Cin’s intention for this work was to talk about the precarity of the straw industry, in which so many workers and materials are underpaid.
Inside The Silverfish: Cin on Craft, Culture, and Consumption
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Blank Canvas with Cynthia Rahming, Natalie Willis, and Alicia Wallace
This year’s National Exhibition (NE8) has extended beyond the walls of the NAGB to include another art space: Hillside House on Cumberland Street. Three of the artists from the NE8 OFFsite join the “Blank Canvas” to speak about their interventions, all of which deal with the issue of being a woman in general and in The Bahamas, specifically, post-referendum. This week we welcome, Cynthia Rahming, Natalie Willis and Alicia Wallace.
The Gall To Speak: NE8 Artists Venturing into Gaulin Folklore
Bahamian women are often thought of as being outspoken, strong, ‘biggity’ – dare I say – and perhaps it is a result of this legacy of women who won’t suffer fools gladly, that has lead to women being painted in a less favourable light. But can we be blamed? After the referendum, it became clear that many of us felt less-than, and the women artists participating in the 8th National Exhibition (NE8) have made their voices heard. Particularly, emerging artists Jodi Minnis and a first-time National Exhibition participant, Cynthia Rahming.
Made in The Bahamas: Authentic action, authentic support
Dr. Ian Bethell-Bennett pens an argument for supporting local creative production in “Made in The Bahamas: Authentic action, authentic support”