Spanning the length and breadth of all three Cayman Islands, the National Gallery’s second biennial exhibition, Reimagined Futures, encompasses artwork by 41 of Cayman’s artists, who have used the once in every two years forum to touch on important themes of the day.
We often hear the word associated with music, and art, and yes, with literary compositions. We have pronounced it in multiple ways as well, like “jonray”, “jawnra”, “jawn”. Having both French and Latin origins, “genre” comes from the French genre which means “kind, “sort”, or “style”.
From his vantage point as long-time bus driver of Cayman’s youth, Renford “Mr Rennie” Barnes, has heard many stories and has many stories to tell.
Dr Stephanie Fullerton-Cooper is an Associate Professor of English at the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI). She has a passion for promoting Caribbean and Cayman literature. The views expressed here are not those of UCCI.
After a self-imposed quarantine in 2020 due to a global pandemic, Rundown has returned in 2021 to spread laughter, not COVID.
Renata Kecskes, an author and independent security and protection specialist based out of George Town, Grand Cayman found protecting others from harm is her calling, but empowering women in understanding situational awareness and self-defense training is her passion.
The much-loved Cayman Arts Festival was in danger of not happening at all this year, thanks to what organiser, Executive Director Marius Gaina, said was a very difficult year last year with Covid-19 restrictions threatening to prevent any musical acts appearing at the festival and little money....
A question I often ask Caribbean Literature students in our first class is, “How many of you have studied literature from the Caribbean?” Responses have moved from no one answering in the affirmative, to one or two in the affirmative, to quite a few in the affirmative over the past years.
‘Homegrown’ is a new exhibition on display until 31st March at the National Gallery, a collection of photographs by film maker/photographers David Hartwell and Bill Ferehawk, who have been working with the National Gallery and the National Trust, raising awareness about the beauty....
After a difficult year for the arts and culture community and the creative economy, the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF), organiser of Cayfest 2021, is looking forward to once again highlighting the cultural diversity and artistic talent that flourishes in Cayman.