Exhibitions
"Bubbles", new work by Antonius Roberts, opened Thursday at The Central Bank Art Gallery. The gallery is open Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This work will be on display until Friday, April 26.
NE6: "Kingdom Come" closes April 7 at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas. Gallery hours: Tue. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sun. noon - 4 p.m. Admission $5 adults; $3 students/seniors; children under 12 are free. This sixth national exhibition features the work of 49 local artists who have been asked to respond to the challenges of transitions (social, environmental, political etc.) in modern times. This exhibition will be on display until April 7. For more information, visit www.nagb.org.bs, email info@nagb.org.bs or call 328-5800/1.
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas presents All-star Amateur Artist (AAA) Artwork: NE6 Edition. Amateur artists were asked to create works that relate to the distinct sections, Identity, Spirituality & Balance, Justice, Transformation and Survival. This exhibition will open on Sunday, April 7 at 4 p.m.
"Flower of Dreams", a collection of floral paintings by Lisa Quinn of Bermuda, opens Thursday, April 11 at 6 p.m. at the Antonius Roberts Studio and Gallery at Hillside House. For more information, visithttp://www.antoniusroberts.com/, email hillsidehouse@gmail.com or call 322-7678.
"Responsible Faith" opens Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at The Ladder Gallery, New Providence Community Centre, Blake Road. Artists will paint on 55-gallon metal drums, which will be exhibited and then donated to community parks. The drum covers will be used to create wall art for a permanent collection at The Ladder Gallery. Some will also be sold to benefit ACE Diabetes.
"Tropical Alchemy", original art works by Tyler Johnston, opens Thursday, April 18 at at Popopstudios ICVA in Chippingham. This exhibition focuses on three inter-related bodies of work: maps of inheritance, power objects and transmutational icons. Rich in texture and color, Johnston has painted and assembled simple objects that he has found, allowing them to be transformed into something simultaneously complex and simple. There will also be a special performance by Bahama Woodstarr at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.popopstudios.com.
"Writers of Light: Beyond Our View", a photography exhibition that showcases College of The Bahamas student work, takes place Thursday, April 18 at 4:00 p.m at Chapter One Bookstore.
"2 Points of View", featuring work from Eleanor Whitely and Kendal Hanna, continues at Popopstudios International Center for the Visual Arts in Chippingham. For more information, visit popopstudios.com or call 322-7834.
"Kaleidoscope III", an exhibition by the Bahamas Union of Teachers and the Bahamas Association of Art Educators, is featured at the Treasury Building on East Street. The exhibit will feature works by art instructors from both private and public schools throughout The Bahamas.
"Single Sex", an all-female portrait show depicting only female subjects, continues at The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas. NAGB Curator John Cox says it is meant to stand in dialogue with the "Master Artists of The Bahamas" exhibition (later this year), which has no female representation. For more information, visit www.nagb.org.bs, email info@nagb.org.bs or call 328-5800/1.
"Matters of the Heart" a Salus Project art exhibition continues at the Ladder Gallery, New Providence Community Centre, Blake Road.
"Peace & Love: Writings on the Wall", an exhibition of recent work by Stan Burnside continues at the Stan Burnside Gallery, Tower Heights, Eastern Road. They are available to view by appointment by emailingstanburnside@coralwave.com or denniecakes@hotmail.com.
The Permanent Exhibition of the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, displaying pieces under the theme "The Bahamian Landscape", continues this week at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas. Gallery hours: Tue. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sun. noon - 4 p.m. Admission $5 adults; $3 students/seniors; children under 12 are free. For more information, visit www.nagb.org.bs, email info@nagb.org.bs or call 328-5800/1.
Theater
"A Wedding in Nassau", written and directed by Dario 'Erics' Poitier, takes to the stage at The College of The Bahamas Performing Arts Centre, April 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For more information, email depproduction1@gmail.com or call 502-3078, 544-3094, 502-3085 or 636-6853.
G. Wayne Entertainment in association with Omni Money Transfers & Payments presents "Krosses", which takes to the stage at the Wyndham Nassau Resort's Rainforest Theatre on Sunday, April 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 balcony in advance, $40 at the door; $40 auditorium in advance, $50 at the door and $80 reserved, $100 at the door. Ticket outlets are Negril Cafe, Original Patties, Omni Money Transfers & Payments, Pepper N' Spice, Airbrush Junkies, Centreville Food Market, Hurry Hurry Meat Mart and Juiceman.
Music
Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise presents "Jazz At The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas" on Saturday, April 6 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets are $50 general admission with one drink and $60 prime seating with two drinks. Corporate VIP tables are available. For tickets, contact Rotarians of the Nassau Sunrise Rotary Club or telephone 438-2597.
Tony Award winning singer and actor Brian Stokes Mitchell will be in concert at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, April 7 at 6 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $50 with proceeds to aid The Bahamas AIDS Foundation and the music department of Christ Church Cathedral. Tickets for the concert can be obtained from Christ Church Cathedral's parish office, Logos Bookstore and the Bahamas AIDS Foundation. For more information telephone 322-4186.
Tours
Islandz, having acquired Downtown Art Tours, offers its Islandz Gallery Hop tours, examining art spaces downtown on Saturdays. Tickets are $20 per person for the two-hour tour. For more information or to book tickets, call 601-7592 or visit Islandz online at www.islandzmarket.com.
Tru Bahamian food tours offers a "Bites of Nassau" food tasting and cultural walking tour to connect people with authentic local food items, stories and traditions behind the foods and the Bahamians that prepare and preserve them, through a hands-on, interactive, educational tour and culinary adventure. Tickets are $69 per person, $49 for children under 12. Tours are everyday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., starting at the British Colonial Hilton and ending at Tortuga Rum Cake Company. For more information, visit www.trubahamianfoodtours.com.
Call for works
The 30th Annual Central Bank of The Bahamas Art Competition and Exhibition invites entries for its Open Category under the theme "The Independents", in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Bahamian independence, which is being celebrated this year. The objectives of the competition are to identify, recognize and encourage Bahamian visual artists. To qualify, participants must be citizens of The Bahamas, aged 18 or older (as of October 1, 2013) and not registered in secondary school. The Open/Senior Category Competition and Exhibition component will be held from Tuesday, October 1 to Friday, November 1. Artists under 30 years are especially encouraged to embrace this opportunity of the theme of "The Independents" as a challenge in terms of material and/or the role and responsibilities of independent thinking in art in The Bahamas, as well as, thinking of the larger political symbolism of independence of the country.
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