As the exhibition comes to a close we look back on a productive and insightful year for the aptly named “Insight” – this year’s Walkers Art Club exhibition. The final showcase portrayed artwork from over 100 different students ranging pre-schoolers, foundation, primary school students, secondary school students, students from Cayman Brac, and teens who are studying for their final exams. This was the first exhibition curated by NGCI’s education internship recipient Tyra Iton. The exhibition consisted of over 300 pieces of artworks and includes a cross-section of mediums and styles all of which Tyra handled professionally throughout.
Walkers‘ Cayman Managing Partner, Tim Buckley, stated, “We are very proud of the Walkers Art Club programme, which provides children in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, with free after school art classes. The programme is accessible to students of different ages and includes children from both public and private schools, encouraging new friendships and interaction through art. We are delighted to be invited to open the fifth annual Walkers Art Club Exhibition and would like to congratulate Cayman’s talented young artists on the fantastic artwork they have produced this year.”
Through a combination of hands-on instruction and individual experimentation with art foundation principles, students learned techniques, art history, self-confidence and how to form and articulate opinions about the work they created.
“The students have shown tremendous commitment to learning and developing their works over the course of the year, and this exhibition is a wonderful showcase of all that they have achieved, individually and together. We commend Walkers for their long-term commitment to this programme and are grateful for their ongoing support,” adds NGCI Director, Mrs. Natalie Urquhart.
Thank you to Walkers for sponsoring this programme and we look forward to our continued partnership in the upcoming school year.