Arts Happenings in Barbados: April 2010

MAY 2010 ARTS HAPPENINGS
compiled by Corrie Scott

All information correct at time of publishing. Please phone or email relevant galleries to confirm dates of events as they may be subject to change.

For easy reference new events, receptions etc. are highlighted.

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#17 ART GALLERY

Corrie Scott’s studio/gallery. Original fine art and photography, limited edition lithographs, prints and cards. Tel (246) 424 3965, email: corriescott46@gmail.com for viewing appointment (as Corrie may be out painting or photographing). Website www.corriescott.net Blog “Caribbean Serendipity” http://caribbeanserendipity.blogspot.com/

HEATHER-DAWN SCOTT COLLECTION

New pieces just added collection of this popular artist’s work may be viewed on:
http://picasaweb.google.com/corriescott/HeatherDawnScottRecentArt

BARBADOS

ARTS COUNCIL

Group Show ( dedicated to the late Aubrey Cummings, Executive member)

Also available is a large selection of limited editions, lithographs, and cards.

BAC Gallery, Pelican Craft Centre, Bridgetown (246) 426 4385

website www.barbadosartscouncil.com email: mail@barbadosartscouncil.com

TIDES ART GALLERY

Local and Caribbean fine art and photography. The Tides Restaurant, Holetown, St James.. Open 7 days a week, 9am - 11pm. Tel (246) 432 2084 or (246) 432 8356. email tidesart@sunbeach.net website www.tidesartgallery.com

ON THE WALL GALLERIES

On The Wall Art Gallery at Champers Restaurant.

Gallery at Earthworks in St Thomas.

Tel 234 9145 Website ( recently updated with new works of art) www.onthewallartgallery.com

THE OLD PHARMACY GALLERY, SCULPTURE TERRACE & STAR BAR

The Old Pharmacy Gallery are pleased to host an Exhibition of Chinese Watercolours on behalf of The People’s Republic of

China

. Opening Tuesday May 4^th. Exhibition ends Saturday May 29^th. This will be a second chance for the public to view this wonderful work.

The Star Bar and Sculpture Terrace . Wind Sculptures by Lyman Whitaker are displayed as part of the Lancaster Great House “Sculpture in the Garden” series together with works in coral stone by Jerome Radigois of Martinique.

Art and Sculpture images at The Old Pharmacy Gallery and Star Bar may be viewed on http://picasaweb.google.com/corriescott/ThePharmacyGallery#

The Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday 10am –4pm .Closed on bank and public holidays.

The Old Pharmacy Gallery, Queen Street, Speightstown, St Peter. For further information, please contact Roger Chubb (246) 432 0458 or (246) 234 2494 or email belvedereconsultants@gmail.com

THE GALLERIES AT LANCASTER GREAT HOUSE

December through May 2010 “SCULPTURE IN THE GARDEN” Wind Sculptures by Lyman Whitaker

The Artists Club

Further information from Martina Pile, artists club co ordinator. Tel 432 8173 or zahlespil.martina@gmail.com

For any further information please contact belvedereconsultants@gmail.com or telephone 432-0458 and 234 2494. Website www.lancastergreathousegallery.com

AWEIPO GALLERY

“Constants and Waves”.

Saturday April 24^th, 6pm-8pm Aweipo Gallery presents “Constants and Waves”…. imagine a whirlwind of local talent ranging from the traditional to the contemporary, with over 20 of the island’s current practicing artists exhibiting a range of works on paper, paintings, photographs, as well as sculptural and mixed media pieces. This exhibition will include works from artists such as Alison Chapman-Andrews, John Stuart, Winston Kellman, Everick Lynton, Sheena Rose, Nicholas Burnett, Corrie Scott, Heidi Berger, Martina Pilé and Susan Alleyne-Forde.

“Constants and Waves” will run from April 24th to August 31^st 2010

Gallery hours Sun to Sat 10 am to 6pm. The Crane Village, The Crane, St Philip. Telephone 271 2839. aweipogallery@yahoo.com

SUMI-A ART CLASSES

The Art of Sumi-e: Classes of traditional Japanese art form with a contemporary flavor at Leandro Soto Art Studio in Prospect, St.James. Classes include lecture/demonstrations and meditation exercises as preparation for the technique. Every Tuesday from 7pm-l 8:30pm.

For detail information of class cost art materials needed you can write to sotoananda@gmail.com or call by phone at (246) 421 9125 Leandro Soto’ Studio in Prospect, Saint James website www.leandrosoto.com .

Leandro also opens creative channels with Nirta Yoga (Creative Yoga): Tuesdays and Thursdays at Leandro Soto Studio in Prospect St.James from 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM . Excellent practice of Kriya Yoga from

India

for artists and people that want to move their creative energies and to work developing new possibilities of awareness. Call 247 95 30 for directions or email for more information to: sotoananda@gmail.com

BARBADOS

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

The Barbados Photographic Society Inc. welcomes member of all capabilities regardless of whether you are a beginner, avid hobbyist or a professional. Regardless of your skill level you will find people with whom you can exchange ideas and learn from in The Society, whether it be pre or post production across all photographic mediums and genres. Website to be updated soon with events for 2010

http://www.barbadosphotographicsociety.com/ barbadosphotographicsociety@gmail.com

THE MAIN GUARD

INTRODUCTORY ART CLASSES. Every Thursday from 1pm – 3pm Barbadian artist Fielding Babb and BARP invites people to join Fielding at The Main Guard ( building with clock tower) Verandah, The Garrison for an opportunity to get creative juices flowing. People need to bring an hb pencil, a 3B pencil and a sketch pad and participate in what will be and enjoyable, enlightening and creative experience. To confirm this and for more information please contact BARP or Fielding Babb fieldinggallery@yahoo.com

ERROL BARROW CENTRE FOR CREATIVE IMAGINATION

Encompassing all the arts with theatre, film, dance, fine art, fine art photography, the written word, workshops and much more. For further information, contact De Carla Applewhaite at 417-4776 or email her at decarla.applewhaite@cavehill.uwi.edu

ITALIA COFFEE HOUSE

Mini gallery with local prints and artwork (and free wi fi ). opposite First Caribbean National Bank, Sunset Crest.

THE FESTIVAL ART GALLERY

An idea whose time has come. The Festival Art Gallery, Bringing Art To The People. Curators Kathy Yearwoon & Arlette St Hill. For more information Telephone 4290296 email Kathyyearwood@hotmail.com

NATIONAL CULTURAL FOUNDATION

(see Queen’s Park Gallery and also Frank Collymore Hall & Grand Salle below) Also Mark Welch, literary arts officer has a wonderful newsletter on the literary arts . Please email him for details. mark-welch@ncf.bb

QUEEN’S PARK GALLERY

Shelah B. McGrath is an award winning Textile designer, who works largely in patchwork and appliqued quilted wall-hangings, throws and bags. Her work explores traditional styles as well as vividly contemporary work. Exhibition ends May 8^th.

The May exhibition at the Queen's Park Gallery is presented in honour of the 80th birthday of Kamau Brathwaite. The exhibition's private view is Sunday MAY 16TH AT 6.30PM AND CONTINUES UNTIL JUNE 26TH. The work reflects an understanding of the themes and approach to writing that is evidenced in Kamau's work. It is not an illustration to one of his poems, but captures the spirit of his life and work. The exhibition is a group show with each Artist supplying an explanatory text to accompany the artwork.

Workshops

Writers Clinic has moved to a new home at the Queen’s Park Gallery. It is held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second and third Saturday of every month. Don’t miss out on this free opportunity to engage with and gain objective critique from your peers, nimbly hosted by experienced facilitator, Nailah Imoja. Bring your work and come.

Queen’s Park Gallery is in Queen’s Park on Constitution Road. Opening Hours: 10am – 6pm Monday to Saturday. Tel - 427-2345,

THE BRIDGETOWN GALLERY ( former Zemicon Gallery)
Opening Hours:Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 11am - 4pm Wednesday 12 - 4pm Saturday/Sunday/Monday by appointment 246 430 0054
Hinks St., James Fort Building, Bridgetown

CRAFTS at BIDC

Pelican Craft Centre, Princess Alice Highway, St. Michael. For more information call 427-5350

FRANK COLLYMORE HALL AND GRAND SALLE

Portfolio Season continues in the Division of Fine Arts at BCC. May 5th 7 pm - Grand Salle at Central Bank - the opening of Ward D-12 - the exhibition of work by the graduating students of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. On display will be a range of topics including sequential art, (character) toy development, branding, book illustration, publication design, packaging, campaigns, web design, animation, and video. The exhibition is open Monday to Saturday 10-6. until May 13th

A monthly programme is produced of all lectures, music and theatre events . To receive it by email or post please email Dale A. Christie-Bourne (Mrs.)Secretary,Frank Collymore Hall
Tel: 246-436-9083/84 Ext 6639 Direct Line: 227-8371 Fax1-246-228-2703
Email:DAChristie-Bourne@centralbank.org.bb website www.fch.org.bb

GALLERY OF CARIBBEAN ART

Northern Business Centre, Queen Street, Speightstown.

BARBADOS MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The exhibition "Exposed: Images of Yesteryear" is on at the Barbados Museum, St. Ann's Garrison, St. Michael, from April 09 to June 11, 2010. This is your chance to see Farley Hill Great House before it burned and many other rare images of a

Barbados

that few of us will recognise. Immerse yourself in scenes of the island captured by early photographers both known and unknown. Take a visual stroll down Broad Street and the Pierhead in the late 1800s, both teaming with activity. See what Roebuck Street and River Road looked like over 100 years ago, and beyond the city limits, take in Joe’s River and Bathsheba of the early 1900s. Barbados of yesteryear is exposed through landscape images, portraits and even family albums. The scenes can be yours too, as reproductions of the images may be requested. These selections from the museum's collection allow visitors to examine the earliest commercially available photographic processes such as daguerreotype, tin type, albumen, glass plate negatives, callotype and the early twentieth century use of photographic gel images. This is a unique opportunity to see the changing views of

Barbados

through the photographic lens shortly after the invention of photography in 1832.

Seminar by Bob Kiss who will demonstrate early photographic processes on Saturday, May 8th, 10am

A lecture on Monday, May 10^th at 7:30pm by Harclyde Walcott on early Barbadian photographers.

An exhibition will be held at the Barbados Museum of photographs from each participant in the recent National Geographic Photo Camp Barbados. From May 15 to July 14, 2010, members of the public will have a chance to see the results of the four-day workshop, during which disadvantaged students documented their environment under the guidance of National Geographic photographers Sam Abell and Matt Moyer. The Photo Camp was sponsored by the US Embassy, the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, Breakwater Management Services, Goldcorp Insurance Company, Chancery Chambers and Allstate International Assignments Limited, and many other public and private sector entities contributed generously to make it a success. The work coming out of this initiative is outstanding. Come see for yourself!

During Museum Open Day at the Barbados Museum on Saturday, 15^th May, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the doors will be thrown open to welcome one and all free of cost! Help us to mark International Museum Day, which will be celebrated on 18^th May under the theme “Museums for Social Harmony”.

Come view not one, but two temporary exhibitions and join us for a chance to win and exciting prizes, and to get books and other merchandise at rock bottom prices in the Museum Gift Shop’s Clearance Sale.

Monday to Saturday, 9am. to 5pm. and Sundays 2pm. to 6pm. St. Ann’s Garrison, St. Michael , Tel: 1-246-427-0201/ 1-246-436-1956 Fax: 1-246-429-5946 email museum@caribsurf.com

BARBADOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Portfolio Season continues in the Division of Fine Arts at BCC

May 5th 7 pm - Grand Salle at Central Bank - the opening of Ward D-12 - the exhibition of work by the graduating students of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. On display will be a range of topics including sequential art, (character) toy development, branding, book illustration, publication design, packaging, campaigns, web design, animation, and video. The exhibition is open Monday to Saturday 10-6. until May 13th.

May 6th at 7 pm - Morningside Gallery and Studios, Division of Fine Arts - the opening of "Line Up" the exhibition of work by the graduating students of the Bachelor of Fne Arts in Studio Art; as well as the final Portfolio show by more than 40 graduating students of the Associate Degree in Visual Arts. Work on display will range from sculpture and ceramics to painting and drawing, photography and printmaking to graphics and installation. Open daily Monday - Saturday 9-6 until May 13th.

For students interested in enrolling in the College's art programmes, and for anyone interested in the newest group of innovative artists and designers - these exhibitions should not be missed.

There are theatre happenings, workshops, lectures and events. For more information please contact: Shaunelle Durham shaunelledurham@hotmail.com Tel: 426-2858, ext.5262 or 5259

ART BEAT

‘CANVAS’ An exhibition of photographs and paintings by Chris Alleyne. Opening reception May 16^th , 5.30pm. Exhibition will be open Mon to Fri from 2pm to 6pm and on Saturday from 10am to 2pm until Saturday May 30th. Other viewing times can be arranged by appointment. Tel 231 3002. Opening Hours 10pm to 5pm, Wed to Fri and by appointment. Closed on Bank Holidays

ArtBeat is located in Staplegrove Plantation yard, approximately 1 km East of St. David’s Church. The entrance is immediately opposite an evangelical tent as you head towards Frere Pilgrim and Coral Ridge. We are the first building you come to when you enter the yard.

ArtBeat services include:- Archival digital printing on paper & canvas for sizes over 8.5” x 11”. We can print on media up to 24” wide. - Stretching and matting - Copying of artwork for giclee printing - Sale of art from our gallery - Digital photography workshops.

THE NATIONAL ART GALLERY COMMITTEE

Barbados National Art Gallery one step further. The National Art Gallery Act 2007 came into being October 1st by proclamation signed by C. Straughan Husbands, Governor General for

Barbados

. This event signals significant progress toward the actual National Art Gallery and the specific responsibilities within the law which will be the remit of the National Gallery.

Visit www.nagc.bb - website for the National Art Gallery Committee in

Barbados

. The site includes ArtistNet, the database of Barbadian visual artists; a click on ‘Artists’ will take you there. ArtistNet is a FREE NAGC service for artists. Visual artists are invited to post their profile and images on ArtistNet; for artists already on ArtistNet, you may wish to update your profile and images from time to time.

A new page has been added for NEWS FROM THE ARTISTS. Artists currently in the ArtistNet database are invited to submit updates and news on their current events and activities.

Check this out in NEWS For further information on contact the NAGC at +1 (246) 310 2700 or e-mail nagc1998@yahoo.com

RAFZA NEHAUL STUDIO/GALLERY

Three dimensional artist Rafza Nehaul invites you to join her on any Tuesday between 10am-3pm (or by appointment). Rafza is a multi media and mixed media artist who works with organic materials and is environmentally sensitive. The studio/gallery, 6, Brighton Beach. Open Day Tuesday or Tel 421 8188 or email rnehaul@caribsurf.com for viewing

SARAH’S ART SALON

Sarah’s Chelsea Dinners, resume on 3 Saturday nights a month. Most of the art on the walls is for sale, although most people are more engaged in the lively social life at these events. This will soon include occasional readings, performance art, salons, and happenings, courtesy of certain literary suspects, some of the more antic patrons, and Sarah herself. For further information, email saravie@caribnet.net .

GANG OF 4
The Cottage , Springvale Plantation .St. Andrew . tel 438 7883.

CONSTANT GALLERY OF FINE ART
Sculpture and fine art (by appointment only), Christopher Robinson (246) 429 2654 and 232 7830. email: tradersrealty@caribsurf.com

FRANGIPANI ART GALLERY,

W 422 5026, ext.4950, or by email. marilda@bernmar.com Sugar Cane Club, Hotel and Spa, St. Peter. phone (246) 422 5026

A GALLERY,

Royal Westmoreland, StJames

ARTS SPLASH

The ArtSplash Centre run children's art classes, camps and private lessons for boys and girls 5-12yrs old. Please contact them for more information.

The Art Splash Centre, Hastings, Christ Church (Pink building opposite the Board Walk

(246) 435-0886 maxor@caribsurf.com , Maxor Villa, Hastings, Ch Ch

FINE ART FRAMING LTD,

Pelican Industrial Park, Bridgetown,

Barbados

- (246) 426-5325

FAST FRAME FACTORY,

Dayrell’s Road, St Michael (246) 426 9994

THE ART DEN

Art Supplies. Stretched canvases ranging from 14”x10” to 30”x24”; acrylic paint, tear off palettes, painting boards, sketch books & sketchpads, portfolios, matboard, black & white only & presentation boards in two sizes.

BAC (

Barbados

Arts Council) members will receive between 10% off art supplies on presentation on their membership card.

Art Den # 437 1019, ask for Marcia, Sandra or Elsa, email krackerjackkids@gmail.com

THE ART HUB

Canvases, paints, brushes, stretchers, bars, mediums.

Sumi supplies: Rice paper 8 by 20 Hosho, Unryu 24 by 36, Variety bamboo brushes, sumi ink.

Watercolour paper, charcoal paper, pastel paper, various drawing media, willow charcoal, graphite compressed woodless (2B,4B,6B,8B) watersoluble, India ink, fixative, textile paint, dyes, fabric markers, silk lino, block printing ink, cutters, brayers, plus more

email arthub.barbados@gmail.com

Art supplies. BAC (

Barbados

Arts Council) members will receive between 5% - 10% off most art supplies on presentation on their membership card. tel: 432 2328 mobile: 266 5016
163 Amaryllis Row, Cordia Avenue, Sunset Crest, St James

BAJAN REPORTER supporter of the arts in

Barbados

Wonderful New Website http://bajanreporter.com Also has a blog imparting opinions and uncovering Barbadian and Caribbean Arts and News. ( Daily Reviewer Best Of The Web Top 100 Blogs) http://bajanreporter.blogspot.com/ . Congratulations to Bajan Reporter who has been a wonderful patron to the arts in

Barbados

by giving all art forms exposure in his blog and so helping our culture get out there.

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ART CLASSES

Art Classes on Saturdays. All Year Through. Re opens Saturday January 9th. Under the tutelage of Mark Maynard. Tel - 828-7869/432-0762

NEW ART WEBSITES in

Barbados

Artist Alison Chapman-Andrews www.alisonchapmanandrews.net

Artist Julianne Gill www.juliannegill.com

Artist Tonya Wiles www.tonyawiles.com

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