On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, Kingston Biennial 2022: Pressure featured artist, Laura Facey, hosted a special viewing ceremony dubbed 'Sanctifying: Guide Their Way Home' at the National Gallery of Jamaica.
The National Gallery of Jamaica’s Education Department announces the return of its signature educational workshop, WRITIVITY. The workshop will run from Monday, August 15 to Thursday, August 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. daily. Developed in 2015 the WRITIVITY workshop is geared toward Grade 10 – 11 students who are preparing to sit…
From left to Right: O’Neil Lawrence, Chief Curator, NGJ, Roxanne Silent, Senior Director (Acting), The Hon. Mrs. Justice Marva McDonald- Bishop; The Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders – President, Caribbean Court of Justice; The Hon. Miss Justice Carol Edwards; The Hon. Mr. Justice Bryan Sykes,…
From left to Right: Roxanne Silent, Senior Director (Acting), NGJ, Hon. Dr. Itah Kandjii-Murangi, Minister of Higher Education, Innovation & Training, Republic of Namibia, Hon. Christine //Hoebes, Minister in the Presidency, Republic of Namibia, O’Neil Lawrence, Chief Curator, NGJ & Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson…
Friday, July 29, 2022 marked the successful opening of Part 1 of the 4-Part Kingston Biennial 2022: Pressure Film Screening Series, curated by Storm Saulter, with venue at Official Hotel Partner, AC Hotel Kingston. Following films ‘Fever Dream’ by Nile Saulter, and ‘Sprinter’ by Storm…
As well as the small number of mythological subjects which are his best-known works today, he painted a wide range of religious subjects and also some portraits. He and his workshop were especially known for their Madonna and Childs, many in the round tondo shape.
Today we celebrate museums—spaces that facilitate learning about history, culture and heritage, as well preserve cultural objects and information. In Jamaica we have a variety of museums that each cater to their own niche. At the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) we focus on Jamaican and…
The Board and Management of the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) are pleased to announce the June 26, 2022 opening of Kingston Biennial: Pressure. The biennial – the gallery’s flagship art event – is curated this year by David Scott, Nicole Smythe-Johnson, Wayne Modest and O’Neil Lawrence.…
Ms. Roxanne Silent (Acting Senior Director, NGJ) The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Roxanne Silent as its Acting Senior Director. With vast administrative experience and procedural knowledge of the Gallery from her working in the in the post…
The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to announce that it will be open exceptionally on Monday February 28, 2022. This is to provide patrons with an additional day to view the Jamaica Jamaica! exhibition as Reggae Month comes to a close.
On Thursday, February 24, 2022, the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) will present an online Reggae Month event, entitled Charting Changes: A Reasoning about Narrative Styles and Directorship in Dancehall Music Videos of the 1980s and 1990s. The event will be a panel discussion, streamed live…