PopopStudios: Summer Exhibition - "Scrimmage 08"

Popop Studios
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Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

Carifesta X Call for Artists and Filmmakers

Photo by Derek Catalano

Dear Bahamian Visual Artists and Filmmakers:

The National Art Gallery is preparing the Bahamian Visual Arts presentation for CARIFESTA X in Georgetown, Guyana (August 22-31, 2008)

In order to:

1. Highlight the work of as many Bahamian artists as possible,

2. Avoid the expense of packing and shipping work,

3. Avoid the risk of an unknown exhibition space and the lack of insurance on the works in country,


The NAGB has chosen to produce a digital presentation of Bahamian Art.

To that end, the Gallery requests that all artists interested in having their work presented at Carifesta X produce a Power Point slide presentation of 15 to 20 images and deliver it to the NAGB Attn: Erica M. James, Director no later than Thursday, July 31 at 4pm.

The CD should include an opening slide with an image of the artist including his or her name and contacts, followed by images of work. The slides may include details on the work such as its name, media, dimensions and the artists’ name.

Filmmakers should submit DVD copies of their work for inclusion in the festival screening.

Along with submissions, Artists and Filmmakers are asked to submit a one page artist statement and exhibition CV.

This is a wonderful opportunity for Artists to share their work with a wider Caribbean audience in anticipation of the Bahamas' hosting of Carifesta XI in 2010.

If you need help with this request, please contact Jackson Petit (email: jacksonpetit@gmail.com) or Holly Parotti (email: hparotti@nagb.org.bs) at the NAGB.

Please email additional questions to emjames@nagb.org.bs or walklikeagiant@gmail.com


Sincerely,
Erica M. James
Director
National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
West and West Hill Streets
P.O. Box SS-6341
Nassau, N.P.
The Bahamas

T: 242.328.5800/1 ext.227
Fax: 242.322.1180
Eml: emjames@nagb.org.bs (or) walklikeagiant@gmail.com

Kafe Kalik - Seeking Artwork to Purchase

Dear Artists,

Our client, Kafe Kalik Restaurant, will be opening its fourth location on International Drive in Orlando in August. This restaurant will be a high-end restaurant featuring Bahamian food, culture and artwork and attracting a considerable amount of international customers from around the world.

The owners have charged us with the task to search for quality artwork that will set the decor and theme of the restaurant. They are specifically seeking to purchase paintings, sculpture and ceramics incorporating Junkanoo themes and imagery. The restaurant has generous spaces so large-sized pieces will definitely be considered.

If you possess any paintings, sculpture and ceramics which are available for purchase that fits these specifications, kindly call or email me at your very earliest opportunity as our time frame is very tight to source, purchase, pack, ship to Orlando and install before the opening date.

To save on time and expense, we would very much like to view potential artwork by email (if possible) before we take a look at the work in person to determine if it will be in keeping with the owners' wishes for artwork. Please send photos by email ASAP to: dionne@smith-benjamin.com.

It is imperative you include the following information with the photos:

1. Title of Piece(s),
2. Dimensions of Piece(s),
3. Medium of Piece(s) and
4. Cost of Piece(s).

We encourage all artists to consider this offer as your artwork will be showcased in a high-traffic venue in a cosmopolitan city. Your name and contact information will be included on a label beside the artwork in the event a customer sees your work in the restaurant and wishes to purchase more.

We look forward to hearing from you at your very earliest opportunity. Thank you for your consideration.

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UPDATE

These are answers to some questions asked by artists who have responded:

1. Type of Artwork: We are seeking artwork with JUNKANOO imagery. The restaurant is a JUNKANOO-themed restaurant and therefore the client is looking for pieces that clearly depict JUNKANOO or its essence - realistic or abstracted.

2. Abstract: Junkanoo imagery does not have to be literal. We will consider abstract work; but it should clearly communicate the essence of Junkanoo.

3. Photography will also be considered.

4. Deadlines: We will be reviewing submissions beginning now until July 18th, 2008. The deadline for us to receive accepted work will be Friday, July 25th. July 18th is our cutoff time as there is much work to be done after all work has been decided upon and purchased.

5. Cost of Artwork: Because of the number of pieces we require and the budget we are working with, cost is a determining factor whether we will be able to acquire a piece or not.

If you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to email or call; we will be happy to accommodate your questions.

Looking forward to hearing from you and seeing your work.

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Dionne M.R.C. Benjamin-Smith
Smith & Benjamin Art & Design
graphic design + illustration boutique

19 Airport Industrial Park
Windsor Field Road
P.O. Box CB-12077
Nassau, The Bahamas
t: [242] 377.0241/2
f: [242] 377.0242
e: dionne@smith-benjamin.com
www.smith-benjamin.com

Call for Entries - Sotto Voce Magazine

Sotto Voce magazine is looking for submissions from artists and photographers for our first issue, slated for publication this fall. The submissions deadline is August 20, 2008.

Our submission guidelines and a form for submitting work can be found here: www.sottovocemagazine.com/submissions.html.

We are looking for unpublished, original artwork (drawings, painting, illustrations) and photography.

Although this is our first issue, we are paying $10 or more (based on budget) per piece, and rates will increase every issue.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Emily Thorp
Managing Editor
Sotto Voce

editor@sottovocemagazine.com

Choose Art for Father's Day Gifts

Jessica's Tileworks Gallery & Gift Shop
located Downtown Bay Street in the International Bazaar
invites one and all to experience their top quality selection of
Authentically Bahamian Gifts of Art and Craft work.

Bahamian art & gifts made right here in The Bahamas by our own talented artists and artisans.

Give Dad a gift from the heart of arts -
from Jessica's Tileworks Gallery & Gift Shop.
Tel: 325-3533 / em: jessicastileworks@gmail.com

Sky Hooked

jess hangin' 'roun'. :)

Here's a little photo- manipulation I did. Processed and combined 2 photos using Adobe PhotoShop.

Background taken by me-Paradise Island construction yard.
Photo of me taken by my 13 year old son Carlito
Click image for full size.

View original version
View grunge version

Official Launch of The D'Aguilar Art Foundation

The D'Aguilar Art Foundation
is pleased to invite you to the launch of its
Global Discovery Programme
at a Cocktail Party and Art Exhibition

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
from 5.30pm to 8.30pm
at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel

Cost: $25 Donation

Tickets available at:
1. The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas - Attn: Miss Luann Morris
2. Indigo Cafe, West Bay Street
3. Bahamas International Film Festival Office, 4th Terrace, Centreville
4. Or by emailing Mrs. Saskia D'Aguilar: sds.bahamas@yahoo.com
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"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

Lillian Blades: Opens Sat. May 31

New Providence Art & Antiques
presents

Lillian Blades
in a select showing of new work

Opening Saturday, May 31st, 2008
New Providence Art & Antiques
Bank Lane, Nassau

Open 11am to 4.30pm
Tel: [242] 328-7196
www.npartantiques.com
antiques@coralwave.com

Visit Lillian Blades WebSite

E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival Moments

By JACKSON BURNSIDE, For the Guardian


"As one of the first Bahamian artists, Maxwell is perhaps our most advanced. He is a stubbornly individualist artist that has followed his own vision, disregarding the commercial aspects of art that could have made his life so comfortable." These are the words that the late Brent Malone, a close friend and fellow artist, used in introducing Max Taylor at the opening of a one-man exhibition at Brent's Matinee Gallery, on Dec. 12, 1978.

After a lifetime of constant search and struggle, Taylor has established an international reputation of excellence, and has earned a celebrated place in a society that had no place for artists when he was born.

Born in 1939 in Grants Town, Taylor, along with Brent Malone and Kendall Hanna, was one of the first apprentices of the fabled Chelsea Pottery in Nassau. When the pottery closed in 1966, Max found his way to New York. This visit was to last approximately 20 years before he moved south to the Carolinas, and traveled extensively in Europe observing the social, economic, and political dynamics of many cultures. This exposure opened doors to the unique and intensely sensitive perception of the world of Maxwell Taylor.

Read Full Story
Visit Maxwell Taylor WebSite

Popop Artist Talk: Natalia Vasquez - Wed. May 28

Popop Studios : Center for the Visual Arts
invites you to attend an

art conversation

with Popop's Artist-in-Residence

Natalia Vasquez

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 @ 7pm
Popop Studios : Center for the Visual Arts
26 Dunmore Avenue, Chippingham
tel: 242.322.7834
www.popopstudios.com

D’Aguilar Art Foundation

The D’Aguilar Family is proud to announce the formation of the D’Aguilar Art Foundation, an organization that will honor the legacy of Bahamian art patron Vincent Y. D’Aguilar. Vincent D’Aguilar was a pioneer Bahamian art collector who supported the development of the visual arts of The Bahamas for over 30 years, by assisting Bahamian artists through the purchase of their art works, and by giving artists encouragement and criticism to take risks in their artistic endeavors.

The goals of the D’Aguilar Art Foundation are as follows:

* To establish a travel grant program to expose young Bahamian artists to original works of art around the world. In this connection, The D’Aguilar Art Foundation will launch its “Global Discovery Program” to provide travel grants to Bahamian art students at the tertiary and post-graduate level. The grant will contribute to the costs of airfare and accommodations, so that young artists have the opportunity to visit museums and galleries abroad. Vincent D’Aguilar believed strongly in the powerful impact of seeing works of art in person. Accordingly, the Foundation hopes to encourage young artists to view a wide spectrum of important art works around the globe.

* To preserve and stabilize the D’Aguilar Art Collection, which presently includes approximately 450 art works by Bahamian artists. The collection will be accessible to art students, scholars, collectors, and other visitors on an appointment basis once the Foundation’s new premises open in December 2008.


* To continue to support Bahamian artists and aspiring artists, by selectively purchasing art works that complement and expand the current D’Aguilar Art Collection.

* To loan art works from the D’Aguilar Collection to suitable art exhibitions and other appropriate venues, especially those that promote the Bahamas and Bahamian artists.

The D’Aguilar Art Foundation will launch its “Global Discovery Program” with a cocktail party and art exhibition at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Thursday, June 19th, 2008. The art exhibition continues on the following day from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Tickets priced at $25 will be available at the door or from BIFF (call 356-5939 for information).

“Hidden Treasures from the D’Aguilar Collection”, a selection of 25 private family art works, will be exhibited during the cocktail party. This event will be held in conjunction with the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) as a precursor to the “Big Screen Art Scene” fundraising event, which is being held at Popopstudios Centre for Visual Arts (PCVA) on June 21st, 2008. BIFF will donate part of the proceeds from the Big Screen Art Scene to the D'Aguilar Art Foundation.

For further information, please contact Saskia D'Aguilar, sds.bahamas@yahoo.com, or 357-9263.

Click Bahamas Photography Show - Fri. May 23

The Ladder Gallery at NPCC on Blake Road
is pleased to host the photography exhibition of
CLICK BAHAMAS
in a three week show
Opening this Friday, May 23, 2008 at 7 pm.

CLICK BAHAMAS is an online FaceBook group for avid photographers to share their images, ideas and techniques. "I heard about a new group forming and asked Elena DeSouza, one of the founding members, if she would be interested in putting a show together," said Gillian Watson, curator at the Ladder Gallery. "Together we came up with the unique concept of creating a show based on a peer online voting process." The rules were simple. Upload your favorite images, place them into one of seven categories and then vote for your favorite images. All of the communication for the entire show took place on line. Entrants were given a certain deadline for images to be entered and voting took place over the course of a weekend. Of the nearly 500 images on the group page more than 50 were chosen for this show. "It seems to me to be a really democratic way of creating a show. This really is for the people, by the people," said Mrs Watson. "I'm quite excited to see what it is like when these people are all together in the same room. The show opens on Friday night at 7pm and all are invited to meet the photographers and see their work. For more information on CLICK BAHAMAS join their group on FaceBook. For more information on the Ladder Gallery email gillian@npcconline.org.
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Courtesy of SMITH + BENJAMIN's
Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

NAGB 4th National Exhibition Deadline

PhotoArt by Derek Catalano

Dear Artists,

This email serves as a reminder that there are only 2 weeks left until the deadline for entry submissions into the 4th National Exhibition at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas.

The deadline is Friday, May 30 at 5pm.

This bi-annual exhibition seeks to showcase the best art made in The Bahamas over the past 2 years. Submit and be a part of what promises to be a wonderful exhibition.

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National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
gallery tel: [242] 328.5800/1
gallery fax: [242] 322.1180
gallery eml: info@nagb.org.bs
gallery web: http://www.nagb.org.bs/

DoonKalik NewsLetter - May 2008

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Café Europa's Call for Artwork

Café Europa on Charlotte Street is under new ownership and is seeking artwork to hang in their restaurant.

So if you are an artist or a photographer who would like an additional venue to showcase and sell your work, kindly call Ms. Debbie Lambert ASAP at Tel: 357-3627 or email her at dlambert@coralwave.com.

Thank you!

NAGB NE4 Call for Entries Deadline

Photo Art by Derek Catalano

Dear Artists,

Please find attached the Official Rules and Entry Form for the NAGB's 2008 Fourth National Exhibition (NE4).

We encourage all professional artists to submit their work for this juried show which represents the best of contemporary Bahamian Art.

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MAY 30th, 2008 AT 5pm.

Good luck!
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Dionne Benjamin-Smith
design : marketing
National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
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tel : [242] 328.5800/1
fax : [242] 322.1180
web : www.nagb.org.bs

Download Entry Form

Dawn Davies invites you to "Full Circle" - Thur. May 8

Noted Bahamian Art Collector
Dawn Davies
cordially invites you to attend
the Premier Art Exhibition entitled
"Full Circle"

Featuring the work of fine artist
Rolando Guillermoprieto
of Mexico and formerly The Bahamas

Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 6pm
Central Bank of The Bahamas Gallery
Market Street, Nassau, The Bahamas
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Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

PopopStudios: Jason Bennett - Fri. May 9

PopopStudios: Centre for the Visual Arts
presents

knots.
featuring new artwork by
Jason Ayer Bennett

Opening Reception: Friday, May 9th, 2008
PopopStudios: Centre for the Visual Arts
Dunmore Avenue, Chippingham
6.30 to 10pm

Show Dates: May 2nd - June 5th, 2008
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Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

NAGB Artist Talk: Rolando Guillermoprieto of Mexico - Thu. May 1

Courtesy of SMITH + BENJAMIN's
Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

Dawn Davies invites you to "Full Circle"- Thur. May 8

Noted Bahamian Art Collector
Dawn Davies
cordially invites you to attend
the Premier Art Exhibition entitled
"Full Circle"

Featuring the work of fine artist
Rolando Guillermoprieto
of Mexico and formerly The Bahamas

Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 6pm
Central Bank of The Bahamas Gallery
Market Street, Nassau, The Bahamas
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Courtesy of SMITH + BENJAMIN's
Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"