Art Bytes
This month of August marks two significant anniversaries for Jamaica: Emancipation Day (August 1) and Independence Day (August 6). In conjunction with the festivities, the NGJ will grant free admission on Sundays during the month of August, including August 4th Sunday. All are welcome to come and look around the National Art collection that is on display as we consider our past, value our present, and look forward to our future successes.
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Jamaican photographer Barry Harley is one of 120 winners of the 61st annual Communications Arts magazine photography competition. |
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Google recently created a doodle to honour Jamaican-born British activist Olive Morris's 68th birthday. |
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Jamaican Stuart Robertson is one of 16 artists who contributed to a 245’X17’ Black Lives Matter street mural in Palo Alto, California. |
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Jamaican Environmental Filmmaker Esther Figueroa has curated the first Global Extraction Film Festival that streams online at https://www.caribbeancrea |
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Kingston Creative will open Jamaica’s first Creative Hub in Downtown Kingston on Monday July 27th. |
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Renee Cox is one of nine black artists and cultural leaders the NY Times Style Magazine recently asked for their take on cultivating black audiences and dismantling historically white institutions. |