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• Gerard Hanson Exhibition Opens Today at the Mutual Gallery

  2 June 2011 by Karin in Art,Happening on the Edge 2011 [ no comments ]

  An exhibition of Gerard Hanson's new work opens on today, Thursday 2 June at 7 pm at the Mutual Gallery. The public is invited to come to the official opening of the exhibition which is entitled "Fashioned Realities”. Drinks, courtesy of ...

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• Become Your Dream!

  31 May 2011 by Karin in Art [ 1 comment ]

  [caption id="attachment_12368" align="alignnone" width="463" caption="Photo  by Berette Macaulay"][/caption] I just love the idea of people living their dreams which I think is so ably summed up in this painting by New York based artist, De La Vega. Thanks to Jamaican New ...

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• Take a Cultural Tour of Jamaica – JCE Schedule for 2011

  17 April 2011 by Karin in Art,Happening on the Edge 2011 [ no comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_12105" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Artist Alexander Cooper in his gallery with Dominique Brown"][/caption] Jamaica Cultural Enterprises (JCE) is a new tour company launched last year by Karen Hutchinson specializing in cultural tours of Jamaica. I highly highly recommend their tours having ...

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• Studio 174 Collaborates with Denver Art Gallery to Produce Mural with Local Artists

  1 April 2011 by Karin in Art,Happening on the Edge 2011 [ no comments ]

  The BIG PICTURE Global Exchange by ILLITERATE Gallery in Denver, Colorado is a very cool project where photography meets street art on a global scale. Big Picture 2011 is an international photographic exchange where photographers from around the world submitted images ...

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• Association of Jamaican Potters Fair Features Work from Local Potters, Artists and Jewelers

  18 December 2010 by Karin in Art [ 1 comment ]

  [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="437" caption="Work by Patrick Hall, Potter"][/caption] On Saturday December 18th and Sunday December 19th the Association of Jamaican Potters will be staging  their annual ART & CRAFT FAIR to be held on the grounds of the Forestry Department, ...

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• Cool Places to Shop For Christmas

  17 December 2010 by Karin in Art,Fashion,Worth A Visit [ 1 comment ]

  [caption id="attachment_10796" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Nadia Stanley from Stanley and Empress"][/caption] Ok. So there's some last minute Christmas shopping to do - here are some definite cool (and fun) shopping spots to check out this Christmas season... 1. ART AND CRAFT FAIRS: Coming up ...

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• Jamagination – A Tempting Website for Art Lovers

  3 December 2010 by Karin in Art [ 1 comment ]

  [caption id="attachment_10634" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Tiara Passion by Juliet Thorburn"][/caption] Jamagination is a website I stumbled upon recently that I thought I'd share for all those lovers of Jamaican art out there looking for an Xmas art splurge... According to the website, "Jamagination.com.jm ...

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• JCE’s Kingston Art Trek Explores Uptown & Downtown Galleries

  25 November 2010 by Karin in Art,Happening on the Edge 2010,Art Exhibitions [ 5 comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_10504" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Starting off at Emancipation Park, New Kingston with Laura Facey-Cooper"] [/caption] This past Saturday, I ventured out with a group of art enthusiasts on the inaugural Kingston Art Trek- our mission, to visit a cross-section of Kingston's galleries. ...

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