Art
Top 10 Most Popular YardEdge Posts of 2011 (Part 1 of 2)
1. The Top Dub Albums of All Time (Part 1 of 2) After reading this great article here about Jamaican album covers, I thought I would add my bit to the classic reggae discussion. Although I am not going to dive too deeply into an explanation of dub, let me start with a
The Grosvenor Galleries 2012 Christmas Fair On This Weekend – See Photos from 2011
Collette Garrick from the Wanderer showing off her wares…always something cool at the Wanderer. The Grosvenor Galleries 2011 Christmas Art and Craft Fair is happening December 3 and 4 (Saturday and Sunday) at 1 Grosvenor Terrace. 10a.m. – 5 p.m., No admission charge. Do your Christmas shopping at the Fair
Upcoming Kingston Art Trek – November 26
Jamaica Cultural Enterprises (JCE)’s next Kingston Art Trek is scheduled for Saturday, November 26. Explore the creative side of Jamaica with JCE as they visit Kingston’s many art galleries and converse with artists, gallery owners and curators. You don’t want to miss it. See Art Trek reviews here or search our archives
Jamrock Walk, Jamrock Talk – Community Art Projects in Jamaica
Studio174 – Artist Errol Farquharson Check out this blog post from SeBiArt about some cool educational art projects/community workshops going on in Jamaica… “As some of you know for the past few years – and stemming out of my public school teaching experience with ALATetc and Art for Progress
Super Plus Under 40 Artist of the Year Competition 2011 Now On
This year again the demonstration of talent amongst the younger generation of artists is on display at The Mutual Gallery with the staging of the 2011 Super Plus Under 40 Artist of the Year Competition and Exhibition. The opening of the exhibition was held on Thursday August 18. Three artists are vying
Supplies Needed for Summer Art Camp for Kids
Camp Art, directed by artist and photographer Joanna Francis, is a series of art workshops targeted for kids starting Monday the 1st of August and running until the 25th of August. These workshops will be conducted as a community upliftment project for the Bedward Gardens Community in Upper St.
Gerard Hanson Exhibition Opens Today at the Mutual Gallery
An exhibition of Gerard Hanson’s new work opens on today, Thursday 2 June at 7 pm at the Mutual Gallery. The public is invited to come to the official opening of the exhibition which is entitled “Fashioned Realities”. Drinks, courtesy of J. Wray and Nephew will be served between 7.00 and
Become Your Dream!
I just love the idea of people living their dreams which I think is so ably summed up in this painting by New York based artist, De La Vega. Thanks to Jamaican New York based photographer, Berette Macaulay for capturing this and sharing it with us! Lots more on Berette in
Take a Cultural Tour of Jamaica – JCE Schedule for 2011
Jamaica Cultural Enterprises (JCE) is a new tour company launched last year by Karen Hutchinson specializing in cultural tours of Jamaica. I highly highly recommend their tours having done several myself. Read about my art trek at Kingston art trek explores uptown and downdown galleries. Here’s their schedule for the second quarter
Studio 174 Collaborates with Denver Art Gallery to Produce Mural with Local Artists
The BIG PICTURE Global Exchange by ILLITERATE Gallery in Denver, Colorado is a very cool project where photography meets street art on a global scale. Big Picture 2011 is an international photographic exchange where photographers from around the world submitted images to be blown up as large format prints and displayed