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GUGGENHEIM CURATOR FOR BIENNIAL

 

The National Gallery of Jamaica has named Ashley James as guest curator for its 2024 Kingston Biennial which opens December 15th. Titled Green X Gold, the biennial will be the closing highlight of the 2024 Gallery’s 50th anniversary. The exhibition will cover works on the environment, nature, and land, inspired by the Jamaican flag’s ecological symbolism. 

James, whose parents are Jamaican, is an associate curator of contemporary arts at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. She says she is looking forward to the many conversations about this exciting constellation of artists making work in the Caribbean and its diaspora. 

The Kingston Biennial is the flagship exhibition of the National Gallery of Jamaica and draws huge local and foreign audiences. James will work alongside Chief Curator O’Neil Lawrence and his team. She will develop the exhibition’s theme and select artists from Jamaica and Caribbean creative practitioners based locally and in the Diaspora.

 “This year's biennial seeks to inspire artists to explore and reinterpret these themes through diverse mediums, fostering a deeper appreciation and understanding of Jamaica’s unique identity,” says NGJ’s Senior Director, Nadine Boothe-Gooden.  

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This year, the National Gallery of Jamaica will present the Dawn Scott Award to a participating artist in its Summer Exhibition 2019, which runs from July 28 to October 27, 2019.

Admission to the National Gallery of Jamaica is free every Saturday in July and August from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

This fall the Swiss will get a chance to see the work of five Jamaican artists in Geneva.

Jamaican artist and sculptor, Nakazzi Hutchinson, will showcase her glass and ceramic masks and sculptures at the Zari Gallery, in London from July 4 – 19.

Liberty Hall’s Summer Arts programme this summer runs from July 8 to August 2, with classes Mondays to Fridays 9:00AM to 2:00PM.

Corporate Jamaica is doing its part in bringing art to downtown Kingston.

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