties for so many in the arts and they lose any chance to make a career of art.

I just received a donation of art supplies being kindly given by artist Jeena Chatrani, curator of Antillean Gallery of Art online gallery. Thank you Jeena.

These will go to a very talented 17 year old to help her keep drawing and painting.

Would you consider looking around your painting/studio space and see if there are any art supplies that you may not want or need and help the future talents of Barbados. Either give directly to artists whom you feel may need the help or contact me via private message here and drop off the arts supplies and I will happily disburse them to those in need. Please be aware of the dignity and pride of those receiving.

Please don’t add their names here. Private message me. Allow them to decide if they want their names added to art supplies being given to them.

Thank you

Corrie

YOUNG TALENT IN NEED OF SUPPORT

Would you consider looking around your painting/studio space and see if there are any art supplies that you may not want or need and help the future talents of Barbados.

Either give directly to artists whom you feel may need the help or contact me via private message here and drop off the arts supplies and I will happily disburse them to those in need.

Please be aware of the dignity and pride of those receiving.

Please don’t add their names if posting. Private message me or email me at corriescott@gmail.com

Allow them to decide if they want their names added to art supplies being given to them.

Thank you

Corrie

Art supplies kindly donated to go to a young aspiring artist in need. Thank you Heidi Berger. Helping the young talent where we can. This pandemic has created financial difficulties for so many in the arts and they lose any chance to make a career of art.

Would you consider looking around your painting/studio space and see if there are any art supplies that you may not want or need and help the future talents of Barbados. Either give directly to artists whom you feel may need the help or contact me via private message here and drop off the arts supplies and I will happily disburse them to those in need.

Please be aware of the dignity and pride of those receiving. Please don’t add their names here. Private message me. Allow them to decide if they want their names added to art supplies being given to them.

Books kindly donated to go to a young aspiring artist in need.

Thank you Heidi Berger Art.

Helping the young talent where we can.

This pandemic has created financial difficulties for so many in the arts and they lose any chance to make a career of art.

Would you consider looking around your painting/studio space and see if there are any art supplies that you may not want or need and help the future talents of Barbados.

Either give directly to artists whom you feel may need the help or contact me via private message here and drop off the arts supplies and I will happily disburse them to those in need.

Please be aware of the dignity and pride of those receiving. Please don’t add their names here. Private message me. Allow them to decide if they want their names added to art supplies being given to them.

Thank you

GINE ON MAGAZINE·Gine On?! is the online magazine brainchild of cultural practitioners DJ Simmons & Empress Zingha published every other Thursday on GineOn.com. The husband and wife duo developed the digital publication with artists, entrepreneurs, and all the persons who support them in mind. Too many times do we hear; “Where else does events like this happen?” “Where can I hear live music?” “Anything else going on other than fetes?” “I didn't even know that was happening”. This online, access anytime hub is here; so YOU can find your next favourite time!

We broadcast bare Bajan culture to thousands of users to any device connected to the world through the web portal GineOn.com. Link with us for original video content highlighting various art personalities, new music, videos, blogs, podcasts, I mean a couple clicks opens a wealth of entertainment. We build an engaging experience for hundreds of our supporters on social media connecting the world to know wuh gine on with arts and culture right here at home. See you somewhere sometime soon...

Sign up to our mailing list to make sure you always in de know at: GineOnMagazine@gmail.com

Hosting or performing at a live entertainment event, or doing any activity progressing performing arts in the island? Forward us an email (GineOnMagazine@gmail.com) with more information so we can help push it for you. Let's help and support each other in the arts! Come and hear wuh Gine On!

https://www.facebook.com/gineonmagazine/ www.Gineon.com

Along with a constantly updated cool callendar of events, the site is basically set up in the categories Art, Crumbs & Rums, Follow Fashion, Community.

Under Arts we tell the stories of powerful cultural influencers through video Features. Highlight strong up and coming talent in Artist Peeps. Digest the experiences of stalwarts in the industry in Craftsmen Of Our Men. We link you directly to Bajans producing quality content all over the web through the page New Brand. And coming soon you will be able to attend online workshops and masterclasses in Arts Training.

Bajans love to eat and drink and through Crumbs & Rums we take you into the lives of our local farmers and vendors in Bridgetown Market. Share homegrown recipes and food & beverage blogs in Eat Bajan. Explore the diner things around here in Eating Out In Bim and link up with those street stalls who save our bellies in On De Side. Nuff content coming to fill these pages just now!

Culture is only as strong its Community. Connect with some of the most engaging Bajans through our Features. See and hear the experience patrons and performers had at events under So How It Was. Discover new places to lime and truly treasure Barbados in Part You Carring Me.

We are so fussy to announce Gine On TV. A variety of video specials with a Bajan flair. Be uniquely entertained by some of your favourite local personalities. Real Reactions, Ask Me Anything and Top Ten Talk already in production, with more right around the corner.

You know Bajans know how to take care of ourselves and in Follow Fashion Features we direct you to some the local designers in the industry. Get tips and tricks in trends, hair and body care through Looking Like A Bajan and receive online masterclasses in hair and make up through Fashion Training. This page will be filled with vibrant content very soon so make sure you subscribe for the updates. Of course our official Gine On merchandise is also available. Hats and mugs; with fitted tees and tote bags coming soon!

This site is building an archive documenting Barbadian culture to connect our passions and creativity. Make sure you hit that link to receive notifications when we post something good. Any questions, suggestions, queries or just want to send some love; contact us at gineonmagazine@gmail.com Enjoy your space to be a Bajan online and make sure you check regularly because we will be pushing out consistent content for you to enjoy. Join our social media community over at @gineonmagazine on Instagram and Facebook. Love all de time. See you somewhere sometime soon

Want to paint with Plein Air Barbados arts group? Send them a message to find out when their next outdoor session will be.

Please click on this Plein Air Barbados link to send them a message.

https://m.facebook.co m/Bajanartists/

Books: Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n - Nyam JamaicaCulinaria: The Caribbean e-books: Shake Dat Cocktail, Cocktails & Hors d'Oeuvres, Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n (4 vol), Nyam Jamaica (2 vol) (see website)

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards: Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n: Best Cookbook of the Year, Best Self-Published Book, Best Historical Recipes, Best Cookbook Design for Barbados (2014) 'Best Self-Published Book In The World' (2015) Nyam Jamaica: 'Best Design In The World' (20082009) - honoured 2015 at Frankfurt Book Fair for the 20 years of Gourmand World Cookbook Award - Best of the Best Design In The World (2015)

Caribbean Tourism Award (2009)

Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n This amazing book by Rosemary Parkinson is on island. Two hard cover coffee table books, with a sleeve that encloses both, 656 pages and 1400 plus photos filled with history, tradition, culture, stories and recipes from Barbados.

www.rosemary-parkinson.com

www.facebook.com/BarbadosCulinaryJourney

Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n, a collector's item, has won 4 awards for Barbados –Best Photography, Best Design, Best Historical Recipes, Best Self-published Book –then against 5 of the best books in the world WON Best Self-Published Book In The World and honoured at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 with Best of the Best In The World by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2015.

BARBADOS NATIONALART GALLERY

To provide dynamic, creative leadership in bringing the visual arts to the people, in order to facilitate their discovery, understanding and enjoyment of the visual culture of Barbados and the wider Caribbean.

barbadosnationalartgallery@gmail.com

BNAG FACEBOOK PAGE

https://www.facebook.com/barbadosnationalartgallery

The Frame & Art Co

We're super pleased to announce that we have now started printing in house! We offer photo printing, canvas printing, fine art printing & much more. Send us your beautiful photos and we can print & frame all in one location. Remember we also offer custom framing for your art pieces. Contact us at 271-6509 or email us at orders@frameartco.com #frameartco

Xmas Xtravaganza Art Exhibition at the Barbados Arts Council’s Art Gallery from Monday, 5th December 2022 until Saturday, 21st January 2023.

There may also be a “$500 or Less” sale ( to be confirmed) in one section of the Gallery, from December 5th – 31st 2022.

BARBADOS ARTS COUNCIL

#20 Pelican Craft Centre, Harbour Road, Bridgetown, Barbados Tel: (246) 426-4385

Email: thebarbadosartscouncil@gmail.com

Do you consider what you use and discard of regularly?

What are you doing on a daily basis to minimize your consumption of single-use plastics?

Specialising in art supplies for the professional to student level. Offering a wide range of products

OILS ACRYLICS WATERCOLOURS

Golden Paints and mediums, Gamblin, Cotman, Liquitex, Reeves, Galeria, Sargent. Plus a wide range of drawing and colouring equipment.

Prisma, Derwent, Reeves, Sargent, Charcoal and Pastels.

Easels, Canvases, Watercolour paper, Drawing and Pastel paper. Screen printing and lino block printing supplies.Fabric paint and dyes. Waxes, pottery tools, stencils and more.

Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm

Saturday 8.30am – 3pm. Sunday Closed.

Telephone/Fax (246) 436 2950

James Fort Building, Hincks Street, Bridgetown

arthub.barbados@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/ArtHubBarbados

QUEEN’S PARK GALLERY

Our Mission

To fuel the development of culture through training, research and the creation of opportunities in cultural industries.

The Role of the NCF

The NCF’s two major roles are: developmental and commercial. In its developmental role, the Foundation uses culture as a tool for national development fostering and supporting the various art forms and new cultural products. In its commercial role, the Foundation is responsible for the promotion, production and hosting of cultural festivals and associated events that are considered economically viable or socially acceptable. A key part of this function now includes the responsibility for the staging and execution of major governmental and national events. In addition, as culture becomes more pivotal to national and international policy, the National Cultural Foundation continues to re-assess its responsibilities in light of all its functions.

FUNCTIONS of the NCF are:

To stimulate and facilitate the development of culture generally

To develop, maintain and manage theatres and other cultural facilities and equipment provided by Government

To organize cultural festivals

Assist persons interested in developing cultural expression.

OBJECTIVES of the NCF are:

To provide opportunities for Barbadian artists/artistes to showcase their talents with the end result being an increased demand for local work

To educate Barbadians concerning their heritage

To offer Barbadians and visitors alike a high quality product that informs, educates and entertains

To equip our cultural workforce with technological skills and training to excel in their particular art forms

To strengthen the local cultural product and in the process increase profits to the shareholders

To create high quality products that will be competitive on the local, regional and international markets

To maximize the role of the cultural sector in the tourism industry

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Somewhere, amid the darkness, a painter measures a blank canvas, a poet tests a line aloud, a songwriter brings a melody into tune. Art inspires, provokes thought, reflects beauty and pain. I seek it out even more in these times. And in so doing, I find hope in the human spirit.”

Dan Rather

Deebles Point Art Gallery & Cafe.

Featuring artists Frank Cossey, Trudi Johnson, Hilary Armstrong, Clermont

Mapp, Nancy Cole-O'Geest, Keisha Hinds, Joshua Simpson, Claire EvansonCeppi, Keren Evanson.

Industry Hall. East Point, St Philip. Tel 423 7943

Purple Palm is a local business supplying homes and businesses with the highest quality Print and Mirror furnishings. Using the artwork of many local artists in Barbados and the Caribbean plus work from around the world.

We have been supplying to the hotel and villa industry for ten years, including prestigious clients such as Sandy Lane, Coral Reef, The Crane Beach Resort, Sugar Cane Club and Sandridge among others. We have also supplied numerous private villas, and work closely with local interior designers.

Being directly affiliated with a 40,000 sq ft framing factory our prices are very competitive. Appointments to view our gallery at Rockley Resort can be made through Paul Hoad or Karen McGuire.

246-2332173

paulhoad@caribsurf.com

ICIL PHILLIPS’

Theatre Eyes

Very up to date on both local theatre and overseas happenings. Link here https://www.facebook.com/groups/354529934596080/964541386928262/

Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination

Telephone: (246) 417-4776 | Fax: (246) 417-8903

E-mail: ebcci@cavehill.uwi.edu

Website: http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/ebcci

To boldly and brilliantly pursue the adventure in everything artistic and to be a vital and uncommon cultural force in Barbados. www.artsetcbarbados.com

FRAMING YOUR ART

FINE ART FRAMING LTD, Pelican Industrial Park, Bridgetown, Barbados - (246) 426-5325

FAST FRAME FACTORY, Dayrell’s Road, St Michael (246) 426 9994 shaka@fastframefactory.biZ

FRAMING STUDIO

At the Best of Barbados Head Office, Welches Plantation, H’way 2A 573 6904

THE FRAME & ART COMPANY

Millhouse, Canewood • St. Michael, BB 11005 • Phone (246) 271-6509 • Cell (246) 266-9432

ART SUPPLIES

THE ART HUB

James Fort Building, Hincks Street, Bridgetown, St. Michael. Tel: 436-2950Monday - Saturday

8.30am - 5.00pm (Easy access to parking by the old Heliport Pad)

LAURIE DASH, Bay Street, Bridgetown.