Time Travelers: Exploring Our Past, Present & Future

The young artists at our Mixed Media Art Summer Camp embarked on a creative journey into history, unraveling the mysteries of today and envisioning our tomorrows through art. “Time Travelers: Exploring Our Past, Present & Future” is an anthropological study of the evolution of Bahamian visual arts through significant periods in our history. Each week focused on a different point in our history: the time of the Lucayans, colonialism, post-colonialism/modern times, and potential futures. Our campers journeyed with us as we explored the geography, values, rituals, and economic resources of our communities, and their impact on visual culture.      

Campers participated in period-specific experiences and created artwork reminiscent of the time they were exploring, allowing them to add their voice and vision to the communities of both our ancestors and descendants. As we time-traveled to our collective pasts, we explored core anthropological questions about ourselves, using the visual arts to create pieces that explain, dissect, combine, and thrill. For this journey, the campers were dutifully equipped with an arsenal of resources and the knowledge that they have the power to design the future they want to see—one that is full of promise. 

Artists:
Melia Adderley, Llondyn Armbrister, Ksana Armbrister, Erinique Bethel, Gabrielle Bonimy, Neveah Braynen, Eden Carter, Ashly Cartwright, Amari Chisholm, Shandelle  Chong, Phoenix Christen, Aurora Christen, David Clarke, Alyna Colebrooke, Chloe Collie, Kamille Cooper, Ava  Cooper, Saylor Cooper, Kendia Cooper, Oriana Dames, Noah Davis, George de Cardenas, Eselita  Dean, Emma Dean, Liam Dean, Eucal Delancy Jr., Amina Deveaux, Kate-Elizabeth  Dorsett, Annie Douglas, Jaya Forbes, Addison Forsythe, Ronaldo  Fowler, Tajhae Frazier, Tristan Gaitor, Noelle  Gaitor, Kyle Gibson, Emily Gonzalez-Rubio, Micah Graham, Malachi Graham, Rees Henderson, Ciella Higgs, Zaria Higgs, Teghan Hudson, Bria Hunt, Zackery Isaacs, Faith  James, DeAnnna Johnson, Malik Johnson, Quinae Johnson, Selin Karabas, Viva Lee, Bodhi Lee, Dahlia Lundy, Isla Malone, Mila Malone, Jesse McCartney, Jaime McCartney, Adayzcha Mcdonald, Michael Pendragon McKinney, Jolea McMinns, Carmen Mitchell, Laniya Morris, Sapphire Moss, Kyra Moss, Rocelis Moxey, Najae Moxey, Shannon Murphy, Ryan Murphy, Nathalie Newry, Shiloh Pennerman, Amai Petty, Nova Powell, Zane Powell, Sofia Roberts, Saria Roberts, Alani Roberts, Nick Rolle, Solaya Rolle, Rashanda Rolle, Layla Rolle, Chloe Sawyer, Olivia  Shaw, Arya Smith, Chloe Smith, Victoria Smith, Emma Smith, Adison Smith, Orepanea Smith, Holokleria Smith, Charlyze  Smith, Zyon Stubbs, Nathan Thompson-McKinney, Jackson Thornley, Sophie Thronebury, Stella Thronebury, Calliope Thronebury, Nathan Turner, Gregory Tynes, Nathan Walkine, Destiny Wallace, Isabelle Wiberg, Xandria Williams, and D’Angelo Wright