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#TBT | Spirit of Budhai Exhibition Opening Reception

Today’s throwback features a snapshot of Assistant Curator and Curator of the ‘Spirit of Budhai’ Exhibition, Monique Gilpin,(left) and Chief Curator at National Gallery of Jamaica, O’Neil Lawrence, (right) posing for a photo op after a successful opening reception of the ‘Spirit of Budhai’ exhibition on November 17, 2019.

To read more about the featured artist Neville Budhai and the ‘Spirit of Budhai’ exhibition, visit the link below:-

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#TBT | Due West 2019 Highlights

TBT ● This week’s throwback features highlights from the official opening of our second staging of our Due West exhibition in January 2019. Due West is an initiative aimed at discovering and showcasing the work of artists who live or are from Western Jamaica. After adjudication, 14 artists represented by a mixture of paintings, photography, audio visual art, Fibre art, mixed media and Sculpture, were selected: Indie Allen, Greg Bailey, Krystal Ball, Esther Chin, Andrea Jadusingh, Kate Moyston, Andrew Duhaney, P.J. Stewart, Ivorhod Walters and Trisannia Watson.

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#TBT ○ This week’s throwback highlights a snapshot of students from Mount Alvernia High School, expressing their fascination with one of the most intricate installations featured in the ‘Seven Women Artists’ exhibition, titled, ‘Grow Wings My Love Grow Wings’ created by Artist, Jasmine Thomas Girvan.

#TBT | Young visitors from John’s Hall Primary

Today’s throwback features Assistant Curator, Monique Gilpin engaging students from John’s Hall Primary in National Gallery West’s Art Supply Initiative activities after their tour of ‘The Art of Jamaican Sculpture’ exhibition in 2018 . We hope to be able to engage with our youth again some day.