Cris, the caretaker at Popopstudios, celebrated his 71st birthday on October 18. The Popop artists […]
Year: 2011
“Fallen Transitions” Presents Perspectives On Film And Individuality
June Collie and Richardo Barrett—both College of The Bahamas students—present the culmination of their artistic studies undertaken during the summer in their show “Fallen Transitions”, which opened Thursday October 20 at Popopstudios.
Consisting of both video and painting installations, the work holds a meaningful exchange about film and individuality.
Afterschool & Saturday Art Classes
Afterschool & Saturday Art Classes at Popopstudios. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Classes begin September 13 and end December 10, 2011
Preparing For Fallen Transitions
Junior resident artist Richardo Barrett prepares the walls at Popopstudios for the upcoming show “Fallen Transitions”.
Master Artists of the Bahamas In Iowa
This project, initiated by the Waterloo Center for the Arts (WCA) in cooperation with filmmaker Karen Arthur and The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, seeks to raise the profile of Bahamian art.
The “Master Artists of The Bahamas” Exhibit will run from October 14, 2011 through January 2012 at the WCA in Iowa.
Exhibition photos…
Katrina Creates Tile Mosaic For Popop’s New Kitchen
Ceramicist Katrina Cartwright is utilizing her skills to create a tile mosaic on one of the walls in the newly refurbished kitchen at Popopstudios.
Bahamian Artists Petition Against Art Supply Duties
Artists are making a new push to achieve the 750 signature goal on a petition launched last year calling for the removal of the 45 per cent duty on art supplies and equipment. Currently 486 signatures have been secured.
Artist Profile: Richardo Barrett
Barrett will be showcasing new paintings and illustrations in a two-man exhibition entitled “Fallen Transitions” at Popopstudios International Center for the Visual Arts in Chippingham on Thursday, October 20, 2011 along with fellow Junior Artist-in-Residence June Collie.
Of this experience, Barrett states, “One of the things I valued was the fact that there was a community of artists and a dialogue that happened amongst us being there.”
Popop Artists Part of History-Making Exhibition
History is being made as the largest collection of Bahamian visual artists’ work to be displayed in the United States opens next week in Waterloo, Iowa. “Master Artists of The Bahamas”, an exhibition featuring over 40 pieces of artwork by eleven Bahamian artists, will coincide with a symposium, film series and educational public art installation project at The Waterloo Center for the Arts.