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On October 30, entrepreneur Karen Hutchinson will be launching some exciting new products for Jamaicans as well as for visitors to our capital city. Via her company, Jamaica Cultural Enterprises, Karen will be offering “cultural tours” of Kingston including tours of Kingston’s key places of interest and  gallery “art treks”.

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After successfully touring several countries in Europe, Bernard Hoyes is back in Jamaica with a new exhibition. His new work blends elements he has gathered along his recent travels with the traditional images from his “Revival Series” celebrating his experience with Revivalism in Jamaica as a young boy. The exhibition

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Here are some more photos of the Digicel downtown mural taken by Berette Macaulay for YardEdge. For the past month an exciting new project has been underway in downtown Kingston by the waterfront, a Digicel commissioned art mural covering some 2000 + sq ft of aluminum zinc walls enclosing a

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YardEdge once again welcomes a guest post from fellow Blogger, Berette Macaulay, who ventured downtown to investigate the Digicel downtown mural… For the past month an exciting new project has been underway in downtown Kingston by the waterfront, a Digicel commissioned art mural covering some 2000 + sq ft of

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The Dudus Chronicles, an exhibition of recent work by Belizean artist Hubert Neal, Jr. opened on Saturday, August 21 at Grosvenor Galleries. YardEdge: Why are you an artist? Hubert: i was born this way. i have aways had a need to express myself in creative ways YardEdge: When did you first become one?

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The Revolution Gallery presents “Tea, Glorious Tea 2010 – Form & FUNction” on Thursday August 26, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

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In photo: From left to right Margarette May Macaulay, Berette Macaulay, Sana Rose-Savage, David Sykes, Mrs. Sykes The winners of the Viewers Choice awards for the National Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition 2010 have been announced.  The winners were voted on by members of the public and for 2010  there were

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YardEdge had a chat with Douglas Reid of Grosvenor Galleries about his urban poster collection on now at the gallery, his upcoming show, the Dudus Chronicles, and the state of Jamaican art today. YardEdge: What got you started collecting these street signs? Douglas: From the first time I really noticed

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The Dudus Chronicles, an exhibition by Belizean artist Hubert Neal, Jr., opens at Grosvenor Galleries, 1 Grosvenor Terrace, on Saturday 21st August, 2010 at 7 p.m. The Dudus Chronicles, created initially at the Roktowa art studio in downtown Kingston is Mr. Neal’s interpretation of the events which occurred during the Tivoli seige by the security

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Here’s a link to a story about the WINNERS! The Super Plus Under 40 Artist of the Year Exhibition and Competition is coming up on Thursday 19 August at 7 pm at the Mutual Gallery. Go cast your vote for your favourite artist!

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