Eye on Art

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.

Making art cannot be taught. What can be taught are techniques in artmaking; how to use certain media or tools effectively, the right kinds of supports (surfaces on which to paint or draw) depending on media, or procedures for optimal results.

Continued from last week: Rounding out a very good year for Carl E Hazlewood in 2022, Welancora Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, presented Racing Thoughts-Fever Dreaming: New Paintings by Carl E Hazlewood at Art Basel Miami Beach, from November 29 to December 3, 2022.

Field Dreaming Yellow Incursion by Carl E Hazlewood, Acrylic Polymer Emulsion, 10 x 46 inches, 2000 (Photo: Courtesy of the artist – From Demerara Dreaming Triptych Paintings: 1996 – 2003) ____ Pinkskin Blackhead Archer by Carl E Hazlewood, Pigment ink, polyester, acrylic, pastel map pins, colour pencil, Hahnemuhle, and other papers, 51 x 34 inches, 2022.

I heard it said recently that the average person spends eight seconds looking at a work of art.

On Sunday, January 21 in the late afternoon, as Guyana approached the final cooling off of the day, artist Dudley Charles posed a simple question on a social media platform that stirred many: Where is this painting: Anansi Story?

Context matters! Immediately, when I think of context mattering, I think of women and art.

The role of art and by extension the role of the artist in society is a controversial topic.

2024 is upon us! And with a new year’s imminent arrival, it is customary to reflect on the concluding year and formulate plans for the year ahead.

Christmas is upon us! And there is hope and excitement for the potential granting of the wish lists – in part, but better yet, in full!