“Art is something that has to come from inside of you. It’s a particular feeling, something that is burning deep down inside. [It is of equal importance] to get a mentor, materials, and to know the art history. You also need an art teacher to give you the confidence. Donald Locke was that kind of…
Day: October 26, 2021
The importance of artist led initiatives
Then member of the Guyana Women Artists’ Association (GWAA) Professor Doris Rogers addressed the audience at the 1994 opening of their exhibition at the Scarborough Civic Center in Canada. GWAA remains one of the few surviving artist-led initiatives in Guyana that is still actively hosting events each year since its establishment in 1987. While there…
Kwesi Bovell set to represent Guyana at TFAPOPUP
As the international art world prepares for Art Basel Miami later this year, The Fearless Artist Pop Up (TFAPOPUP) is preparing for their much-anticipated exhibition ‘Noise’, which is scheduled to coincide with next month’s festivities. ‘Noise’, a group show intended to focus on the intersection of noise and silence and the creative interpretation of that…
