Public Art in the Virgin Islands: CMARTS

Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the following upcoming events that will take place from February 23 – March 5 in at CMCA in St. Croix. Former Crucian resident, Kendal Henry from New York City will be making his second visit to St. Croix to follow up on a public artwork which was initiated a year ago. This project may focus on a theme of “Common Ground” and may reference the history and cultural use of the towns of Frederiksted and Christiansted. The project will be site specific and will be created during his ten-day residency. Artists and non-artists wishing to participate or just learn more about Public Art are invited to attend. It is Mr. Henry’s intention is to meet Virgin Islands artists and get to know their work. This Blog has been set up for this purpose.

Common Ground public art project and this residency is being sponsored by Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, Virgin Islands Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Virgin Island Artists who wish to post to the blog should request an invitation from Kendal at Kendal11101@hotmail.com.

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Friday, January 22, 2010

PLAQUE

BIKING THE RAIN FOREST: NO BRAKE HILL!

In tandem they spin to a non-stop beat

Rubber wheels races against the black tar heat

Sixteen’s, twenty fours, and thirty twos poses as frames

While rewound memories mimic the playful yesteryear

Colorful shirttails frolic with the wind ahead

The skies of blues and whites are my laughter

MANGO! KENIP! JOJO! ARE MY CHEERS!

As we scream and rejoice at this,

"NO BRAKE HILL"!

C.Ebenezer Nisbett dba Esh Vanterpool

About Kendal Henry

Kendal Henry is an artist and curator who lives in NYC and specializes in public art. He’s worked on a variety of public art projects and programs in the US, Europe, Russia, Asia, Central Asia and Australia. Kendal has served as a Manager of Arts Programs at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Arts for Transit for eleven years. During that time, he has overseen the fabrication and installation of their permanent art projects, served as a member of the MTA’s in-house design team, produced temporary exhibitions at Grand Central Terminal, and produced the MTA’s award-winning poster program. Previous to his experience at the MTA, he served as a project manager at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs’ Percent for Art Program. Kendal is currently a member of the Public Art Network Council, an elected advisory body to Americans for the Arts and assists in developing policies, programs, and resources to promote knowledge and understanding of the broad field of public art.

About The Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts

CMCArts, Inc. was founded in 1994 by Candia Atwater, with the annual publication of the "Island Art & Soul" calendar of Caribbean art. In 2003, CMCArts moved into and began restoration of a wonderful, historic building on the waterfront in Frederiksted. Over the last four years, CMCArts has grown into an epicenter of activity, where residents and visitors of all ages have benefited from CMCArts' innovative arts and cultural programming. Now is an exciting and important time to be involved.

Today, the transformation of our property into a full-service facility is near completion, and CMCArts is now positioned to broaden our programs and deepen our commitment to the community we serve. The beautiful Caribbean Sea and historic Danish property offer a perfect setting for CMCArts' spacious exhibition galleries, visiting artist in residence apartments, working art studios and classrooms, a fully equipped pottery studio, gift shop, offices and protected courtyard for performances and events.

Friday, January 22, 2010

PLAQUE

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