The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to present another edition of its Last Sundays programme on May 26, 2013 when we will again be open from 11 am to 4 pm, with free admission for all. This month our now-customary free tours and children’s activities will be accompanied by a musical performance by the Nexus Performing Arts Company of Jamaica which start at 1:30 pm.
The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to present its Last Sundays programme for February 24 in celebration of Black History Month. We are collaborating with the Jamaica Association of Dramatic Artists, to present a programme of movement, music and dramatics that pays tribute to the National Gallery’s visual art space, Reggae month and Theatre.
This special programme will start at 1:30 p.m. and will be presented in various parts of the Gallery, featuring performances by Ruth HoShing, Oliver Mair, Jerry Benzwick, Tribe Sankofa, the Quilt Performing Arts Company, Hilary Nicholson and others.
Visitors will also be able to see the critically acclaimed 2012 National Biennial exhibition and a special performance art piece by Ebony G. Patterson, which is featured for the last time before the Biennial closes on March 9. The permanent exhibitions will also be open for viewing.
As is now customary, the National Gallery is open every last Sunday of the month, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with free admissions and tours as well as special programming in the afternoon.
The NGJ is continuing its Last Sundays programme, whereby it is open every last Sunday of the month, in addition to its regular opening hours, and will thus be open to the public on January 24, 2013, from 11 am to 4 pm.
As a special feature, the NGJ will be screening of the Jamaican feature film Better Mus’ Come (2010), which will start at 1:30 pm. Better Mus’ Come is a dramatic love story framed by a fictionalized account of the political violence of the 1970s in Jamaica. Directed by Storm Saulter and written by Joshua Bratter, Paul Bucknor, and Storm Saulter, the film has received significant acclaim and received the Best Feature Awards at Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival and Bahamas International Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the Pan-African Film Festival, and the Best Actor Award at American Black Film Festival. The film has also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the British Film Institute. The African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM) recently announced the launch of its new label, ARRAY, dedicated to multi-platform distribution of black independent film and the label’s first acquisition is Better Mus’ Come, for all US distribution rights.
Visitors will also be able to view the 2012 National Biennial, a special performance piece by Ebony G. Patterson and the NGJ’s permanent exhibitions. Storm Saulter is in one of 86 artists represented in the Biennial.
As has become customary on Last Sundays, general admission and tours are free on that day. The film screening attracts a contribution of $ 200 per person and seating is limited to 80 persons in all, to be admitted on a “first come and first served’ basis. Tickets for the film can be purchased in advance from the NGJ – please call 922-1561 for more information.
The monthly “Last Sundays” programme continues at the National Gallery of Jamaica on December 30, 2012, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visitors will be able to view the 2012 National Biennial, which features 126 works by 86 artists, as well as our permanent exhibitions, which provide an overview of Jamaican art from the Taino to the present.
The 2012 National Biennial is a temporary exhibition that reflects a healthy diversity of themes, styles and approaches, from the conventional to the experimental and comprises of work in a variety of media including: painting, sculpture, collage, illustration, assemblage, installation, ceramics, photography, video, animation and textiles.
Artists participating in the biennial qualify for the coveted Aaron Matalon Award, which will be presented during the Sunday opening, to the artist, who in the opinion of the jury members of the Exhibitions and Acquisitions Committee of the National Gallery has made the most outstanding contribution to the biennial. “The Aaron Matalon award will be announced at 12 noon,” stated Dr. Veerle Poupeye, Executive Director of the National Gallery.
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Join us on Sunday for our monthly Last Sunday opening hours, 11 to 4. The free tours and children’s activities will focus on our permanent collections, including the pre-twentieth century collections, the Edna Manley and Kapo Galleries and the AD Scott Gallery. Free admission + special discounts in our gift shop.
