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John Cox and Averia Wright from The Current Baha Mar join us to recap the highlights of FUZE Art Fair and preview what's coming at SCOPE Art Show Miami.

Artist and designer Ryan Lewis speaks about his vision of a futuristic Junkanoo in his generative AI collage series in NELEVEN .

FUZE Art Fair artists and gallerists speak about the artist's journey and how art fairs have the power to connect the region.

A conversation with Reagan Kemp, NAGB’s inaugural artist-in-residence, on her residency experience, current projects, and what’s next.

BNYC Director Dexter Fernander joins Maddie in the first of a series of conversations centered around Bahamian independence and cultural impact.

John Cox and Averia Wright join Maddie to talk about the exhibition "Urban Light" by Cardo Knowles, on view at The Current. Ty B also pops in to talk about his recent project "While You Were Out".

NAGB's Associate Curator Letitia Pratt discusses a recent professional development trip to Kingston, Jamaica, to be a part of the PREE Writing Studio 2024.

The education team takes over Blank Canvas to talk about all things summer camp. In addition to camp, we also have exciting opportunities for camp counselors, teachers, and a mural artist.

Christina Wong, Jordon Ritchie & Selena Munroe discuss upcoming exhibitions at Hillside House and CAB Gallery & Studio.

Host Amard Rolle and team member Germaine Knowles talk about current and upcoming NAGB exhibitions, events, and opportunities.

NAGB team members Zearier Munroe Wilkinson, Nowé Harris-Smith, and Richardo Barrett join host Amard Rolle to discuss  Thirty: Island Life Perspectives , now on view at The Star Plaza in Georgetown, Exuma. They explore what it means to bring art directly into communities, current trends shaping educational practice at the Gallery, and why creating accessible cultural spaces matters for Bahamian ide...

Tonight on  Blank Canvas , Amard Rolle talks with NAGB’s education team about upcoming initiatives, including the travelling exhibition  Thirty: Island Life Perspectives  and Easter ARTernoon.

This week on Blank Canvas, Amard Rolle talks with Nyasha Warren and Douglas Barkey about the upcoming MAC Conference,  The Power of Museums: Relevancy, Advocacy, Transformation , happening in Nassau 1–5 March.

TERN Gallery’s Jodi Minnis joins guest host Katrina Cartwright to discuss the upcoming exhibition, In this house is a home… , featuring works by artist Heino Schmid. Minnis shares thoughts and insights on Schmid’s practice, particularly the body of work he created for this exhibition, and gives a sneak peak into TERN’s upcoming presentation at EXPO CHICAGO where Schmid will represent the gallery a...

Guest host Amard "Maddie" Rolle, NAGB’s Executive Assistant, is joined by Reagan Kemp and Marknesha Bastian, two emerging multimedia artists working with I.C.E. (Incubator for Collaborative Expression). The conversation focuses on the need to push boundaries, create community, and touches on the dynamic programming happening at the space. We also discuss the much anticipated upcoming exh...

Gio Swaby is a Bahamian artist who left The Bahamas several years ago to pursue studies in Canada, where she completed a BA in Fine Arts at Emily Carr University. Now embarking on her MA in Toronto, Gio has already signed to a major New York gallery, Claire Oliver in Harlem, and just completed her first major solo exhibition for which she received critical acclaim, a mention in The New York Times,...

This episode features art critic and writer Seph Rodney, PhD. Born in Jamaica and raised in the Bronx, Seph is a staff writer and editor at Hyperallergic , where he focuses on contemporary art and the cultural conversations that surround it. His work has also appeared in outlets including CNN, American Craft Magazine, and NBC, and he has contributed essays to artist catalogues and museum publicati...

This week on Blank Canvas we return to looking at the ninth National Exhibition NE9: The Fruit and the Seed , with two artists, Anina Major and Natascha Vazquez, whose work speak to our ties to the land and how important it is to care and cherish the environment. Major is a transplanted Bahamian currently living and working in the US, and her works alludes to the experience of transplantation—lite...

Curator, producer, and cultural connector Sasha Dees joins Blank Canvas to talk about building networks across the Caribbean and beyond. Based in the Netherlands, Sasha has spent decades producing interdisciplinary arts projects around the world, working closely with artists, festivals, and cultural organisations to encourage collaboration and new ways of working. Her long-standing engagement with...

On tonight's episode, Amanda Coulson welcomes back Blank Canvas's original host, John Cox (Creative Art Director at Baha Mar) and his colleague at The Current, Natascha Vasquez (Creative Arts Programme Manager) to speak about the arts programme being developed at the new resort on Cable Beach. With studio spaces, a very visible commercial art gallery, educational assistance, and commercial...

Tomorrow on  Blank Canvas , Amanda welcomes members of Da Spot 242—Garsekani Nash, Erin Greene, Candy Rigby, and Gianno Wallace. The improv troupe, now in its 12th season, has entertained audiences for over 15 years with weekly shows on Cable 12 and live performances. They are preparing for two August dates at the Winston V. Saunders Theatre (formerly the Dundas) on Mackey Street—12 and 19 August....

On Wednesday evening’s  Blank Canvas , Amanda Coulson, NAGB Director, is joined by Bahamian artist Edrin Symonette and Jamaican artist Leasho Johnson to discuss their practices and collaborative exhibition,  Of Skin and Sand , opening Friday at 7 pm. Part of NAGB’s  Double Dutch  series, the project challenges nationalism and insularity through collaboration and exchange. For this fifth iteration,...

This week on  Blank Canvas , Amanda Coulson speaks with Guilden M. Gilbert Jr., Duke Wells, and Ana-Lisa Wells about  The Bahamian Project , a photographic initiative preserving portraits of those who embody the Bahamian spirit. The latest exhibition,  Bright Lights & Raw Gems , opens Thursday, 6 July, at 6 pm at the Central Bank Art Gallery, featuring 50 new prints and a digital showcase of 1...

Tonight on  Blank Canvas , NAGB Director Amanda Coulson speaks with guests from the University of The Bahamas about the UB Graduate Art Show, which opens tomorrow, Thursday, 22 June, at Hillside House on Cumberland Street from 6 pm to 8 pm. Our guests include Keisha Oliver, Programme Coordinator for the Arts at UB; Matthew Rahming, a second-year art student; and Moriah Lightbourn, one of the first...

Amanda Coulson talks with master metalworker Tyrone Ferguson about his artistic journey, ancestral connections, and the monumental gates he is creating for NAGB’s campus—the artist’s first public commission for a national building.