News from the National Gallery
About Us
Established in 1996, the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) is a vibrant arts organisation that seeks to fulfil its mission through exhibitions, artist residencies, education/outreach programmes, and research projects. The NGCI operates in both a local and global arena. As part of our mission to “promote and encourage the appreciation and practice of the visual arts, of and in the Cayman Islands “we send Caymanian art and artists abroad as well as have many fine international artists visit, exhibit and work in the Cayman Islands.
VISIT US
GALLERY HOURS
Monday to Friday
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sundays and Public Holidays – Closed
Admission is FREE Donations are welcome.
School Tours
Schools can book a guided tour of Images of Yesteryear. They can also book an Active Learning Session which explores the National Collection of art and covers different areas of the National Curriculum.
Both of these programmes are FREE for local schools, but must be booked in advance.
Group Visits
The National Gallery welcomes group visits. Contact us in advance to organise a guided tour or educational package.
The Gallery Shop
Get your drawing supplies from the Gallery….
The Gift Shop is located in the National Gallery’s lower exhibition hall. Proceeds from the Gallery Gift Shop help to fund our Exhibitions and Education Programmes.
Exhibition Reception Volunteers Needed!
Being an Exhibition Reception Volunteer requires a weekly commitment. We’re looking to fill the following time slots:
Mon. 1:30 PM to 5 PM
Wed. 1:30 PM to 5 PM
Wed. 10 AM to 1:30 PM
Fri. 1:30 PM to 5 PM
Wed. 10 AM to 1:30 PM
Please email
for further information and to save your preferred spot!
Maples Art Library
This book is available from the National Gallery.
This delightful book allows children to explore and respond to the world’s great masterpieces every day of the year through games, puzzles, colouring, and other activities.
New Upcoming Adult Courses
Drawing II
with Garielle Wheaton Every Saturday 10:45 AM – 1:15 PM
2 November – 14 December (7 sessions)
$198 ($220 non-members)
To register for this class click here.
This class is a beginner’s drawing class, designed to teach those who want to learn the basic, classical drawing skills from the ground up. Students will learn foundation drawing skills, from sharpening a pencil to making a form appear 3-dimensional. The aim is to teach the students to see, by teaching how to measure proportions using the “Sight-Size” method, the use of negative shapes for correction and for refining a sketch, and the use of light and dark shapes to bring form to the work.
Watercolours II
with John Broad Every Saturday Afternoon 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
2 November – 14 December (7 sessions)
$154 ($171.50 non-members)
To register for this class click here.
This course will teach you various techniques such as pencil and pen drawing, watercolour washes, wet-on-wet, dry brush, and how to choose the different qualities of papers specific to each medium. You will be encouraged to explore these methods in short thirty minutes drawings and to record them in a sketchbook.
For more information on our youth educational programmes email [email protected].
Kids and Families
Preschoolers and Parents
with Kieshona Brown Every Friday 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Admission free, drop-in, all welcome!
Family Fun
with Kieshona Brown Every Saturday 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Admission free, drop-in (first come first served), for children and families!
For more information on our youth educational programmes email [email protected].
In the Brac…
Live Studio Night with Monte Lee Thornton Every Monday
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Coldwell Banker Office
Sponsored By Coldwell Banker
Outdoor Painting with Simone Scott
Every Saturday 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Foster house #5 Bight Road, opposite the Bluff road, Northside
Free for residents (visitors: $10 includes use of supplies)
Both residents and visitors can attend this open air class and record their contemporary experiences and the beauty of the island.
Art for the Elderly with Simone Scott
Every first and third Thursday 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Kirkconnell Community Care Centre
Free for residents (incl. use of supplies)
This class is designed to allow people who live in rest homes to engage with art.
Sponsored by Ernst & Young
Walkers After-School Club on the Brac with Simone Scott
Registration now closed. To register for next term contact NGCI
Every Friday, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Spot Bay Primary School, Cayman Brac
For students ages 7-12 years old
Free, limited to 12 students
Sponsored by Walkers
For more information on our Cayman Brac programmes and events contact: Simone Scott Tel: (345) 917 7718 or email [email protected]
The Big Art Auction 2
We wish to extend a huge thank you to our participating artists for part-donating their work to the Big Art Auction 2:Front from left; Nasaria Suckoo Chollette, Randy Chollette, David Bridgeman, and Teresa Grimes, Middle; Wray Banker, Back row from left; Miguel Powery, Avril Ward, John Broad, Renate Seffer, Mikael Seffer, Chris Mann, and John Bird, Absent; Gordon Solomon, Bendel Hydes and Al Ebanks.
The Big Art Auction 2 is now showing at the National Gallery Dart Auditorium during Gallery hours until 6 November, 2013. Admission is free. Donations are welcome!
Community Events (non-NGCI events)
The National Gallery seeks to “promote visual arts in and of the Cayman Islands”. Through this e-bulletin you can learn about other arts related happenings in our community.
VAS
Call for Artists
Upcoming events at Camana Bay
For more information email
Chamber’s CayShop Expo
At The Arc, Camana Bay
24 – 26 October
Friday 25 October 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday 26 October 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Church Mice
An exhibition of their recent works
Full of Beans Cafe
1 – 30 November
Transcending
Art Exhibition
The Ritz Carlton
3 July – 5 November, 2013
Curator: Chris Christian
To the Edges of the World
Underwater and Land Photogallery
90 School Road George Town
Darvin Ebanks
(345) 929 7181
Cayman Islands Craft Market (waterfront)
Come out and support our local artists
Items on sale include prints and original pieces
Please contact Cira Bush on (345) 929 4777
