One of the works on display at the JA-JA Originals Gallery in Negril. -Contributed photo
Today, Prince George Galitzine will be presenting a selection of his water-colours of Jamaica's 'hand-made' houses at Harmony Hall Gallery and Art Centre in Ocho Rios, starting at 12 noon. George Faria, president of the Georgian Society of Jamaica, will deliver the opening remarks at the show.
Galitzine, the son of a Russian prince and an Austrian baroness, has been visiting Jamaica on a regular basis since the 1970s. After an 18-year involvement in the film business, he started painting full-time in 1996.
This will be his first one-man exhibition in Jamaica, and reflects his fascination with 'home-made' houses, small houses, shops and bars, which are part of Jamaica's disappearing heritage. The exhibition continues until March 11.
Museum to host Black
History exhibition
The Museum of St. James, in the Montego Bay Civic Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, will host an exhibition entitled, 'Jamaica's black middle class of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries', from February 6-28. A social history project of the Department of History and Archaeology, at the University of the West Indies, Mona, this exhibition represents research that is being carried out on the period between the Morant Bay Rebellion (1865) and the end of World War 1 (1918), and features biographical profiles and photographs of twelve Jamaicans who lived in this period.
World Wetlands Day Exhibition
The natural history division of the Institute of Jamaica, invites the public to view its wetlands exhibition, entitled, 'There is Wealth in Wetland Diversity: Don't Lose It', currently on in the Discovery Room, East Street in downtown Kingston. The exhibition features a lively, educational and interactive display on the wealth and biodiversity of Jamaica's wetland areas. The exhibition is open Monday to Thursdays 9:00-4:30 p.m. and Fridays 9:00- 3:30 p.m. For further information call 922-9620-6.
'Ecolovision'
'Ecolovision, a two-man exhibition by artists Hampton Olfus Jr. of Washington D.C. and Lynval Whitelocke of Jamaica opens at the JA-JA Originals Gallery in Negril. The show will run from February 13 to March 26, with an official opening reception on February 13 at 5:00 p.m.
The show is titled 'Ecolovision' as the majority of the works displayed by the two artists are versions of the lush tropical Jamaican scenery, with the exception of a few figurative abstracts.
Antique maps
An exhibition (and sale ) of antique maps and prints is scheduled to be held on February 12-13 at Jamaica Inn, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Books at Bolivar
New books and art works are on display (and sale) at Bolivar Gallery, 1D Grove Road, Kingston 10.
Call 926-8799
'Unity' exhibition
'Unity', a joint exhibition by artist Robert Armstrong and sculptor Christopher Gonzalez, continues at JA-JA Originals Gallery, off the Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril. For information, contact the gallery's curator (Rick Kevonian) at Tel: 957-4326.
Biennial exhibition
The second national biennial exhibition continues at the National Gallery of Jamaica, the Kingston Mall, downtown Kingston, until February 2005. The show features the works of Jamaican artists in drawing, painting, sculpture/assemblage, installation, collages, prints, ceramics, fibre art and photography.
Notices for inclusion in this section should be sent to the Art Diary, c/o The Sunday Gleaner, 7 North Street, Kingston Fax: 922-6223/948-1804. You may also e-mail georgia.hemmings@gleanerjm.com or hemmingsg@yahoo.com.
