Arts
New art exhibition offers visitors ‘Serenity’
(CNS): Artist Laurél Schmid heads a line-up of home-grown talent on show at The Gallery at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman’s latest art exhibition entitled “Serenity”, which is set to open 12 January. Originally from Wisconsin in the US, Schmid graduated with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and has more than 20 years of experience as […]
Little Cayman & Rum Point homes joint winners
(CNS): The Beach House in Little Cayman and Rum Point House on Grand Cayman are joint winners of the 2015 Governor’s Award for Design and Construction Excellence. Governor Helen Kilpatrick said the two buildings represented two very different but superbly designed and executed variants of the classic Caribbean beachside residence.
Cayman Mardi Gras to return in 2016
(CNS): Once the holidays are over, everyone will get a chance for another round of parties when Cayman Mardi Gras returns for the second year, from 8-10 February. The three-day festival will include home-grown talent, international celebrities, an evening celebrating local and Cajun cuisines and musical entertainment.
CNCF gives new life to decades-old play
(CNS): Almost 25 years after local actresses Penny Phillips and Consuelo Ebanks portrayed colourful characters Katie and Lettie, respectively, in the Cayman premiere of The Fallen Angel & the Devil Concubine, the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is remaking the play as part of the Harquail Theatre’s 30th anniversary celebrations.
National Museum throwing 25th anniversary party
(CNS): The Cayman Islands National Museum is hosting a street party and opening a special, new exhibit Saturday, 28 November in honour of the organisation’s 25 years of preserving and celebrating Cayman’s natural and cultural heritage.
Story festival cancelled in favour of theatre anniversary
(CNS): The annual and much-loved travelling story festival that brings families out to enjoy traditional storytelling under the stars has been cancelled. The lCayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) has revealed that there will be no Gimistory this year as a result of a series of productions marking the Harquail Theatre’s 30th anniversary.
Get into the Christmas spirit at the National Gallery
(CNS): The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) is promoting creativity for the holidays by hosting two festive art workshops as well as the popular Christmas Artisan Fair, all coming up next month.
Earl La Pierre honoured for contributions to pan
(CNS): Ground-breaking Trinidadian steel pan band, Invaders, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, recently honoured local musician Earl La Pierre for his lifetime of contributions to the development and promotion of this musical instrument, at an awards dinner in Trinidad.
‘Tis the season for Pink Ladies Christmas fundraiser
(CNS): The Pink Ladies Annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar will be taking place Saturday, 28 November, from 2pm-5pm at the ARC in Camana Bay. The popular family event will include booths selling handmade crafts, homemade jams and cakes, and plants, plus a raffle and silent auction.
NG intern spends year immersed in the arts
(CNS): Caymanian student Candace Welcome has been on the job since August as the Deutsche Bank intern at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI). She is spending a year with the gallery developing her skills and gaining professional experience. The internship programme is in its 13th year. The internship covers many aspects of gallery […]
Young professionals support National Gallery
(CNS): The Young Patrons’ Circle (YPC) of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) recently hosted an evening to enjoy the current exhibition, “tIDal shift – Explorations of Identity in Contemporary Caymanian Art”. Almost 200 YPC members attended the event, which included the premiere of the performance-art piece “Salty Kisses” by local artist Elina […]
Harquail celebrates 30th year with full slate of events
(CNS): To mark the Harquail Theatre’s 30th year, the venue will host 30 anniversary events. First up on the calendar are three back-to-back theatrical productions being staged in the Studio Theatre.
National Gallery nourishes mind and body
(CNS): The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) has launched a new Art Café menu which promotes organic wellness and offers a wide variety of beverages, snacks for kids and adults, and fresh lunch items and breakfast pastries.
Troubled teens fundraising for their own support programme
(CNS): Students from the John Gray High School are raising the cash themselves for a mentoring group that is helping to turn their lives around. According to the school counsellor, Chris Murray, BoyZ2men, which began at the school in 2009 and has a proven track record for getting at risk and troubled teens back on track, is […]
National Gallery festival should draw in the crowds
(CNS): Starting 1 October, the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) will be celebrating the month-long international festival known as “The Big Draw”. The gallery will be hosting the festival in Cayman for the third year, offering drawing activities for all ages and featuring various exhibitions and workshops. Last year 414,000 people in 26 countries participated […]
Blood Moon is rare treat for nighttime skywatchers
(CNS): On Sunday night residents and visitors to the Cayman Islands were able to see a rare and beautiful total lunar eclipse of a supermoon, also called a Blood Moon, as the Sun, Earth, and the Moon lined up in space. The eclipse lasted about an hour and 12 minutes and was visible from North […]
Young filmmakers take in New York
(CNS): Two young filmmakers from Cayman spent a week at a New York Film Academy summer movie camp in August as part of their prize package from this year’s Young Image Makers (YIM) Short Film Competition. Ocean Costa and Samuel Harding, who won the senior and junior categories, respectively, for their original film submissions, attended […]
Programme brings local culture to students
(CNS): First installed within the general school curriculum almost two years ago, the Heritage Arts programme is now reaching more young people than ever before, thanks to the efforts of organisers Cayman Traditional Arts and government support.
