The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands will hold three free events this week to support its Fourth Cayman Islands Biennial exhibition.
‘Archipelago’ opened on 2 October and features a variety of contemporary art across multiple sites, on all three islands.
Running until 18 February, the exhibition is inspired by the scattered formation and relative isolation of the Cayman Islands and organised around three sub-themes – culture shift, social dynamics and ecological legacies.
Alongside Archipelago, the National Gallery has been running a programme of events, that continues this week.
On Tuesday, 14 October, it will be holding a Q&A with the team behind Narratives of Change, an exhibition at the Governor’s Village that draws from personal narratives of change shared by 17 people living in Grand Cayman.
The team, together with members of the National Gallery, will be looking at the interplay and shared themes of Narratives of Change and Archipelago.
There will also be a chance for the audience to ask questions. The event runs from 6:30pm to 8pm.
On Wednesday, 15 October, the gallery is holding its regular drop-in lunchtime tours, where visitors will be taken around the latest exhibition, which in this case is Archipelago.
The lunch-time tours run from 12:30pm to 1:30pm.
On Saturday, 18 October, the gallery is inviting little ones and their parents or carers to a family fun day.
From 10am to 1pm, kids can enjoy in-gallery activity sheets that support engagement with Archipelago, guided studio workshops inspired by exhibition themes, and artworks and pop-up outdoor art stations.
The National Gallery’s education manager, Maia Muttoo, told Cayman Independent: “The first week of the exhibition has already been a vibrant one, with our launch event, school tours, and visitors beginning to make their way across the six exhibition venues.
“We look forward to seeing how the public will continue to engage through exhibition visits, joining dialogues, and being inspired to develop their own creative responses to contemporary experiences.”
The exhibition is made up of 76 works of art by 60 artists and collectives in Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac.
As well at the National Gallery, the pieces are displayed at the Cayman Islands National Museum, Mission House, Gram Bellas, Cayman Brac Heritage House and Little Cayman Museum.
For more information visit the Archipelago page on the gallery’s website. There’s no need to register for any of the events mentioned above.
