Art Bytes
The Bank of Jamaica recently published Golden Treasures, a selection of art from its huge collection. In its introductory essay, the later art historian and curator Petrine Archer wrote: "By considering its selection of artists, styles and media in the broader picture of Jamaican art, it is possible to see how the Bank has partnered to help build the visual arts by supporting its diversity and innovation."
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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. |
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Jamaican born artist Jae Sterling will show Riding Horses with White Men, his debut art exhibit, in Calgary. |
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Minister of Tourism the Hon. Edmund Bartlett says there are plans to open an Artisan Village at Hampden Wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny in a few weeks. |
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Jamaican artist Nari Ward’s solo exhibition, We the People, is at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, USA July 1st to September 1st. |