The Current at Baha Mar is back in the Blank Canvas studio!
Kevin Taylor (filmmaker, far left), Jordanna Kelly (Studio and Gallery Manager, second from right) and Keith Thompson (Studio and Gallery Coordinator, far right) speak with Amanda Coulson (Director, NAGB) about the experience of taking The Current art gallery from Baha Mar to the VOLTA NY art fair in New York City.
This week we have another visitor from the U.S. on the NAGB’s “Blank Canvas.” Gallerist Camilo Alvarez is in the studio with our host Amanda Coulson, sharing his experiences with running and operating a gallery space. He also speaks to his newest “Nomad Project.”
On this week’s “Blank Canvas” we are hosting an array of folks representing our local art scene, who are all working on the 14th edition of “Transforming Spaces,” the annual art bus tour, taking place on Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and 18. Four galleries are represented this year: D’Aguilar Art Foundation (DAF), Doongalik Studios, Hillside House, and for the very first time, The Current at Baha Mar.
The very last day of February was a fun and engaging conversation with members of Team NAGB: guest host Malika Pryor-Martin, Communications & Development Officer, Assistant Curator Richardo Barrett and Community Outreach Officer Abby Smith.
International guests are coming all the way to The Bahamas to appear on “NAGB’s Blank Canvas” … and to check out our art scene.
This week we welcome long-time self-described “art lover” Steve Shane. While owning artworks that surely number in the hundreds, Shane considers himself more an art historian and does not like to be referred to as a “collector.”
Joining host Amanda Coulson on this week’s “Blank Canvas,” are students from the University of The Bahamas (UB) who are reviving the “Tamarind Journal.” The “Tamarind Journal” was started several years ago by professors at The College of The Bahamas but unfortunately, did not continue. Co-editors Suhayla Hepburn, Tanicia Pratt and Ide Amari Thompson – who are also members of the “Tingum Collective,” a group of young poets out of UB – have bravely taken on the challenge of relaunching this journal that provides a platform for writers to share their work with a wider audience.
It’s all about being “Tru-Tru” on this week’s “Blank Canvas.” In the studio with Amanda are (left) Suzanne Pattusch, the Executive Vice President of the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) and (right) Angelique McKay, Founder and CEO of the Junkanoo Commandoes, talking about the upcoming “Tru-Tru Bahamian Festival” that takes place at John Watlings Distillery on Delancy Street, Saturday and Sunday, February 3rd and 4th, 2018.
On this evening’s “ Blank Canvas,” your host Amanda Coulson (NAGB Director) is joined by Tamika Galanis, a documentarian and multimedia visual artist. A Bahamian native, Tamika’s work examines the complexities of living in a place shrouded in tourism’s ideal during the age of climate concerns. Emphasizing the importance of Bahamian cultural identity for cultural preservation, Tamika documents aspects of Bahamian life not curated for tourist consumption, to intervene in the historical archive.
On Saturday, January 20th, 2018, thirteen students from public, private and home schools attended the NAGB’s free portfolio workshop. Formulated for students in senior high school or in their freshman year at The University of The Bahamas, who are looking to transition into a tertiary art programme at an international school in 2018/2019, this workshop is one of two that will be held by the NAGB in 2018. It is hoped that this experience will give students the tools to successfully apply to an art programme of their choice.
Joining us on the “Blank Canvas” is DC Pratt, sharing memories of his father, Bahamian artist Chan Pratt, who passed away ten years ago.