Eye on Art

From November 6 -16, the Ministry of Education (MoE) for the second consecutive year will host an art exhibition foregrounding the work of students and teachers of Visual Art at the National Gallery of Art, Castellani House.

Diwali is fast approaching. While sacred for Hindus, it offers visual delights for non-Hindus.

With the final bat to ball and wickets and overs to spare, CPL Cricket 2024 is over.

Although George Simon (d. 2020) has passed on to the realm of the ancestors, it is good to see that his Moving Circle of Artists persists, and judging from their current/recent exhibition, it has expanded to be more reflective of his original vision.

I was around 14 years old when I experienced my first raid at home by members of the state security apparatus.

Born April 28, 1930, Stephanie Helena Correia was the third of nine children born to Umbelina and Stephen Campbell.

COVID closures came and left. With their departure, the doors to art exhibitions opened.

This week I share the Exhibition Overview for the University of Guyana’s Fine Art students’ exhibition Echoes of Resilience currently on at the National Gallery of Art, Castellani House.

Resistance. Fortitude. Resilience. Emancipation Day is around the corner. Without fail every year on the day and during that period, I catch myself doing a quick self-assessment.

What can be done to improve the environment for visual artists in Guyana?

The exhibition Converg-ing Ties, the brainchild of artist Kwesi Bovell opened with a wine and cheese affair on July 2 at the National Gallery of Art, Castellani House.

On June 14th the E R Burrowes School of Art (BSA) Tutors’ Exhibition closed.

Akima McPherson: How does it feel to be back in Guyana exhibiting again?

1966. 2024. History is beckoning. We are in a season for reflections.

From February 22 to March 24, 2024 Dennis de Caires’s collection of recently completed paintings showed at the Barbados Museum & Historical Society in the exhibition titled “Wuh Part You Is?”

A lot can be done with a little, and little done with a lot.

According to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that in 2022 arts and cultural production accounted for US$1,102,084,995,000 or 4.31% of the US economy.

Chatting with an artist friend resident across the ocean: Friend: What do you know of the museum that is being built?

Just over one week ago on March 8, Guyana-born artist and photographer Dr Ingrid Pollard MBE (b.

On February 26th, as Guyanese recovered from an eventful three-day weekend of celebrations marking our 54th Republic Anniversary, Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA marked a milestone birthday.