The third annual Emancipation Art Exhibition is set to open on Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Fort Frederik Museum. This year’s exhibition is entitled BLACKFULLNESS, Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources announced.
On Wednesday, the Virgin Islands Council of the Arts (VICA) will premiere its emancipation exhibit, “Celebrating the Virgin Islands Freedom Week,” at 5:30 p.m. at its location in downtown Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. The exhibit is free and will be open to the public until July 2.
“Maxim Kovalsky’s recent collection of oil paintings portrays a remarkable presence of color and light amongst an environment portrayed from dawn to dusk in the Virgin Islands."
Over 20 artists across the Virgin Islands territory answered the call for the celebration of “Rebirth – Spring Equinox.” The upstairs gallery at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts in downtown Frederiksted is filled with the allure of springtime in mixed media, acrylic, watercolors…all colors evoking the spirit of the season.
The "All a We” show celebrates the creativity of all of the Mango Tango artists.
Paintings, drawings, both ceramic and wood sculpture, as well as Haitian flags and upcycled steel drum sculptures fill the gallery.
The “Bridges” Exhibit crosses the artistic gap between the Caribbean and the Americas with an opening reception at Cane Roots Art Gallery on the last Art Thursday of the season. The downtown Christiansted art museum will be open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
St. Thomas native Augustin Holder presents “Opposite Sides,” which was his challenge to paint using a duplicity of styles that is reflective of two points of view.
Opening night Friday April 12 for these two shows saw over 250 attendees throughout the evening, supporting the notion that there is heightened activity in historic Charlotte Amalie, especially pertaining to appreciating the arts.
Fifteen Virgin Islands artists beckoned to over 230 patrons at the opening of V.I. Contemporary Art III at Cane Roots Art Gallery in downtown Christiansted on Friday. The exhibition is dedicated to the late Candia Atwater-Shields, Esq., founder of the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts.
The “Legacy” exhibit at Cane Roots Art Gallery in downtown Christiansted is Tien Jameson’s bold offerings of her mixed media art. This artist opened her one-woman show on Art Thursday in January with sculptures and paintings that espouse her multi-cultural heritage. The collection boasts twenty-three distinctive Tien Jameson creations.
This is also a rallying call to fellow commercial entities and foundations that are passionate about the arts in the community to join Alpine Securities in support of 81C Arts’ mission
“The Art Show 2024'' exhibit will kick off at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts in downtown Frederiksted on Jan. 20, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Patrons will be treated to live music, appetizers and a cash bar at the opening reception. The exhibit will run through Feb. 10.
Festival evokes the splendor of Crucian culture in many facets. Cane Roots Art Gallery shares “Masks, Music & Costumes” on Company Street in downtown Christiansted. The art-filled room – seen from the outside – draws the viewer in to experience the tasteful ambiance and deftly curated works offered by gallerist Sonia Deane. The show closes Jan. 12.
The gallery is open from noon to 8 p.m. on weekdays, and guests have the opportunity through the show’s closing date to experience and to acquire the work. More than half of the exhibited show pieces have been sold to date, with artwork still available for collector and guest purchase.
Artist La Vaughn Belle’s solo exhibit, “Being of Myth and Memory,” at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts on Strand St. in downtown Frederiksted, opened Dec. 2 and can be seen through Jan. 13, Tuesday - Saturday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Ray Miles, an artist and photographer born and raised in London who has lived in the U.S. Virgin Islands since 1961, will have 26 oil paintings on display Friday on St. Thomas.
Studio Walsh and the ARTFarm Family will hold an opening reception on Friday and Saturday for an exhibit entitled “Hope for the Future,” with works from Luca Gasperi, Christina Frederick Gasperi, and Marina Gasperi.
Photographs by Mele will be on view and for sale. Guests will have the opportunity to meet Dan Mele and discuss his work. On Friday. Nov. 17, Mele will be joined by Marilyn Brandt Ph.D. for a panel discussion and audience Q&A.