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The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) have announced the “Art of Assemblage” Exhibition to commence at The National Gallery, Esterly Tibbetts Highway, Grand Cayman from Friday, May 10th until July 26th 2013.
“Art of Assemblage” will be showing contemporary works created from found objects and recycled materials.
The NGCI have also announced the Family Fun [...]
Members of the public are advised that the Public Works Department (PWD) and the National Roads Authority (NRA) will carry out their annual hurricane preparedness exercise on Thursday May 2, 2013.
As part of the exercise PWD and the NRA will shutter and inspect over 100 Government complexes and buildings on Grand Cayman, including 16 hurricane [...]
THE ARTSY MONTH OF MAY: DISCOVER THE ARTS AT CAMANA BAY
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman (Wednesday 24 April 2013): Did you know that the bubble benches in Jasmine Court were designed exclusively for Camana Bay? Or that The Observation Tower mosaic is comprised of more than 3,000,000 individual Bizazza tiles, handcrafted in Italy? Or that the [...]
Abstract painting with Solenn Carriou
Location: The National Gallery Education Centre
Term: April 25th – June 6th ( 7 sessions)
Day: Every Thursday Morning
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fees: $153 ($170 non members)
Single drop-in session (no beginners): $30 ($27 members)
Class limited to 10 students
Abstract painting is a style of painting that fools many people into believing that the [...]
BBC
The teenage suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been taken into custody in a suburb of the city, police have said.
Gunfire was heard as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was found hiding in a boat in a backyard in Watertown.
He had escaped on foot early on Friday after a police shootout that claimed the life of [...]
A life at sea & East End’s traditional artisans! | What’s happening at the Museum!
HEADS UP:
The National Museum has lots of great events coming up in the next few weeks! So stop by and show your support for the Museum and Cayman’s traditional artisans; your participation will help the National Museum maintain their educational programmes [...]
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A mask from a native American tribe in Arizona has fetched 160,000 euros (£135,000) at auction in Paris, more than three times the pre-sale estimate.
Friday’s auction of 70 masks fetched some 930,000 euros after a legal challenge to stop the sale failed.
Lawyers for the Hopi tribe had asked for the auction to be cancelled on [...]
These Bizarre And Beautiful Persian Rug-Style Images Are Made From Google Maps
Nicholas Carlson, Business Insider
An artist named David Thomas Smith is putting on an exhibition at The Copper House Gallery called Anthropocene.
Smith took images from Google Maps and patterned them using motifs typical of Persian rugs.
The result is remarkable: twisted, elastic shapes and forms that, [...]
From cagle.com
Take a look at this attached so funny Kirk Anderson cartoon that appeared on The Cagle Post website on April 4th 2013.
The cartoon has the title “PAYING TAXES: US MAIL. CAYMAN ISLANDS!”
For more on this story go to:
http://www.cagle.com/2013/04/paying-taxes-us-mail-cayman-islands/#.UWS5LhnPMpw
The National Gallery invites all our readers to attend a lecture with Shane Aquart on the topic of Digital Art and The Cayman Panorama
The Dart Auditorium at the NGCI on Wednesday, April 10th 2013 6-8pm
Wine and soft drinks will be served
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands is situated on Esterly Tibbetts Highway
Please RSVP at [...]
