Our Gems of Art

The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) presented an exhibition of artwork by instructors of the NGCI’s busy education and outreach departments. With 25 programmes taught annually by professional artists, the National Gallery was pleased to highlight their instructors and their work.

The exhibition entitled Our Gems of Art: NGCI Instructors Exhibition was curated by the Deutsche Bank Intern Kieshona Brown, who commented “This will be the second exhibition I have had the privilege of curating in the National Gallery’s Dart Auditorium/Community Gallery. I have been involved in the many different departments and aspects of the National Gallery, with Education being the core of my focus.”

The National Gallery always offers many different art programmes for children, adults, teens, the elderly, and individuals with special needs. Ms. Brown explained further that “These programmes are essential to the Gallery and the people of the community, but none of them would have been possible if it weren’t for the men and women who take the time out of their busy lives to teach. We hope that this exhibition will show the appreciation we have of our ‘gems of art’.”

Instructors at the National Gallery were either art teachers, well-known professional artists or artists that had a lot of experience and practice in their medium. The work displayed consisted of a wide range of genres and mediums. Natalie Urquhart NGCI Director noted, “Their dedication has not gone unnoticed and we’ve seen a tremendous amount of quality artwork produced from these programmes. Because of this, we are honoured to exhibit their work and to put the spotlight on the art that our instructors have produced this year.”

Our Gems of Art: NGCI Instructors Exhibition opened with a members’ preview event on 10 July 2014 from 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM. The exhibition officially opened to the public on 11 July 2014 and closed 9 August 2014.