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February 18, 2021 Art blog0 comments

Visual Art from 2020 in The Curaçao Museum

Due to the lockdown in March & April 2020, Curaçao entered a vacuum and despite the negative aspects such as a loss of income, it created time. This time has been expressed in the work of these visual artists, in which their thoughts and experiences are reflected.

February 9, 2021 Art blog0 comments

Artistry in times of Corona: Bethyamin van Nieuwenhuizen puts her words into action.

Bethyamin sees the opportunities that exist to showcase the visual arts sector of Curaçao as a benefit for the tourism industry and for the economy. “Especially during these times of the pandemic, we have to be creative and start collaborating more”, Bethyamin explains.

February 2, 2021 Art blog0 comments

Artistry in times of Corona. Herman Van Bergen

Just like everyone else, Herman is at home for 8 weeks. Because he always has materials in stock, he can still work. He creates the series ‘Los Pulmones’ (The Lungs), inspired by the local flora in colored pencil on paper. The irony that the Coronavirus is a lung disease is not lost on him.

January 23, 2021 Art blog0 comments

‘E porta’ (The gate) by Giovanni Abath

December 2020: As of early December 2020, Parke Lucha Pa Libertad (Fight for Freedom Park) at Rif features a large, new entrance gate, created by Giovanni Abath.

December 1, 2020 Art blog0 comments

Aid 4 Art – Attention for the visual arts sector

With the art world struggling because of the pandemic and all its restrictions, the goal of the Aid 4 Art auction was to create awareness of the local art scene and to encourage the artists.

November 7, 2020 Art blog0 comments

First exhibition by Gwen Garcia

Gwen resides in the Netherlands but decided that his first exhibition must take place in Curaçao. Most of the works were made in the Netherlands, especially for this occasion.