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BARBADOS NATIONAL ART GALLERY

To provide dynamic, creative leadership in bringing the visual arts to the people, in order to facilitate their discovery, understanding and enjoyment of the visual culture of Barbados and the wider Caribbean.

barbadosnationalartgallery@gmail.com

BNAG FACEBOOK PAGE https://www.facebook.com/barbadosnationalartgallery

Paint & Groove workshops coming up.

New art activities for the end of March and April at P&G Studio, for details view flyers below. Easter Holiday Art Workshops and Art Club with Kelly and Paint for Paws with Yasmin, a charity to help the K9 Friends Barbados, to register for the charity session by WhatsApp 2625500.

The Easter Holiday is just around the corner.

Paint & Groove Studio has some creative workshops available for kids ages 6-12. See details below. Book a spot with this link: https://forms.gle/YK4169qzV8pXHBYw7 Book early as spaces are limited.

2 Day Workshop Offerings:

1. Gratitude Graffiti - March 27 & March 28 from 9am-12pm (Mon & Tues)

Draw, paint, collage in this colourful mixed-media, mindful workshop!

$120 BDS (includes materials)

2. Playful Paper Mache - April 3 & April 4 from 9am-12pm (Mon & Tues)

Use recycled materials to sculpt a paper mache 3D creature!

$120 BDS (includes materials)

3. Wacky Weaving - April 11 & April 14 from 9am-12pm (Tues & Fri)

Learn how to make a loom & explore paper and yarn weaving techniques!

$120 BDS (includes materials)

1 Day Workshop Offerings:

Dreamy Drawings - Monday, April 17 from 9am-12pm

Draw a fantasy creature in this abstract-dreamy drawing workshop!

$60 BDS (includes materials)

And here for the Kids' Art Club - Tuesday: We are now booking for the April- June Kids’ Art Club at Paint & Groove Studio! Every Tuesday is an art adventure. Please see the details below. Book a spot with this link: https://forms.gle/q9FbaxS4ukXSz6gW8

Book early as spaces are limited.

Teacher: Kelly

About the Classes:

Kids' Art Club classes are explorative in nature and lean into children's natural curiosities. We will draw, paint, collage and explore a variety of materials and tools. Artists can expect to work on both individual and collaborative projects, creating unique & imaginative artworks. A showcase of the artists' work will be scheduled at the end of the 11 weeks to share our creative journey!

Information:

6-12 years . 11 classes, every Tuesday April 18 - June 27, 2023. 3:30-5:00pm. $410 (includes all materials)

Paint & Groove Studio, Maxwell Road, Christ Church

Please wear appropriate clothing - sometimes art is messy ��

Date for showcase to be confirmed

Looking forward to welcoming returning and new artists!

Imaginatively yours, Yasmin & Kelly

Nastasia Rollock

Artist Natasia Rollock at Artsplash in Hastings.

Barbadian scenes available at ‘Barbados On Canvas’

Saturdays and Sundays and Wednesdays, 8am-1pm

Covid protocols will be in effect.

Henderson Reece

Henderson Reece is well-known among art lovers for his fresh, vibrant and cheery batik creations and excels at capturing familiar local scenes and iconic elements in this globally treasured medium

He offers workshops for BB$400 for an entire day under his tutelage, which includes all materials and lunch. His protégés-for-aday leave with a batik of their own design which they can proudly mount and frame in their homes.

Thank to Ins and Outs

Barbados https://www.insandoutsb arbados.com/listing/h-p-b atik-studio

The Frame & Art Co

We're super pleased to announce that we have now started printing in house! We offer photo printing, canvas printing, fine art printing & much more. Send us your beautiful photos and we can print & frame all in one location. Remember we also offer custom framing for your art pieces. Contact us at 271-6509 or email us at orders@frameartco.com #frameartco

Books: Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n - Nyam JamaicaCulinaria: The Caribbean e-books: Shake Dat Cocktail, Cocktails & Hors d'Oeuvres, Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n (4 vol), Nyam Jamaica (2 vol) (see website)

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards: Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n: Best Cookbook of the Year, Best Self-Published Book, Best Historical Recipes, Best Cookbook Design for Barbados (2014) 'Best Self-Published Book In The World' (2015) Nyam Jamaica: 'Best Design In The World' (20082009) - honoured 2015 at Frankfurt Book Fair for the 20 years of Gourmand World Cookbook Award - Best of the Best Design In The World (2015)

Caribbean Tourism Award (2009) www.rosemary-parkinson.com www.facebook.com/BarbadosCulinaryJourney https://m.facebook.co m/Bajanartists/

Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n This amazing book by Rosemary Parkinson is on island. Two hard cover coffee table books, with a sleeve that encloses both, 656 pages and 1400 plus photos filled with history, tradition, culture, stories and recipes from Barbados.

Barbados Bu'n-Bu'n, a collector's item, has won 4 awards for Barbados –Best Photography, Best Design, Best Historical Recipes, Best Self-published Book –then against 5 of the best books in the world WON Best Self-Published Book In The World and honoured at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 with Best of the Best In The World by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2015.

Want to paint with Plein Air Barbados arts group? Send them a message to find out when their next outdoor session will be.

Please click on this Plein Air Barbados link to send them a message.

Do you consider what you use and discard of regularly?

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Specialising in art supplies for the professional to student level. Offering a wide range of products

Oils Acrylics Watercolours

Golden Paints and mediums, Gamblin, Cotman, Liquitex, Reeves, Galeria, Sargent. Plus a wide range of drawing and colouring equipment.

Prisma, Derwent, Reeves, Sargent, Charcoal and Pastels.

Easels, Canvases, Watercolour paper, Drawing and Pastel paper. Screen printing and lino block printing supplies.Fabric paint and dyes. Waxes, pottery tools, stencils and more.

Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm

Saturday 8.30am – 3pm. Sunday Closed.

Telephone/Fax (246) 436 2950

James Fort Building, Hincks Street, Bridgetown arthub.barbados@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/ArtHubBarbados

Somewhere, amid the darkness, a painter measures a blank canvas, a poet tests a line aloud, a songwriter brings a melody into tune. Art inspires, provokes thought, reflects beauty and pain. I seek it out even more in these times. And in so doing, I find hope in the human spirit.”

Dan Rather

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