Galleries and artists are gearing up for Nassau's most exciting event in visual art - the Transforming Spaces art tour. On March 16-17, beginning at 9:30 a.m. from Dockendale House, patrons can take an air-conditioned bussed art tour around Nassau's participating galleries: The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, The Antonius Roberts Studio and Gallery at Hillside House, The D'Aguilar Art Foundation, the Harry C. Moore Library and Information Centre at The College of The Bahamas, Popopstudios International Center for the Visual Arts, Doongalik Studios, Stingrae Studio and the Liquid Courage Art Gallery.Be sure to secure your spot on this year's tour by reserving your $30 ticket today at the Doongalik Studios Art Gallery, #18 Village Road (394-1886), or at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, West Hill Street (328-5800).For more about Transforming Spaces, find them on Facebook and online at www.popopstudios.com/ts.
Liquid Courage Gallery
Newcomer to the Transforming Spaces art tour this year is the Liquid Courage Gallery, a one-room gallery space located on the floor above the Liquid Courage liquor distributor in Palmdale.Following in the wake of their inaugural exhibition that explored the relationship between Bahamian artwork and art beyond our borders, the exhibition for Transforming Spaces, "STORIES" will pair the work of Guyanese artist Dennis de Caires with Bahamian artist Maxwell Taylor.Though the artists will both exhibit prints, they are made through different processes - collagraphs for de Caires and woodcuts for Taylor."Seeing their work side-by-side will highlight the differences in their approach to printmaking," says curator of the Liquid Courage Gallery Tessa Whitehead. "They are both born in the Caribbean, but work overseas, and while they often observe familiar subject matter to those in the Caribbean, their work is also steeped with other influences."Taylor's prints illustrate a watershed event in Bahamian history, the Burma Road riots of 1942, while in de Caires' still-lives, comparatively minimal and quieter, a narrative is embedded in the months or years worth of paint and tweaking.In this body of work, viewers can hope to find compelling pieces that stand as a testament to time, making the exhibition an exciting debut for the participating gallery."We are so privileged to be involved in the tour this year," says Whitehead. "Transforming Spaces is a testament to how welcoming the Bahamian art community is; galleries and artists have come together to arrange an event for the community."
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