DOONGALIK STUDIOS ART GALLERY NEWSLETTER

February 2016 Volume 10 Issue 2 The month of Love!

20 Village Road Open Mon , Tues, Wed 10am 4pm / Sat 9am1pm

P.O. Box N-1207 Nassau, Bahamas Tel (242) 394.1886 Email:pam.burnside@doongalik.com

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PROMOTING THE VISION: By the Year 2020 more visitors will be attracted to The Bahamas by Bahamian Art,
Culture and Heritage than by merely sun, sand and sea.

SECOND WOOD ARTISTS SHOW GROWTH OPENS next week

February 28 - March 16

always the wood used is this show came from

trees that were downed in storms or that were cut
because they were in the way of development.

Growth the second group exhibition of works by

wood artists Jeremy Delancy, David McGorrin,
and Robin Hardy (shown above right) will open at
Doongalik Studios on Sunday, February 28 from
3-6pm. Inspired by the success of their From
Within Exhibition last year, the artists have come
together once again to showcase their fascination
with this medium with a presentation of beautifully turned Bahamian wood items that can be
functional, decorative or fanciful.

While most of the artwork will have been turned

on a lathe, other processes such as dying, burning
and staining have been used to make each piece
unique and worthy of any art collection. Turning
wood is a fascinating process and although you
might start your piece with a particular end result
in mind, the wood sometimes takes on a life of its
own and might well turn into something completely
different!
Popular wood artist, Robin Hardy, will be set up
on site with this lathe daily from the second week
of the Exhibition to demonstrate the wood turning
process and to instruct interested persons in how
to turn their own pen, as well as showing them the
difference of the various woods! This was a well
attended added feature at last years exhibition.
The Exhibition will be on display until Wednesday
March 16.

Delancy stated, The name of our show is not

only about the local woods that we use but also
about our own growth as humans and as artists.
Wood is an artistic medium unlike any other. In GROWTH WOOD EXHIBITION
its grain we can see the forces of life, change, WORKSHOP, WAH-KEEN & TS 2016
and adaptation that are at work all around us. As TS 2016 & CREATIVE NASSAU

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BRIGITTE BOWYER CAREYS WATERCOLOUR

WORKSHOP WAS A SUCCESS! Her five students
worked hard and enthusiasticallyone even made her
first sale on the first day! (below right) We plan to
hold another one later in the year, so stay tuned!

TRANSFORMING SPACES 2016 www.tsbahamas.com

The Transforming Spaces Team is in gear for their new and revised
annual Art Tour entitled SWELL:Community+Collaboration that
will take place on Saturday and Sunday March 12 & 13!

WAH-KEEN LONG ISLAND STUDENTS

EXHIBITION OF THE HURRICANE CLOSES WITH
SEVERAL SALESThanks for your support!!
Well over 100 pieces
of amazing art, essays, poems, 3-D
models and installations from students of
Grade 7 to 12 depicted the traumatic
experience of WahKeen and provided
them with an excellent
outlet to deal with this
harrowing event.

Funds
collected
from the
sales will
assist with
rebuilding
the Long
Island
school

Transforming Spaces has been transformed in several ways for

2016:
*It has been incorporated as a non-profit organization;
*It has new branding and logo with TS t-shirts available for sale;
*Art Tour will take place primarily downtown and it is no longer a
structured group tour- patrons can enjoy the events on one or two
days on their own time;
*Main Gallery is the Towne Hotel with VIP Preview on Friday night;
*Other venues are Satellite galleries: Hillside House, Central Bank
(incorporating 3 spaces: The Main Hall, Verandah House and The
Great House), the DAguilar Art Foundation, PopopStudios International Centre for the Visual Arts, and New Providence Arts & Antiques;
*Buses will be used as a shuttle service from 10am-2pm;
*TS Ambassadors will be available at all points of the tour.
The TS ticket price is still $35 and will also include a wristband
(which is a new feature to be worn on the weekend tour). Tickets
are available from NAGB (which will also be opened for extended
times during the tour weekend with free parking and access to the
Brent Malone Exhibition to TS patrons), Hillside House, Bahama
Hand Prints, Doongalik and The Place for Art (contd next page...

Elkino Dames art students from LW Young paid a visit to the

Doongalik Compound to view the Long Island Exhibition!

TS2016 (contd) :
The ticket will allow patrons access to all TS weekend activities.
The week of activities will start in the evenings 6.30-9pm at the
Satellite Galleries. On Wednesday evening there is an Opening at
POPOP Triple Double along with NEW PROVIDENCE ART &
ANTIQUES Build and Battle Junkanoo Rush out from 8-9pm. On
Thursday evening, events will take place at HILLSIDE HOUSE
Tourists Only and in CENTRAL BANKs Main Gallery, and Verandah House. There is no charge for these Openings and wine
will be provided.
On Friday from 7pm-9pm there will be a special limited VIP Cocktail Reception at The Towne Hotel to preview the Exhibition and
meet the artists. Tickets are $100 and will also allow you to access
to the Saturday and Sunday events.
On Saturday and Sunday the Satellite galleries will offer patrons
an additional art event from 10 am to 2pm along with the addition
of the viewing of The Fringe Exhibition at CENTRAL BANKS
Great House and D'AGUILAR ART FOUNDATIONs Exhibition of
Jammin IV.
Patrons may drive to any one of these galleries and park during
that time frame to gain access to a shuttle bus service that will
transport you between all of the galleries, including the Towne
Hotel where you can view the exhibits at your leisure. The shuttle
bus is expected to stop at each space in 30 minute intervals.

CREATIVE NASSAU We are happy to report that our CN

Markets are now taking place TWICE A WEEKeach Wednesday
and Fridayin Pompey Square from 9am5pm. The CN artisans
sell true-true Bahamian hand made products. Please check our
Creative Nassau facebook page for this months photos!
This photo by
Rosemary C.
Hanna shows one
of the CN Market
artisans, Angie
Lightbourn, busy
at the seaside
collecting Bahamian shells that
she uses to
produce her
authentically
hand made items!

CN RADIO Tune in to Island FM 102.9 on radio or Cable TV this

afternoon at 55.30pm for a repeat of our interview with watercolour artist, Brigitte Bowyer Carey (below left with Patti and Pam in
the studio) or log on at www.islandfmonline.com!

On Saturday the main event Gallery at the Towne Hotel will be

open from 10 am until 10pm and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday.
Free parking (with your wristband) will be available at the parking
lot at Holy Spirit Church for Popop on Saturday only and on both
days at Hillside/Towne Hotel in the parking lot to the north of Hillside or at the Central Bank (or the shuttle will drop you there up to
2pm) or at the NAGB for persons preferring to walk to the venues.
The Towne Hotel's exhibition will be on the top floor where a cash
bar and musical entertainment will be available. A cash bar and
refreshments will also be located on the ground floor pool area.
There will be volunteer TS Ambassadors at all of the stops, on the
shuttles, and in the parking lots to assist patrons throughout the
day.

Check the
TS2016 website
on a regular
basis to keep
you informed of
updates and
news on this
years tour , and
share with your
family and
friends in Nassau and abroad!
BE SURE TO
PURCHASE
YOUR TICKETS
EARLY!

BAHAMIAN STRAW DOCUMENTARY

Creative Nassau is extremely proud to announce that they have
completed the filming of a BAHAMIAN STRAW DOCUMENTARY
that was written and produced by Patricia Glinton-Meicholas at The
Counsellors Limited (TCL)! Sincere thanks is extended to Joan
Albury (pictured below left) at TCL for the Companys expert assistance, the Cable Bahamas Cares Foundation for their kind donation
and support, and the Jackson Logan Burnside III Design Library
and Research Centre for funding towards the project.The Straw
Documentary will be launched in the near future, so watch this
space!