APRIL 2026
VISUAL ARTS BARBADOS
CELEBRATING
by Corrie Scott corriescott@gmail.com
Cover art Corrie Scott
Welcome to Barbados Monthly Arts Events Magazine
Sixteen years of the publication
ALL ISSUES
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This is a completely free magazine created out of the need to inform so that we can get to exhibitions, artist talks, workshops and more, rather than hearing about events after they have taken place.
I encourage anyone with a visual arts event to get in contact with me at corriescott@gmail.com and I will add a free page for your exhibition, classes, workshops, talks etc.
Let’s get the arts out there!
Please, pass this magazine on to others and so help the creative side of Barbados get all the exposure possible.
Corrie Scott Publisher
VISUAL ARTS EVENTS BARBADOS
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The Barbados Arts Events page was created to promote the Visual Arts Events in Barbados and artists whether exhibiting here in island or overseas.
The focus is on the events for the fine arts, encompassing art, photography, sculpture and installations, gallery receptions, exhibitions, talks, interviews, workshops, publications, studios, residencies.
I will also post visual art collaborations with writers, theatre, dance, videos, music and creatives but it has to encompass the visual arts/artists to be posted on this page.
I started this page because I felt that the visual arts were not getting much needed exposure to expose the talent in Barbados and around the world. I wish I could encompass all the creative arts as there is so much happening on this tiny wonderful island of ours but I am a one woman band doing this free. Over the years this page has become a support for all creative events in Barbados and I was happy for this but realised that it was diluting the fine arts section which it is meant to focus on.
I need to bring the focus back in these group pages to the visual arts.
Thank you for understanding.
Corrie Scott
‘LORE: Myth, Memory and the Caribbean Imagination’, an Interactive Exhibition by fine art Photographer and digital artist Risée Chaderton-Charles at the Sidney Martin Library, UWI
March 28th to April 26th
Monday - Saturday, 10am-6pm
MEET THE ARTIST Tuesday, March 31st, 6pm
Photographer and digital artist Risée Chaderton-Charles has created a volume of work examining the space that Caribbean myths occupy within in our collective subconscious. She has carefully and thoughtfully used her photographic eye and creativity to make real these stories and legends. “Lore” is the culmination of a practice that has been, for a decade, strongly rooted in the art of Caribbeanfocussed imagemaking and storytelling. This exhibition allows viewers the opportunity to not only examine a specially curated selection of her much larger collection but to also glimpse into her creative world via an interactive experience.
Stories, myths, and fairy tales have always been a part of rounding out our humanity. From the caves at Lascaux, which told tales of the hunt, to modern movies like Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, which tell the tales of our experience. Myths, stories, and fairy tales have occupied a venerated place in the human consciousness and telling and sharing them has always been the best part of our humanity.”
- Risée Chaderton-Charles*
‘Reimagined II: Under the Galvanized Roof’ with Akilah Watts , Alanis Forde and Anna Gibson at Caribbean Brushstrokes.
Opening reception March 11th,
Exhibition March 11th - April 3rd.
“Something powerful is about to rise under the galvanize roof at Caribbean Brushstrokes — and you do not want to miss this.
‘Reimagined II: Under the Galvanized Roof’ brings together three fearless Barbadian women — Akilah Watts, Alanis Forde, and Anna Gibson — in an exhibition that pulses with identity, memory, vulnerability, resilience, and raw creative power.
Beneath the iconic galvanized roof — that symbol of Caribbean shelter, survival, and adaptation — these artists reimagine what it means to exist, to dream, to create, and to become.
Evocative portraits.
Layered, expressive figures.
Nostalgia woven with strength.
Barbadian womanhood — fluid, complex, unapologetic.
A conversation. A transformation. A redefinition.
�� March 11th
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
⏰ Caribbean Brushstrokes, Building 1, Pelican Village, Bridgetown
Stand beneath the roof. Witness the reimagining.”
‘Reimagined II: Under the Galvanized Roof’ with Akilah Watts , Alanis Forde and Anna Gibson at Caribbean Brushstrokes.
Opening reception March 11th, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Exhibition March 11th - April 3rd.
“ ‘Reimagined II: Under the Galvanized Roof’ brings together three fearless Barbadian women — Akilah Watts, Alanis Forde, and Anna Gibson — in an exhibition that pulses with identity, memory, vulnerability, resilience, and raw creative power.
Beneath the iconic galvanized roof — that symbol of Caribbean shelter, survival, and adaptation — these artists reimagine what it means to exist, to dream, to create, and to become.
Evocative portraits.
Layered, expressive figures.
Nostalgia woven with strength.
Barbadian womanhood — fluid, complex, unapologetic. A conversation. A transformation. A redefinition.
�� March 11th
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
⏰ Caribbean Brushstrokes, Building 1, Pelican Village, Bridgetown
Stand beneath the roof. Witness the reimagining.”
- Caribbean Brushstrokes
Meet The Artist | Alanis Forde
Figurative. Surreal. Unapologetically layered.
Alanis Forde (b. 1996) is a Barbadian portraitist working in oil and collage, building powerful visual narratives that explore identity, memory and presence. A Barbados Community College graduate and full-time artist for seven years, her work forms part of public and private collections in London, Nigeria, the United States, and The Caribbean Museum Center for The Arts in St. Croix.
She is also a member of A3 Design Studio — the team behind “The Stamp,” the tallest mural in the Eastern Caribbean, located on the Barbados Postal Service building in Bridgetown.
From international residencies in London to features in ARTnews and Sugarcane Magazine, Alanis continues to shape contemporary Caribbean portraiture.
Experience her work in Reimagined II: Under The Galvanized Roof
⏰ March 11th | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
⏰ Caribbean Brushstrokes, Building 1, Pelican Island, Bridgetown
�� Exhibition runs through Saturday, April 4th
Meet The Artist | Anna Gibson
Unfiltered. Vulnerable. Unafraid.
Anna Gibson is a Barbadian contemporary artist whose work moves between realism and expressionism, confronting how women navigate identity, beauty, and the pressure to evolve. A Barbados Community College graduate (BFA, 2017), she has spent over seven years building a practice rooted in body manipulation, cultural memory, and internalized experience.
From UN Women’s 1 in 3 Art Exhibition to murals at Hilton Barbados, Grantley Adams International Airport, and the Barbados Post Office through A3 Design, Anna’s work lives both in gallery spaces and on public walls. She is also a recipient of the Fresh Milk / Clara Lionel Foundation Artistic Fellowship.
Her paintings question the constant reshaping of the “self” — exposing the tension between vulnerability and survival, nostalgia and reality, masking and becoming.
Experience her work in Reimagined II: Under The Galvanized Roof
⏰ March 11th | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
⏰ Caribbean Brushstrokes, Building 1, Pelican Island, Bridgetown
�� Exhibition runs through Saturday, April 4th
Meet The Artist | Akilah Watts
Bold. Layered. Unmistakably Caribbean.
Akilah Watts (b. 1996) is a Barbadian multidisciplinary artist working across painting, mixed media, sculpture and relief. Her practice explores Black Caribbean identity, heritage, and personal narrative through a visually rich, culturally grounded language.
A Barbados Community College graduate (BFA, 2017), Akilah made her international debut at Miami’s Prizm Art Fair shortly after graduating. Her work has since been exhibited in New York, Berlin, Johannesburg and throughout the Caribbean. In 2024, she was awarded First Place in the Mustique Contemporary Caribbean Art Prize, further cementing her place as one of the region’s most compelling emerging voices.
From international residencies in the USA and UK to founding the Greedy Gift Shop — a curatorial project reimagining Caribbean souvenirs — Akilah continues to challenge and expand how Caribbean identity is seen and celebrated. She currently serves as Visual Arts Coordinator for CARIFESTA XV.
Experience her work in Reimagined II: Under The Galvanized Roof
⏰ March 11th | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
⏰ Caribbean Brushstrokes, Building 1, Pelican Island, Bridgetown
�� Exhibition runs through Saturday, April 4th
Kerry Alaric Cheeseboro, curator of the KAC Gallery of Fellow Artists on artist Julianne Gill’s mural at the new hotel Indigo.
“I came to Barbados from Australia in 2001. I worked for a design company, and I designing and painting furniture. I did some murals as well, of the very traditional kind of work back then, which lots of monkeys, palm trees, birds, that kind of thing. We were doing a lot of very ornate furniture back then because modern design hadn't yet really hit Barbados, in a *furniture* way.
I did very similar work for 5 years but then got into some more contemporary art, which I enjoyed and still enjoy. And I started to do a lot of murals, mainly paintings and then interior design.
Then, in 2010, I went off on my own and have been doing a lot of art, some interiors as well, but mainly mainly art.
Barbados is very similar to Australia in the sense that it's likewise a very outdoor lifestyle. Obviously I love the vibrancy of Barbados, the colors, the beaches, vegetation — it is all so very inspiring. It’s great being an artist here.
I am very honored to have been selected by and to work with Therese Hadchity; Therese has lived here for years and is huge in the Barbados art community, so she’s definitely the better fit to pick the local artists to have their works shown throughout [Hotel Indigo], be it murals and other paintings, sculptures, mosaics, you name it. It is a great honor as well to be a part of this fabulous group of creatives.”
— Julianne Gill, KAC GFA SOLO Artists for November 2025, commissioned for this wall mural titled "Looking Up at Hunte’s" for the Vista Rooftop Lounge, located in Hotel Indigo in Brigdetown, Barbados
‘Black &
White Moments’
A Fine Art Photography Exhibition By The Barbados Photographic Society
Opening night reception Wednesday April 15th, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Artist Talk: Saturday 25th April, 2pm - 4pm
Exhibition ends May 9th
At Caribbean Brushstrokes Gallery, Pelican Island, Bridgetown, Barbados Gallery Hours
Tuesday-Friday: 10am - 5:300m Saturday :10am - 2:300m
Phone: +1 (246) 622 2310
Photographers participating
Adam Taylor . Alex Greenidge . Alison Elliot . Ann Marie Massiah .
Audrey Bryan . Antonio Cheltenham . Beverly Lugay .
Bradley Benskin . Bruce Evelyn . Carla Hinds . Charles McClean .
Cheryl McCollin-Walker . Cheryl Small . Colbert Goddard .
Elle Rene . Glyne Strickland . Hugh Walker . Jenny Gonsalves .
Juliette Downes-Wilson . Kurk Rouse . Leslie St. John .
Lynda Browne-Bristov . Markley Bryan . Michaela Williams . Niaz Dokrat . Nicole Phillips . Raquel Marshall . Ron Layne .
Sherlock Lord . Sherry Williams . Stephen Cumberbatch .
Stephen Sandiford . Sybil Edghill . Tiffany Jordan . Yvette Reid
The Barbados Photographic Society presents ‘BLACK & WHITE MOMENTS’
A fine art photography exhibition at Caribbean Brushstrokes Gallery
Opening night reception Sunday April 15th, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Artist Talk: Wednesday 25th May, 2pm - 4pm Exhibition ends May 9th
This exhibition aims to showcase the remarkable talents of the members of the Barbados Photographic Society. We are confident that Black & White Moments will be a significant cultural event, drawing art enthusiasts and photographers alike.
Definition of Black & White Photography:
Black and white photography is a photographic style that captures images using shades of grey, ranging from black to white, rather than full colour. It emphasizes contrast, texture, lighting, and composition, often highlighting mood, emotion, and timeless qualities. This style is commonly used for artistic expression, documentary work, and historical photography, as it can evoke a sense of nostalgia or focus attention on form and content without the distraction of color.
Conclusion:
Black & White Moments promises to be an intriguing exhibition that highlights the versatility and artistic potential of black & white photography. We eagerly anticipate the participation of the talented members of the Barbados Photographic Society and look forward to showcasing their exceptional works at the Caribbean Brushstrokes Gallery in April 2026. For further information you can email us at thebarbadosphotograhicsociety@gmail.com
BARBADOS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The Barbados Photographic Society (BPS) is founded on an appreciation for and interest in photography.
Website
https://thebarbadosphotographicsociety.com
Email. thebarbadosphotographicsociety@gmail.com
Our Facebook Group is open to everyone with an interest in photography! You are welcome to join, share your thoughts on photography, post your work, follow the work of our members and participate in our discussions https://www.facebook.com/groups/Barbadosphoto/
Want to join the Barbados Photographic Society and become a financial member which gives you access to the many field trips, workshops, exhibitions, events and tutorials?
Just put your phone on the QR code image here to scan and open the membership form or click on the URL
https://forms.gle/DXP8SEYHqx6AHyzd7
Do have a look at the website (recently updated) https://thebarbadosphotographicsociety.com
Facebook https://m.facebook.com/groups/Barbadosphoto/ Instagram (new) https://www.instagram.com/barbadosphotographicsociety
Congratulations on the launch of ‘World Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026’ on International Wildlife Day at an exhibition and reception hosted by the British High Commission in Barbados.
The Barbados Photograhic Society was invited to participate. The President and a few members of the Barbados Photographic Society exhibited Nature and Wildlife photographic pieces.
We commend the collaborative works of the management and staff of Graeme Hall Nature Santuary, and His Excellency Simon Mustard, the British High Commissioner to Barbados and his wife, who hosted the beautifully displayed exhibition.
Photographers who participated Niaz Dokrat, Charles McLean, Allison Elliot, Markley Bryan, Bradley Benskin, Sybil Edghill, Cheryl Hunte-Small , Hugh Walker.
The Barbados Photographic Society’s online theme for the month of March 2026
BPS Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/groups/Barbadosphoto/
Congratulations to Annalee Davis who will be participating in the 61st International Art Exhbition at La Beinnale Di Venezia.
‘In Minor Keys’ runs from May 9th - November 22nd.
Curated by Koyo Kouoh
Photo credit: @ machinedaydream Seamus Healy-Singh
“I’m so happy to finally share that I’ve been invited to participate in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (@labiennale), *In Minor Keys*, running from May 9 to November 22, 2026!
Having just watched President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco and Koyo Kouoh’s team present the ideas that have shaped “In Minor Keys” and share the list of artists, I feel overwhelmed and very grateful for this opportunity.
Produced by La Biennale di Venezia, the exhibition is curated by Koyo Kouoh, who suddenly passed away on May 10th, 2025. She worked collaboratively with her team of professionals, including the advisors Gabe Beckhurst Feijoo (@gabefeijoo), Marie Helene Pereira (@neneperei) and Rasha Salti (@rashasalti); the editor-in-chief Siddhartha Mitter (@siddharthamitter); and the assistant Rory Tsapayi (@westvirginiababy).
I can’t wait to welcome you to Venice during the opening week. If you can’t make it then, the biennial will be open throughout the season.
With immense gratitude to everyone who has supported my practice over many years which has made this moment possible, and to the incredibly sensitive and hardworking Biennale team for bringing this edition together. Grazie!”
-Annalee Davis
Photo credit: @ machinedaydream Seamus Healy-Singh
Group Show exhibition at the Gallery of Caribbean Art
OPENING RECEPTION,
Sunday March 8th, 3:30pm to 6:30pm Exhibition ends April 8th.
Monday - Friday: 10am - 4pm
Saturday: 10am - 2pm
ARTISTS
Catharine Cummins. Heather-Dawn Scott. Heidi Berger. Julia Seymour.
Juliana Inniss. Melanie Blomgren. Oneka Small. Sheri Ann Marie Nicholls. Sian Pampellonne. Sonia Tuleja. Tracey Williams Gallery of Caribbean Art (246) 419 0858 artgallerycaribbean2@gmail.com www.artgallerycaribbean.com
There is a saying, “Like mother, like daughter”.
If one is referring to the mother and daughter duo of Kavitha Shenoy and Mohita Shenoy, then this saying is true.
They have both completed bachelor of arts degrees in English literature, they share a love for creatives, reading and art and are both artists in their own right.
That’s not all! They manage a business – Gallery for Caribbean Art –together, with the aim of putting the spotlight on Barbadian artists and their work.
Sunday Sun and Epaper at www.nationnews.com
Am I a Bad Girl, Nanny? Cries of Innocence and of Experience
by Joscelyn Gardner
February 27th - October 3rd at the Barbados Museum & Historical Society.
“The BMHS is pleased to announce the exhibition Am I a Bad Girl, Nanny? Cries of Innocence and of Experience!
In this new body of work, internationally recognised Barbadian artist Joscelyn Gardner engages with two ambrotypes in the museum’s historic photograph collection as sites of fragments, silences, and ethical tension. Through lithography, embroidery, and layered material processes, she imagines a visual world seen through the eyes of Eva Douglas Richards, the child in the care of Harriet Thomas Weekes, depicted in a rare shared portrait from the 1850s. This exhibition invites us to reflect on the complexities of colonial legacies shaped by care, power, and intimacy.”
For more information, please contact info@barbmuse.org.bb
Harriet Thomas Weekes: The Right to Opacity at The Barbados Museum & Historical Society.
Feb 27th - Oct 3rd.
“Announcing the exhibition Harriet Thomas Weekes: The Right to Opacity, which engages two rare photographic records of a Black Barbadian woman who lived from enslavement into legal freedom (1815–1897).
Rather than seeking to tell her story in full, this exhibition embraces what cannot be fully known, honouring Harriet without reducing her to the limits of the colonial archive.
Through photographs, documents, and community voices, visitors are invited into a space of listening, reflection, and shared meaning-making, where presence matters more than completeness.”
For more information, please contact info@barbmuse.org.bb
Natalie McGuire on the opening night of Joscelyn Gardner’s “Am I a bad girl Nanny?
Cries of Innocence and of Experience” and “Harriet Thomas Weekes: The Right to Opacity” at the Barbados Museum & Historical Society.
February 27th - October 3rd
“What an honour it is to share that Joscelyn Gardner’s “Am I a bad girl Nanny?
Cries of Innocence and of Experience” and “Harriet Thomas Weekes: The Right to Opacity” are now open at the @barbadosmuseum! It has been a labour of love, and I am so grateful to have worked alongside incredible people in developing these ambitious projects. Huge congratulations to @joscelyn.gardner on a beautiful new body of work, and thank you for choosing the museum to debut it. Deepest appreciation to Harriet Pierce, co-lead on “The Right to Opacity” and to my colleagues, exhibition contributors, Nation Linguist partners, the invaluable BCC student volunteers, friends and everyone who shared in the opening event yesterday. These exhibitions hope to act as conduits rather than conclusions, and I’m so excited for the coming months to see where they take us. ⏰”
-Natalie McGuire
Barbados Museum & Historical Society challenges narrative around slavery
Full feature here
https://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/harriet-thomas-weekes-right-to-opacity-joscelyn-gardn er-am-i-a-bad-girl-nanny-barbados-museum
These two fascinating, interrelated exhibitions – one of a 19th-century Black Barbadian, the other by a contemporary Barbadian-Canadian artist – pose intriguing questions about the past.
Harriet Thomas Weekes: The Right to Opacity
Joscelyn Gardner: Am I a Bad Girl, Nanny? Cries of Innocence and Experience
Barbados Museum & Historical Society, Bridgetown
27 February – 3 October 2026
by CATHERINE MASON
“Times goin’ change again an’ things too, and that great British Empire goin’ change too, ’cause time ain’t got nothin’ to do with these empires.” – George Lamming, In the Castle of My Skin, 1953
For a small island, Barbados has an enormous amount of history. If you take the time to look, this history is all around, packed into 432 sq km (167 sq miles): it is in the buildings and place names, the faces of the inhabitants, and the very soil of this Caribbean island nation-state.
Museums have long been understood as authorising institutions, but that history reveals itself only from particular viewpoints. What are the conditions that make stories possible? How can museums confront the weight of traumatic histories?
Two fascinating, interrelated exhibitions on view at the Barbados Museum & Historical Society (BMHS), attempt to address this, by placing two women front and centre of the narrative – Harriet Thomas Weekes, a 19th-century Black Barbadian, and Joscelyn Gardner, a contemporary BarbadianCanadian artist. These exhibitions continue a conversation within the museum of what it means to hold history and to be accountable to the lives contained within its collections. The director of the museum, Alissandra Cummins, clarifies: “What assumptions have we inherited and what absences have we normalised and what new understandings might emerge if we listened differently?”
‘The Shape of Feeling’ exhibition
Apr 11th at the Gallery of Caribbean Art.
Exhibition launches with an Opening reception on Saturday, April 11th, 4:30pm - 6pm. Show will run through to 2nd of May, 2026.
With young artists Alisha Smith @alishasmith.thecolouristart, Arianna @ariannaaleahart, Jamila Greaves and King Kesia @kingkexists.art
“What if feelings were visible? What if they had a shape?
On April 11th, 2026, the Gallery of Caribbean Art invites you to experience an evening of wonder and explore what feeling means and looks like through the creative lens of 4 young women, determined to share joy and amazement through art.
This exhibition, featuring young artists @alishasmith.thecolouristart, @ariannaaleahart, Jamila Greaves and @kingkesia.art, will reveal how emotion can take shape, beyond the frame of words - becoming something seen, felt and experienced.
Immerse yourself in an experience where colours speak, forms evolve and feelings become tangible.
We look forward to seeing you! “
- Gallery of Caribbean Art.
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‘Relations’ an Artists Alliance Barbados exhibition at the Embassy of Argentina.
Opening reception Friday March 20th, 6pm
Exhibition ends Friday April 17th
Viewing by appointment. Tel (246) 537 1800/4
Artists participating.
Aaron Trotman Aaron Trotman Art
Adrian Burnett Adrian Burnett
Cher-Antoinette Cher Antoinette
Xiithe7even
Obsidian Art
Evan McDoncald Evan McDonald
Elle Rene Elle Rene Art
Hugh Walker Hugh Walker Fine Art Photography
Lisa Fields Lisa Fields
Lynda Browne-Bristov Lynda Browne-Bristov
Maria Stanford Maria Stanford Artist
Mario Holder Mario Holder ART
Oneka Small Oneka Small
Rae Garnes Rae Garnes
Raetivity
for more information contact Giselle Walker on WhatsApp at (246) 232 1322
‘GOD IS DOING A NEW THING’ 3rd Annual Group Art Exhibition
⏰OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION Sat, Apr 4th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
At Inspirational Fine Arts Gallery- Upstairs #49 Sugar Cane Holdings (Mall), Roebuck St., (Opposite Keystone Shop)
EXHIBITION RSVP (246) 254 4502 https://forms.gle/i19xynXdJM4kVibTA
The exhibition will remain open until May 9TH
Gallery Hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm, SAT, 10am - 2pm
⏰ONE DAY ART RETREAT April 29TH for our One-Day Art Retreat: “It’s Time To Reign – Kingdom Creatives”, Mentorship + Studio Creation Sessions. WhatsApp 254-4502 for more information & to Register
“Experience an inspiring celebration of creativity, faith, and new beginnings through visual art. This exhibition features works by talented artists expressing hope, transformation, and divine inspiration through painting, mixed media, photography, poetry, music and more.”
“This International Women’s Day 2026, experience ‘’, an �������������� exhibition that examines transformation through bold and reflective visual storytelling.
The opening reception is set for Saturday, March 7, from 6 PM at the Queen’s Park Gallery, and continues until April 18, with a special Artist Talk on Saturday, March 28.
Be part of the conversation and the continued celebration of women’s voices in the arts ⏰ “
Exhibition Details
��️Mondays to Saturdays (until April 18; closed on Sundays and public holidays)
⏰ 10 AM - 6 PM
⏰ Queen's Park Gallery, Bridgetown
��️Admission is FREE
Support BCC Art Students' NYC Study Trip
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-bcc-art-students-nyc-study-trip/
“For over two decades, the Studio Art BFA program at the Barbados Community College has been organizing overseas art study trips for students. In the past, destinations have included Havana, Cuba; London; New York City; and Venice, Italy, to see the prestigious Venice Biennale.
These Art Study Tours have proven to be extremely important to the strength of our program, exposing students to world-class museums and galleries, and has contributed to the consistent improvement in the quality of work produced by our graduates.
In May this year, we plan to take the students to New York once again.
To make this aspiration a reality, the faculty and students are embarking on an ambitious fundraising program. The trip will comprise nine students and three tutors. We must raise funds for airfare, accommodation, tickets for nine museums, and city transportation. The cost will be approximately 22,000 US dollars (1,835 per person).
We have already received some generous donations, but we need your help!
As the coordinator of the program, I have been fortunate enough to see the impact these trips have had on the students and their work firsthand. I've seen the joy and amazement in their eyes when they see works of art that they have only seen in books and never dreamed they would see in person. It has been a blessing to be able to facilitate this experience for our students. Please help us do it again!”
Ewan Atkinson
Studio Art BFA Program Coordinator, Division of Fine Arts
Barbados Community College
VISUAL ARTS BARBADOS
Celebrating 16 years of Monthly Publications
Covering the Visual Arts in Barbados
Calling painters, photographers, poets and performers: what will you thread?
We are seeking original contributions across all creative disciplines:
Visual Art: Painting, digital art, photography, illustration, textiles.
Literary Art: Poetry, prose, short stories.
Performing Arts: Song, music video, rap, dance, or movement.
Short Film: Creative storytelling and documentary.
Three submissions per region will be selected for a physical exhibition during the Commonwealth People’s Forum and will receive a £200 award.
The submission window runs from 9 March to 9 May 2026.
Sign up to learn more and find out how to take part:
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/express-your-interest-be-part-of-the-first-ever-virtual-commonwealth-quilt?
This #CommonwealthDay, we are creating the first virtual Commonwealth Quilt, a digital tapestry made from creative work across the Commonwealth.
Inspired by Commonwealth Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh, we invite you to respond to a single prompt: ‘Thread’.
Dancers thread movement between bodies. Musicians thread melody through rhythm. Painters thread colour. Storytellers thread narrative. Photographers thread light.
What thread do you bring to the Commonwealth?
We welcome submissions across visual, literary and performing arts, including painting, photography, poetry, music, dance, spoken word and short film. Both artists and non-artists can participate. You can submit as an individual or a group.
All eligible submissions will be displayed in the virtual Commonwealth Quilt. Up to three submissions per region will be selected for a physical exhibition during the Commonwealth People’s Forum and will receive a £200 award.
The submission window runs from 9 March to 9 May 2026.
Sign up to learn more and find out how to take part:
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/express-your-interest-be-part-of-the-first-ever-virtual-commonwealth-quilt
Calling Caribbean Artists —
Across the Region & the Diaspora ⏰
At Caribbean Brushstrokes, we are always in search of new voices, evolving practices, and compelling perspectives from across the Caribbean and the wider diaspora.
Our vision is rooted in creative exchange — a flowing dialogue among islands, histories, and artistic languages. We are passionate about sharing work from throughout the region here in Bim, while creating pathways for Barbadian artists to be seen beyond our shores.
If you’d like to be considered, please submit:
A brief summary of your artistic practice
Your artist statement
Contact details
Links to view your work (website, social media, or portfolio)
⏰ Send submissions to: info@caribbrushstrokes.com
Caribbean Brushstrokes is committed to uncovering emerging talent, fostering regional connection, and celebrating the rich, layered stories that shape Caribbean art today.
Barbados Rum Shops
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566177365729
This site is dedicated to the celebration of Barbados Rum Shops, Rum Distilleries, Chattel Houses/ Cottages and Historic Building through photography and other art forms
The AMAZING Barbados Rum Shop Folk
I wonder if you recognize anyone??
Over the past few years I have visited over 150 rum shops in Barbados and posted around 120 shops in this group which amazingly has grown to about 2400 followers in the past 15 months !!!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO FOLLOWS BARBADOS RUM SHOPS ⏰⏰⏰ I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
I also want to take this opportunity to acknowledge and THANK a few of the amazing people I have met on my rum shop journey-
The Barbados Rum Shop owners and staff. These resilient hard working people are the heart and soul of Barbados life and they help make our little rum shop adventures so special !!! THANK YOU!!
‘All That Remains’ an art exhibition by Maria Stanford Artist at the Round House, Bathsheba. March 2nd to June 30th Mon to Fri, 11am - 4pm, Sat, Sun, 9am - 4pm tel (256) 433 9678.
Bridgetown
Thurs - Sat, 10am4.30pm
‘Barbados With Love’ Arts and Crafts at Limegrove in Holetown
The Barbados Arts Council has moved to Earthworks, St Thomas.
Monday to Friday: 9am - 5pm.
Saturday: 9am - 1pm
BARBADOS ARTS COUNCIL
Earthworks Pottery Complex
Edgehill Heights 2, St. Thomas, Barbados
Tel: (246) 428 2126
Email: thebarbadosartscouncil@gmail.com
Facebook: Barbados Arts Council Official Page
Instagram: BarbadosArtsCouncil
www.thebarbadosartscouncil.com
(Image courtesy of Sian Pampellonne )
ARTS DIRECTORY BARBADOS
How It Happened
I have, for so many years, wanted to create a free online reference book where anyone, in any part of the world, may access the creative people in Barbados. I could not do this on my own and Kathy Yearwood heard of my idea, offered to partner with me and I happily agreed.
What started out in March as a small book of what I thought might be a maximum of one hundred and fifty pages turned into a tome of over three hundred pages. A mixture of excitement and fear at what we had taken on. And here we are in December 2011 with a book showing off the talents in Barbados. So exciting.
The eight month adventure began. Finding artists, photographing them and their work. From March 2011 to October 2011 Kathy and I collated the artwork, the bios and statements and travelled around the island garnering images and information.
Large collections of artwork in homes. Convincing people who thought they were too old and forgotten and watching them smile as their work was photographed and having them talk about themselves so that we could create a bio for them. Literally slipping down the hills of clay at Chalky Mount to see an original kiln and spend the day with the potters. Temple Yard with the Rastafarian community where they are blessed with talent, especially carving, and then coming away with gifts of pineapples and avocados. Photographing in the rain with an umbrella in one hand and a camera in the other to get the right angles. Going to openings and craft shows and talking to many. Coming to my home, going to Kathy’s, and going wherever was needed. Meeting the different personalities in so many locations as I photographed many of them for their portrait photo for the book. Remembering some who have left us. A labour of love, learning and fun.
The thank you part as I could not have done this on my own. Norma Springer who encouraged me to “take the book and run with it”. Kathy Yearwood who offered to partner with me collating and to create the book for artists in Barbados. Alison Chapman-Andrews for helping Kathy and I proof read. Amazing how much you miss no matter how many times we went over it. Sue Bain for offering her professional opinion and suggestions as a copy editor. Peter Boos for all the encouragement. Laura Lin Hutchinson for her introduction. Finally, the most important people, the creative souls who put their trust in Kathy and I to show them off to their best. I hope we have done this.
Corrie Dec 7th 2011
ARTS DIRECTORY BARBADOS
First Published 2011
Link to free online arts directory here
https://issuu.com/corriescott/docs/art_directory_barbados_dec_2011
Featuring artists with an image of their work, their bio/artist’s statement and contact information.
With the convenience of links on individual pages to email addresses and websites.
Art, Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, Installations, Pottery, Craft work, Jewellery and more.
All images are copyrighted and may not be reproduced, published or sold without permission of each individual artist
ARTS DIRECTORY BARBADOS
©CORRIE SCOTT & KATHLEEN YEARWOOD, 2011: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Books: Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n - Nyam JamaicaCulinaria: The Caribbean e-books: Shake Dat Cocktail, Cocktails & Hors d'Oeuvres, Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n (4 vol), Nyam Jamaica (2 vol) (see website)
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards: Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n: Best Cookbook of the Year, Best Self-Published Book, Best Historical Recipes, Best Cookbook Design for Barbados (2014) 'Best Self-Published Book In The World' (2015) Nyam Jamaica: 'Best Design In The World' (20082009) - honoured 2015 at Frankfurt Book Fair for the 20 years of Gourmand World Cookbook Award - Best of the Best Design In The World (2015)
Caribbean Tourism Award (2009)
Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n This amazing book by Rosemary Parkinson is on island. Two hard cover coffee table books, with a sleeve that encloses both, 656 pages and 1400 plus photos filled with history, tradition, culture, stories and recipes from Barbados.
www.rosemary-parkinson.com
www.facebook.com/BarbadosCulinaryJourney
Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n, a collector's item, has won 4 awards for Barbados –Best Photography, Best Design, Best Historical Recipes, Best Self-published Book –then against 5 of the best books in the world WON Best Self-Published Book In The World and honoured at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 with Best of the Best In The World by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2015.
Frangipani Gallery at Hayman’s Market has reopened after 6 weeks of closure for construction. Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm. Closed on Mondays.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057400931375
“According to Travel + Leisure, The Rockley "reads like a love letter to Barbados.
Located on the island's South Coast, it features thoughtful Caribbean design, and artwork commissioned especially for the property from local artists.
Read the full article: https://loom.ly/oRApsxY
The Frame & Art Co
We're super pleased to announce that we have now started printing in house! We offer photo printing, canvas printing, fine art printing & much more. Send us your beautiful photos and we can print & frame all in one location.
Remember we also offer custom framing for your art pieces. Contact us at 271-6509 or email us at orders@frameartco.com #frameartco
INSPIRATIONAL FINE ARTS GALLERY
Weekdays: 10am– 5pm
Saturdays: 10am– 12:30pm
Upstairs #49 Sugar Cane Mall, Roebuck Street, Bridgetown +1 246-254-4502
Art Gallery at Tides Restaurant
Jeena Chatrani Antilles Gallery.
https://m.facebook.com/AntilleanGalleryofArt/
“Hi! Welcome To Antillean Gallery of Art!
My name is Jeena Chatrani and I recently started Antillean Gallery with the intention of promoting and selling art from Caribbean artists online.
I'm an artist myself and I've found that the art scene in Barbados could greatly benefit from some online presence. For the last 6 years I've been a full time artist and have had to learn a lot about the business behind selling art. It's not easy to make it as an artist but it is so fulfilling.
With Antillean Gallery of Art I hope to help raise the standard of art and artists in Barbados, and eventually across the Caribbean.”
-Jeena Chatrani
The artists of Antillean Gallery of Art online gallery:
Catherine Forter Chee a Tow, Cathy Cummins, Chris Richards, Dana Sikkens, Jeena Chatrani, Julia Seymour, Julianne Gill, Lorna Wilson, Mario Holder, Maurice Forde, Sian Pampellonne, Tracey Williams, Trevor Desilvia Curator Jeena Chatrani
FRAMING STUDIO AT BEST OF BARBADOS
Best of Barbados Head Office, Welches Plantation, H’way 2A
Patrick and Elvina are ready to assist you
Monday – Friday 8am-3.30pm.
Enquiries Tel 421-6900 ext29
Piece of Barbados Gallery now open at Artsplash Gallery and Cafe in Hastings.
Monday to Saturday 7am to 3pm Sunday 7am to 2pm
Locally made crafts, jewellery, photography, sculpture and more at the ‘Barbados With Love’ Gift Shop (upstairs) at Limegrove.
Curated by Vanita Commissiong (Photography by Helen Helen)
Helping the young talent where we can.
This pandemic has created financial difficulties for so many in the arts and they lose any chance to make a career of art.
I just received a donation of art supplies being kindly given by artist Jeena Chatrani, curator of Antillean Gallery of Art online gallery. Thank you Jeena.
These will go to a very talented 17 year old to help her keep drawing and painting.
Would you consider looking around your painting/studio space and see if there are any art supplies that you may not want or need and help the future talents of Barbados.
Either give directly to artists whom you feel may need the help or contact me via private message here and drop off the arts supplies and I will happily disburse them to those in need.
Please be aware of the dignity and pride of those receiving.
Please don’t add their names here. Private message me.
Allow them to decide if they want their names added to art supplies being given to them.
Thank you
Corrie
Art supplies kindly donated to go to a young aspiring artist in need. Thank you Heidi Berger.
Helping the young talent where we can.
This pandemic has created financial difficulties for so many in the arts and they lose any chance to make a career of art.
Would you consider looking around your painting/studio space and see if there are any art supplies that you may not want or need and help the future talents of Barbados.
Either give directly to artists whom you feel may need the help or contact me via private message here and drop off the arts supplies and I will happily disburse them to those in need.
Please be aware of the dignity and pride of those receiving. Please don’t add their names here. Private message me. Allow them to decide if they want their names added to art supplies being given to them.
Do you consider what you use and discard of regularly?
What are you doing on a daily basis to minimize your consumption of single-use plastics?
Earthworks Pottery. Mon - Fri, 9am -5pm Sat 9am-1pm
Pages that add arts events, talks, lectures, workshops, opening receptions, exhibitions, shows and more on a regular/daily basis.
Barbados Visual Arts Page (updated daily)
On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/175529135827747/ On Instagram @visualartsbarbadosevents
Museum Facebook Page. Ask to be on their email listing.
https://www.facebook.com/barbadosmuseum/
Barbados Photographic Society
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Barbadosphoto/
Gine On Magazine
https://www.facebook.com/gineonmagazine/
What's On In Barbados
https://www.facebook.com/WhatsOnInBarbados/
Errol Barrow Centre page
https://www.facebook.com/ErrolBarrowCentre
Theatre Eyes
https://www.facebook.com/groups/354529934596080/
NCF page
https://www.facebook.com/BarbadosNCF/ and
https://www.facebook.com/Barbados.Crop.Over.Festival/
“Unleash your creativity at EarthWorks Pottery.
Visit their studio in Edgehill, St. Thomas, and witness the magic of master potters and painters at work.
From hands-on classes with the talented Pauline D'Hayle to exploring the latest designs, every visit is a unique experience. Create memories, master the art of pottery, and take home your very own masterpiece!“
- Ins & Outs Barbados
Want to paint with Plein Air Barbados arts group? Send them a message to find out when their next outdoor session will be. Please click on this Plein Air Barbados link to send them a message. https://m.facebook.co m/Bajanartists/
Specialising in art supplies for the professional to student level. Offering a wide range of products
OILS ACRYLICS WATERCOLOURS
Golden Paints and mediums, Gamblin, Cotman, Liquitex, Reeves, Galeria, Sargent. Plus a wide range of drawing and colouring equipment. Prisma, Derwent, Reeves, Sargent, Charcoal and Pastels.
Easels, Canvases, Watercolour paper, Drawing and Pastel paper.
Screen printing and lino block printing supplies.Fabric paint and dyes. Waxes, pottery tools, stencils and more.
Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm Saturday 8.30am – 3pm. Sunday Closed. Telephone/Fax (246) 436 2950
James Fort Building, Hincks Street, Bridgetown
arthub.barbados@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/ArtHubBarbados
Created by Lilias Gardner
QUEEN’S PARK GALLERY
Our Mission
To fuel the development of culture through training, research and the creation of opportunities in cultural industries.
The Role of the NCF
The NCF’s two major roles are: developmental and commercial. In its developmental role, the Foundation uses culture as a tool for national development fostering and supporting the various art forms and new cultural products. In its commercial role, the Foundation is responsible for the promotion, production and hosting of cultural festivals and associated events that are considered economically viable or socially acceptable. A key part of this function now includes the responsibility for the staging and execution of major governmental and national events. In addition, as culture becomes more pivotal to national and international policy, the National Cultural Foundation continues to re-assess its responsibilities in light of all its functions.
FUNCTIONS
of the NCF are:
To stimulate and facilitate the development of culture generally
To develop, maintain and manage theatres and other cultural facilities and equipment provided by Government
To organize cultural festivals
Assist persons interested in developing cultural expression.
OBJECTIVES of the NCF are:
To provide opportunities for Barbadian artists/artistes to showcase their talents with the end result being an increased demand for local work
To educate Barbadians concerning their heritage
To offer Barbadians and visitors alike a high quality product that informs, educates and entertains
To equip our cultural workforce with technological skills and training to excel in their particular art forms
To strengthen the local cultural product and in the process increase profits to the shareholders
To create high quality products that will be competitive on the local, regional and international markets
To maximize the role of the cultural sector in the tourism industry
Deebles Point Art Gallery & Cafe. Featuring artists Frank Cossey, Trudi Johnson, Hilary Armstrong, Clermont Mapp, Nancy Cole-O'Geest, Keisha Hinds, Joshua Simpson, Claire EvansonCeppi, Keren Evanson.
Industry Hall. East Point, St Philip. Tel 423 7943
ICIL PHILLIPS’
Theatre Eyes
Very up to date on both local theatre and overseas happenings. Link here https://www.facebook.com/groups/354529934596080/964541386928262/
“Somewhere, amid the darkness, a painter measures a blank canvas, a poet tests a line aloud, a songwriter brings a melody into tune. Art inspires, provokes thought, reflects beauty and pain. I seek it out even more in these times. And in so doing, I find hope in the human spirit.”
Dan Rather
Purple Palm is a local business supplying homes and businesses with the highest quality Print and Mirror furnishings. Using the artwork of many local artists in Barbados and the Caribbean plus work from around the world.
We have been supplying to the hotel and villa industry for ten years, including prestigious clients such as Sandy Lane, Coral Reef, The Crane Beach Resort, Sugar Cane Club and Sandridge among others. We have also supplied numerous private villas, and work closely with local interior designers.
Being directly affiliated with a 40,000 sq ft framing factory our prices are very competitive.
Appointments to view our gallery at Rockley Resort can be made through Paul Hoad or Karen McGuire.
246-2332173 paulhoad@caribsurf.com
To boldly and brilliantly pursue the adventure in everything artistic and to be a vital and uncommon cultural force in Barbados. www.artsetcbarbados.com
GINE ON MAGAZINE·Gine On?! is the online magazine brainchild of cultural practitioners DJ Simmons & Empress Zingha published every other Thursday on GineOn.com. The husband and wife duo developed the digital publication with artists, entrepreneurs, and all the persons who support them in mind. Too many times do we hear; “Where else does events like this happen?” “Where can I hear live music?” “Anything else going on other than fetes?” “I didn't even know that was happening”. This online, access anytime hub is here; so YOU can find your next favourite time!
We broadcast bare Bajan culture to thousands of users to any device connected to the world through the web portal GineOn.com. Link with us for original video content highlighting various art personalities, new music, videos, blogs, podcasts, I mean a couple clicks opens a wealth of entertainment. We build an engaging experience for hundreds of our supporters on social media connecting the world to know wuh gine on with arts and culture right here at home. See you somewhere sometime soon...
Sign up to our mailing list to make sure you always in de know at: GineOnMagazine@gmail.com
Hosting or performing at a live entertainment event, or doing any activity progressing performing arts in the island? Forward us an email (GineOnMagazine@gmail.com) with more information so we can help push it for you. Let's help and support each other in the arts! Come and hear wuh Gine On!
https://www.facebook.com/gineonmagazine/ www.Gineon.com
Along with a constantly updated cool callendar of events, the site is basically set up in the categories Art, Crumbs & Rums, Follow Fashion, Community.
Under Arts we tell the stories of powerful cultural influencers through video Features. Highlight strong up and coming talent in Artist Peeps. Digest the experiences of stalwarts in the industry in Craftsmen Of Our Men. We link you directly to Bajans producing quality content all over the web through the page New Brand. And coming soon you will be able to attend online workshops and masterclasses in Arts Training.
Bajans love to eat and drink and through Crumbs & Rums we take you into the lives of our local farmers and vendors in Bridgetown Market. Share homegrown recipes and food & beverage blogs in Eat Bajan. Explore the diner things around here in Eating Out In Bim and link up with those street stalls who save our bellies in On De Side. Nuff content coming to fill these pages just now!
Culture is only as strong its Community. Connect with some of the most engaging Bajans through our Features. See and hear the experience patrons and performers had at events under So How It Was. Discover new places to lime and truly treasure Barbados in Part You Carring Me.
We are so fussy to announce Gine On TV. A variety of video specials with a Bajan flair. Be uniquely entertained by some of your favourite local personalities. Real Reactions, Ask Me Anything and Top Ten Talk already in production, with more right around the corner.
You know Bajans know how to take care of ourselves and in Follow Fashion Features we direct you to some the local designers in the industry. Get tips and tricks in trends, hair and body care through Looking Like A Bajan and receive online masterclasses in hair and make up through Fashion Training. This page will be filled with vibrant content very soon so make sure you subscribe for the updates. Of course our official Gine On merchandise is also available. Hats and mugs; with fitted tees and tote bags coming soon!
This site is building an archive documenting Barbadian culture to connect our passions and creativity. Make sure you hit that link to receive notifications when we post something good. Any questions, suggestions, queries or just want to send some love; contact us at gineonmagazine@gmail.com Enjoy your space to be a Bajan online and make sure you check regularly because we will be pushing out consistent content for you to enjoy. Join our social media community over at @gineonmagazine on Instagram and Facebook. Love all de time. See you somewhere sometime soon
FRAMING YOUR ART
FRAMING STUDIO
At the Best of Barbados Head Office, Welches Plantation, H’way 2A 573 6904
THE FRAME & ART COMPANY
Millhouse, Canewood • St. Michael, BB 11005 • Phone (246) 271-6509 • Cell (246) 266-9432
ART SUPPLIES
THE ART HUB
James Fort Building, Hincks Street, Bridgetown, St. Michael. Tel: 436-2950MondaySaturday 8.30am - 5.00pm (Easy access to parking by the old Heliport Pad)
LAURIE DASH, Bay Street, Bridgetown.
