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Profile: Saskia D’Aguilar

Saskia D’Aguilar’s love of art has brought her to where she is today. She is the director of the D’Aguilar Art Foundation (DAF), responsible for the art collection of her late father-in-law Vincent D’Aguilar — one of the largest and most important collections of art in the country.

Her journey to the Foundation is not what you would call predictable.

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Enhancing The Downtown Experience

Every Wednesday morning from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. is a relaxing and welcoming Neighborhood Coffee Morning at the Antonius Roberts Studio and Gallery at Hillside House on Cumberland street. Twice a month they feature artists working in different disciplines leading demonstrations.

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A Voice For The People: A Beacon Of Hope

Artist Kishan Munroe considers himself a “global citizen,” a label which has manifested itself in his art. It is this global approach that Munroe takes that makes his work so moving and relatable. His goal as an artist is to transcend the boundaries of language and culture in order to create artwork that can be read and understood through purely visual means.

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360 Exhibition

Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 6:00pm until 9:00pm at the Pro Gallery.

The students of Art 360: An exhibition of selected works created this past semester. At the beginning of the year Art 360 students were given three challenges. The result is a surprising mixture of visuals and creative disciplines (including photography, sculpture and installation) that effectively challenge drawing as a medium and redefine it as a tool for expression.

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BIFF Poster Competition

Posters for the eight years of The Bahamas International Film Festival have been as varied as the artists behind them, yet always offered a breathtaking spin on their slogan “Cinema in Paradise.” Now The Bahamas International Film Festival is opening up their poster design in a competition for artists living and practicing in The Bahamas.

Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is accepting submissions for the 9th Annual Bahamas International Film Festival 2012 Poster Competition. Deadline Monday April 30th, 2012 no extensions.

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A World Without Art: COB Students Protest

Patrons expecting the usual display of colorful work at the Colour of Harmony exhibition instead came upon a coup of sorts by the College of the Bahamas art majors. The students displayed paintings and unglazed ceramics in various shades of grey, conveying their collective shades of anger, grief, accusation, disappointment, betrayal and distress over what they believe has been a systematic denial of their rights to necessary space and equipment.

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Ride for Hope Bahamas 2012

In the past 6 years, well over 1,000 riders have pedaled over 40,000 miles to raise money to help improve the lives of Bahamians with cancer. One of those riders each year has been Popopstudios founder, John Cox. In addition to being chief curator at the NAGB, director of Popopstudios, an instructor at the College of the Bahamas, an active artist and family man, Cox is also an avid cyclist.

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