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NE8 Closing Event at Hillside House: Belonging

On Friday, February 24th, the NAGB in collaboration with Hillside House will stage a closing event to mark the end of the National Exhibition 8 OFFsite exhibition. The event will feature an artists’ talk with participating artists Del Foxton, Keisha Oliver, Cynthia Rahming, Alicia Wallace, and Natalie Willis.


 

The discussion will focus on the projects developed for the NE8, which speak to practices that give attention to subjectivities. These include the rise of the woman’s voice in the local creative community and the plight for gender equality in The Bahamas. Alongside that, we will open up a window on Keisha … Read more

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NE8 Artists’ Talk: In the Thick of Things

On Friday, February 17th, starting at 6 p.m., the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas will host an artists’ talk with four artists from the NE8 including Margot Bethel, Dr. Ian Bethell-Bennett, Susan Katz-Lightbourn and Jordanna Kelly. 


Susan Katz-Lightbourn. Remember. Mixed Media Collage. 2016. Image courtesy of the NAGB.

Susan Katz-Lightbourn. Remember. Mixed Media Collage. 2016. Image courtesy of the NAGB.

The discussion will focus on the projects developed for the NE8 which speak towards the environment and sustainable action, concerns around mounting violence in the world, ownership of the social and physical space that we occupy in The Bahamas and the way that personal stories and history can find moments of … Read more

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