Art Bytes
The Institute of Jamaica's museum spaces will be opened on the last Sunday of August! Come and enjoy an additional day of tours on Sunday, August 27th at the following museums:
- Natural History Museum of Jamaica
- National Museum of Jamaica
- National Gallery of Jamaica
Opening hours are from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
To make your reservations, call 876-922-0620.
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 Jamaican artist Arthur Simms’ A Totem for the High Line is now installed at the 16th Street Spur Preserve in New York City’s Chelsea District. |
 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. |
 The National Gallery of Jamaica will host a five-day Writivity workshop from August 12th to 16th to help students sitting the Visual Arts CSEC exams with their reflective journals. The reflective journal is a part of the School-Based Assessment and the final grades of the CSEC exam. |
 Jamaican artist Garfield Morgan has another exhibit in Canada. This time his work is on display at the Don Wheaton Family YMCA in Edmonton. until October 31st. |
 The National Gallery of Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary exhibition, Continuity, runs from June 30 to September 30th, 2024. Continuity revisits ten NGJ’s iconic exhibitions, including the Biennials of 2014, 2017 and 2022 and Jamaica Jamaica, (2020). |