The first sculpture for the Blue Bay Sculpture Trail at Blue Bay Curaçao was unveiled on the 26th of April 2017.
Board of Stichting Beeldentuin Blue Bay (Sculpture trail Blue Bay Foundation), presented the first sculpture by Curaçao visual artist Ellen Spijkstra. A ceramic totem pole titled Door de jaren heen (Over the years).
At the end of 2017, 6 additional sculptures will be realized along...Read More
Exhibition ‘Isla i Arte den nos Bida’, opens February 16, 2017.
A visual art reflection on 100 years oil refinery in Curaçao, at the Curaçao Museum. The exhibition is an event by NAAM/ Isla den Nos Bida.
Tuesday – Friday: 08:30 – 16:30.
Saturday: 10:00 – 16:00.
Closed on Sunday and Monday.
Entrance fee: NAf5,-.
The exhibition remains till April 14, 2017....Read More
The art of Bernadetta van Eps Schretlen is widely spread in Curaçao, especially in private homes and offices, but also in public venues.
On November 12th and December 28th, 2016, Landhuis Bloemhof organized a private bus tour, to visit the artist’s work in some of these public venues and offices. Her daughter Quirine van Eps, guided the tours.
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The exhibition at NAAM, ‘Isla den nos bida’, covering the existence of a hundred years oil refinery in Curaçao is curated by Felix de Rooy. In the exhibition are various eye-catching art pieces on display, created by Giovanni Abath.
Felix de Rooy requested Abath to make one more piece. This should be a monumental work of art to complete the series and create an ultimate link with...Read More
Young visual artist Avantia Damberg created a monumental art piece, the Map of Curaçao.
In 2014 independent art historian Jennifer Smit curated the exhibition ‘Exploring the Past to Envisage the Future’ in The Curaçao Museum. One of the younger participating artists was Avantia Damberg, with an interactive installation ‘Map of Curaçao’.
It was the...Read More
Garrick Marchena creates mural in Domi Abou and guides workshop with youngsters from the neighborhood.
Garrick Marchena is well known in Curaçao for his murals. Large paintings, appearing unexpectedly on buildings in Willemstad or elsewhere on the island. His murals appear on neglected walls of partly constructed buildings or left over walls from dismantled houses.
The public loves and enjoys...Read More
Uniarte is a new art platform that began in the Netherlands in 2010 where Sharelly Emanuelson connected and linked young artists from the Dutch Caribbean living in the Netherlands. Since end of 2015 Uniarte set foot in Curaçao, right in the heart of downtown Punda. Uniarte wants to connect, collaborate and create synergy to strengthen the art scene and enhance the engagement of the public with...Read More
The theme of this exhibition, female orgasm, is surrounded by taboos and preconceptions. A total of 38 sculptors from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Curaçao, England, and Japan bravely tackled the theme. September 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2015.
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In 2015 Curaçao visual artist Herman van Bergen will realize his project ‘Cathedral of Thorns’ in the garden of Landhuis Bloemhof.
The first ‘stone’ for the cathedral was laid by Mrs. Michèle Russel-Capriles, president of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied, on December 15, 2012. The Cathedral of Thorns will be created completely of thorns from the local...Read More