Art Under Lockdown is an online exhibition intended to spotlight the creativity of artists and members of the public who have turned to making art as a means of expression during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Artists and musicians are free spirits, and they don’t like restrictions, such as those brought by the COVID-19 rules. Painters of landscapes and seascapes, or photographers who like to catch the hustle of town scenes, are naturally going to feel restricted.
The opening night of a new art show at The Ritz-Carlton Art Gallery was well attended last week, a collaboration of 61 local artists featuring around 300 pieces including paintings, photographs, sculpture, mixed-media artwork and more, all celebrated under the collective theme of ‘Whimsical Cayman’.
Eleven local artists have all put their own inimitable stamp on a blank canvas for a new show launched last Sunday at the ArtNest collective.
It was a night to celebrate all things Caymanian at the Harquail Theatre, as the Cayman National Cultural Foundation held their National Arts And Culture Awards evening, and those artists, craftspeople, historians and recorders of Cayman’s past, as well as those who interpret Cayman’s culture....
The Cayman Arts Festival never fails to deliver exciting talent to the Cayman Islands throughout the year and the main festival for 2020 was no exception, with jazz, classical and even Big Brass on the musical menu during the fortnight-long celebration of music.
A new National Gallery will examine the vital role women played in Caymanian society from the 1800s through to the mid-20th century, as told through the work of local artists.
“Risk Assessment”, a thought-provoking play written for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 and performed by Cayman-based theatre group Thespian & Proud, will make its debut in the Cayman Islands on Saturday, 29 February at the National Cultural Foundation’s annual Red Sky at Night festival.
One of the most exciting arts events in the Cayman Islands, the 2020 Cayman Arts Festival, will be taking place in February, with a raft of international and local musical talent waiting to entertain local audiences.
Gordon Solomon is a popular figure within Cayman’s art fraternity, a consistent and award-winning artist who has carved a niche for himself painting large scale pieces that reflect life in the Caribbean cleverly created using his favoured ‘spots of light’ medium.