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In this the Month of May at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre
- May 16, 2019 – Taino Day Celebrations – National Museum West
- May 19, 2019 – Affirmation Tour – Opening Reception – National Gallery West
- May 29, 2019 – Personal Branding WorkShop – TalentboxJA
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Due West 2020
National Gallery West is pleased to present its second staging of our annual submission based exhibition, Due West, which is scheduled to open on January 19, 2020. Similarly to the original concept, which was created in 2018, Due West is part of an initiative aimed at discovering and showcasing the work of artists who live Read More
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The Spirit of Budhai
National Gallery West, the Montego Bay branch of the National Gallery of Jamaica, is pleased to present Spirit of Budhai , an exhibition which explores the works of Cuban born artist, Neville Budhai (1928-2001). The opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Sunday, November 17, 2019 , at 2:00 pm . Remembered by Read More
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Jamaican Art : the 1970s
The 1970s in Jamaica was a period of dramatic social and cultural change. The years following Independence saw Jamaicans contemplating and in many cases challenging the status quo. The artwork on display offers an unflinching perspective on the social unrest that marked the decade but also shows the growing influence of reggae music, Rastafari and Read More
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AFFIRMATION
National Gallery West – Affirmation Exhibition National Gallery West and the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in association with the The Dean Collection 20 St(art)up presents the Affirmation exhibition, featuring a selection of ten (10) works by Kimani Beckford. Launched in May 2018, The Dean Collection 20 St(art)ups was established to support visual Read More
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I SHALL RETURN AGAIN
National Gallery West, the Montego Bay branch of the National Gallery of Jamaica, is pleased to present its latest exhibition: I Shall Return Again. This exhibition explores the work of five young Jamaican artist who have been making an impact on the local and international art scene, who all hail from Western Jamaica. It will open Read More
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SURREAL BLACK
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Spiritual Yard
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Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds (1911-1989)
The Jamaican artist and charismatic Revivalist Bishop Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds was born in 1911 in Byndloss, a rural St. Catherine community some thirty miles from Kingston. At age sixteen he received his first vision and started travelling the countryside preaching. In the early 1930s he made his way to Kingston and settled in Trench Town Read More
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – David Gumbs Xing Wang
The Jamaica Biennial 2017, the National Gallery of Jamaica’s flagship exhibition, is shown at three locations, namely at the National Gallery and Devon House in Kingston and at National Gallery West in Montego Bay. At National Gallery West, which is located at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, the Biennial features an interactive video Read More
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Marcia Biggs: Impressions of Life
The Marcia Biggs: Impressions of Life exhibition explores the work of the popular Montego Bay-based artist Marcia Biggs, through examples borrowed mainly from private and corporate collections in Western Jamaica. Marcia Biggs was born in 1960 in Montego Bay, where she was based for most of her life. She was trained at the Mico Teachers’ Read More
