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Yay, I am starting this blog again!
Bloggers will know that keeping up the pace with regular entries is often a challenge (so please be gentle) but I've recommitted to providing the Jamaica Cultural Tours clients with up to date information on the major events happening in Jamaica, especially Kingston. And there is a great deal to see, do and explore. |
AuthorKaren Hutchinson, tour guide, woman about town
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National Gallery of Jamaica's Upcoming Biennial
The first post is announcing the upcoming exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ), one of our favourite places to visit (such a cool space, folks, truly). NGJ doubles as a gallery and museum and so it's a good place to get a perspective on Jamaica through the lens of art. It is therefore recommended even if you're not an avid art fan but are simply interested in culture and history. One of the ways of course, to hear, view and participate in new discourse on Jamaican culture and history is through visiting the exhibitions. On Feb 26 there will be the official opening of a brand new exhibition at the National Gallery, the Jamaica Biennial 2017.
There will be three locations at which the art will be showcased: the National Gallery, Devon House, and National Gallery West in Montego Bay. Artists will be Jamaican, of Jamaican heritage or from the Caribbean, and the kind of art will vary and includes painting, sculpture and new media, among others.
Of course all the artists are talented but I do have favourites. I am especially looking forward to seeing new work by Jasmine Thomas-Girvan whose work is amazing, approaching a kind of detailed preciousness you would think would be irritating but is not. It is also a great exhibition to discover new artists and new perspectives.
If you won't be in Jamaica on Feb 26, not to worry: the exhibition will remain up until May 28, 2017. This gives you plenty of time to visit. And of course, Jamaica Cultural Tours, being fans of all things artistic, should be the ones to take you there. Feel free to drop me a line at khutchinson@jaculture.com and I will arrange your art tour and visit to the National Gallery.
I look forward to the new exhibition and to meeting you in Kingston!
Of course all the artists are talented but I do have favourites. I am especially looking forward to seeing new work by Jasmine Thomas-Girvan whose work is amazing, approaching a kind of detailed preciousness you would think would be irritating but is not. It is also a great exhibition to discover new artists and new perspectives.
If you won't be in Jamaica on Feb 26, not to worry: the exhibition will remain up until May 28, 2017. This gives you plenty of time to visit. And of course, Jamaica Cultural Tours, being fans of all things artistic, should be the ones to take you there. Feel free to drop me a line at khutchinson@jaculture.com and I will arrange your art tour and visit to the National Gallery.
I look forward to the new exhibition and to meeting you in Kingston!
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