Edrin Symonette explores how identity, the body, memory, and cultural history intersect within his practice.
Skin Deep: Artist Talk with Edrin Symonette
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The Hole in the Ocean: Artist Talk with Sonia Farmer
Sonia Farmer dives into an overlooked environmental atrocity: the 1923 removal of 40 tonnes of coral from the Andros Great Barrier Reef.
NE8 Artist Talk: On Belonging
On Friday, February 24th, the NAGB in collaboration with Hillside House staged a closing event to mark the end of the National Exhibition 8 OFFsite exhibition. The event featured an artists’ talk with participating artists Del Foxton, Keisha Oliver, Alicia Wallace, and Natalie Willis. The discussion focused 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.
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-Lightbourne and Jordanna Kelly.
National Exhibition 8 Forum Recording + Updates
On Thursday, May 19th, the NAGB hosted a public forum to address questions and concerns around the upcoming National Exhibition 8 scheduled to open later this year. Chief Curator, Holly Bynoe, highlighted in a powerpoint presentation several points detailed here.