All posts tagged: Blank Canvas

On this week’s “Blank Canvas,” we have the opportunity to learn more about the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and their activities in The Bahamas and the region through Gevon Moss, their local Civil Society Liaison and Resource Planner. Aside from their general activities, he’ll speak to their recent annual meeting in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, from November 8-9, examining sustainable development in the region.

Joining Amanda in the “Blank Canvas” studio this week is a new media artist, David Gumbs, who was born in Saint Martin and, since 2009, has been teaching multimedia, trans-media and motion design at the Visual Arts School in Fort-de-France, Martinique.

On this week’s “Blank Canvas,” we meet Ryan Turnquest, a man drawn back to his art practise to mourn and memorialise the passing of his brother. After obtaining an Associate’s Degree in Art from the College of The Bahamas, Turnquest entered Savannah College of Art and Design in 2007 where he studied Industrial Design but left his studies early to return home to support his children and family in their business.

Continuing to focus on artists participating in this year’s NE8 (Eighth National Exhibition), NAGB’s Director, Amanda Coulson, is joined this week by artists Margot Bethel and Leanne Russell, both of whose work uses diverse materials, creating immersive or interactive pieces, both of which discuss gender roles or perceptions of gender in our society.

On tonight’s “Blank Canvas” we celebrate visual cinematic culture with the Founder and Executive Director of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), Leslie Vanderpool, who joins us in the studio to speak about the upcoming 13th edition of BIFF.

In honour of the founding of our University of The Bahamas (UB), the Blank Canvas invited a range of guests into the studio whose vision and creative talent have helped to pave the way for the culture and vision of the new university.

Grand Bahamian artist Chantal E.Y. Bethel is the guest on this week’s Blank Canvas, with host Amanda Coulson.

On this week’s Blank Canvas, host Amanda Coulson speaks to three experts on how to engage children in the arts: Lekeisha Bostwick,   Secretary to the E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival (under the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture), and the NAGB’s most-frequent visitors 13 and under : Rashad and Valente Styles, aged 10 and 13 respectively. 

On this week’s Blank Canvas, Assistant Curator at the NAGB, Natalie Willis, joins host, Amanda Coulson to speak about their recent research and presentation trip to the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) for the 2016 Museums Association of the Caribbean  (MAC) conference.