Inter-Island Traveling Exhibition

Whether you are a master artist or illustratively challenged, the community workshop is a night you do not want to miss. Everyone in the community is invited to create an art piece all their own in good company, on a fun night out. The workshop typically takes the form of a Sip ‘N’ Paint and its focus shifts to match the themes and artists explored in the accompanying show. Participants learn more about the works of Bahamian artists, and their styles and techniques. This event is free and open to the public.

These tours are a fun, informative experience for anyone in the community and are hosted under three guided themes: sustainability, history and visual art. Explore techniques utilised by artists in the creation of their work, connect written literary skills with visual narratives in artwork and analyse and discuss concepts and ideas present in the work.

We also offer school tours, which give students and teachers a truly comprehensive experience that goes beyond their visit to the exhibition. They are designed to stimulate curiosity, reinforce and augment curriculum-based learning, engage students in critical dialogue about the works they see, and bridge subjects so that students can experience artwork in its entirety – as a visual expression of historical, mythical, political, social, spiritual and personal narratives.

The National Art Gallery’s mural programme aims to bring artists and communities together in the creation of amazing art. Where there are murals, there is colour, there is a tale, there is memory. Each ITE is accompanied by our mural programme, which brings together local artists, art students and the general community to design and create a public mural under the theme of the exhibition. The finished mural is truly a community effort where people and businesses donate their space, time or funds to ensure the project pays homage to the beauty and strong bonds of their island.

The exhibition opening marks the official launch of the ITE on the island. Speakers both from the NAGB team and the community come together with the public to view and discuss the works on display, and the place and purpose of the arts in their community. Attendees can expect to see notable Bahamian art works with a timely and relatable theme, and experience great company, compelling conversation, and tasty bites and drinks.

Following the opening of the exhibition, the NAGB team hosts a lively discussion with the exhibition curators and community members in fields related to the themes of the exhibition. Participants share insights into the development of the featured exhibition and the role they each play in the development and implementation of the themes in their professional capacity. The talks are concluded with an in-depth tour of the works with a robust Q&A session. It is an engaging night with art and good company.