The exhibition is scheduled to start on Thursday 12 April at 7 pm at the Mutual Gallery
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Call for 2012 JCDC/NGJ National Visual Arts Contest entries
Israel Delmonte and Eugenio D’Melon at Mutual Gallery soon
D and D Distillers: Israel Delmonte and Eugenio D’Melon show APRIL 12-MAY 12, 2012. D and D Distillers, for the first time, brings together the works by two very distinct artists, Israel Delmonte and Eugenio D’Melon, in a two-man exhibition. One a painter and draughtsman, the other a printmaker, their styles vary widely and so does their thematic range. Their main link is their common Cuban heritage and their diaspora experience in Jamaica. Both are graduates of the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, moved to Jamaica fifteen years ago,…
Read More2012 National Visual Arts Contest and Expo seeks entries
Entry forms are now available for the 2012 National Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition. The deadline is May 18, 2012. Entry forms and rules available at: JCDC website National Gallery website JCDC parish council offices islandwide By email to visarts@jcdc.gov.jm Select art supply shops and galleries By telephone get info … 968-2661 922-1561 925-5736-9
Read MoreMaster Barrington Watson art teaches on Jamaican history
Jamaica Master Painter Barrington Watson Claudia Hucke, Contributor Courtesy of the National Gallery of Jamaica, we present an essay from the catalogue of ‘Barrington: A Retrospective’, now on show at the National Gallery, the Bank of Jamaica and the Olympia Art Centre through April 29, 2012. When Barrington Watson returned to Jamaica in 1961, the island was at a historical crossroads. With Independence looming, there was a general optimism in the air and, as Watson remembers, “the island literally went wild” and he himself was determined to contribute to the…
Read MoreFind great art, art galleries locations across Jamaica
Art Galleries in Jamaica KINGSTON Alexander Cooper’s Gallery and Museum WHERE: Coopers Hill It’s a must stop. You are educated in the culture of Jamaica through more than just the strokes of Alexander Cooper. The museum collects and displays items from as early as colonial times in Jamaica such as sewing machines and tools. It also chronicles critical media personnel contributing to the promotion of Jamaica art history. The gallery boasts over 50 works detailing lifestyles of Jamaica in a historic order. ADMISSION FREE, but contributions accepted. Amaicraft WHERE: Market…
Read MoreMichael Parchment shows ‘ Parable of The Arts’ April 8
Easter is a good time to be in Jamaica this year. An exhibition of Michael Parchment work titled ‘The Parable of the arts’ will be at Harmony Hall. April 8 at 12noon is the date and time. Opening remarks by Veerle Poupeye Ramalee. Read more on Michael Parchment on this site!
Read MoreSaints finalists of Caribbean Fashion Faces turn heads
Only days after staging the 12th final of the Fashion Face of the Caribbean, Saint International’s CEO Deiwght Peters has revealed that at least two of the top-five finalists have been offered modelling contracts with leading model agencies whose agents were judges at the event. “We had one of the strongest panels of judges to ever sit simultaneously on a panel of any model competition in Jamaica over the last several years,” he boasted. That panel boasted some of the most prestigious and highly respected names in the fashion business…
Read MoreTrini born Ramroop to train Mission Catwalk Season 2 Winner
Trinidad-born Ramroop made the offer, a (US$23,000) value, to host and executive producer Keneea Linton-George during her recent visit for London Fashion Week.
Read MoreMission Catwalk Season Two in Jamaica
MISSION CATWALK attracts more Jamaican in just under two years, and the winners are headed to the UK. Mission Catwalk is a fashion reality series created by Jamaican fashion designer Keneea Linton-George aimed at discovering and developing new talent. The Kingston-based show tests the creativity and skill of each contestant through various challenges. On each episode, a guest judge joins Linton-George (who also serves as host and executive producer), menswear designer Carlton Brown and Jamaica Observer Lifestyle Editor Novia MacDonald-Whyte to critique the designs and eliminate one designer. Mission Catwalk…
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