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Exhibition Opening
A Bermuda Interlude: Paintings by Owen Merton Thank you to everyone who braved the rain to join us for the Members’ Preview of A Bermuda Interlude: Paintings by Owen Merton. The exhibition, which is now on display in the Ondaatje Wing, presents a striking series of watercolours painted by New Zealand artist Owen Merton (1887-1931) in the year he spent
Students Visit Wonderland
Schools Visit Interactive Exhibition Over 150 students have visited the Gallery to experience Elizabeth Mulderig’s Bermuda Wonderland since the exhibition opened this fall. Aimed at children and children-at-heart, Bermuda’s best-selling children’s author and illustrator depicts each of the island’s nine parishes through the lens of Alice in Wonderland in a series of large-scale paintings in which characters from Lewis Carroll’s
A Sense of Belonging
Connection and Community in Bermuda Art Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of A Sense of Belonging: Connection and Community in Bermuda Art, curated by Dr. Edwin M.E. Smith. It was a fantastic evening. If you haven’t seen the exhibition yet, make sure to stop by! The exhibition brings together works by artists of Bermudian heritage,
Celebrating Bermuda Art Month
Artist Talk and Live Music October saw the launch of Bermuda’s inaugural Art Month, hosted by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, in a celebration of the arts at cultural institutions across the island. The opening event was held at BNG in collaboration with Gherdai Hassell who gave a talk about her practice in partnership with fellow former Bermuda Biennial artist Yesha
Simple Acts, Big Impact
Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation Fundraiser As part of the closing celebrations for Simplicity of Form: Unfolding Abstraction, we collaborated with Kaleidoscope Art Foundation to display a series of artworks made by students aged 2 to 18 in their after-school programmes which were inspired by the exhibition. The exhibition, which brought together an unparalleled selection of artwork from the Green family’s private collection, was the
Bermuda Wonderland
Step into Elizabeth Mulderig’s World Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of Bermuda Wonderland by Elizabeth Mulderig. It was a fantastic evening. If you haven’t seen the exhibition yet, make sure to stop by and see Bermuda as you’ve never seen it before. Bermuda’s best-selling children’s author and illustrator depicts each of the island’s nine parishes
We Need You
2024 Bermuda Biennial We invite all Bermudian artists and artists living in Bermuda, to submit work to the 2024 Bermuda Biennial, sponsored by Bacardi Limited. The exhibition, which has been showcasing the best of Bermuda art for over three decades, will be juried by Chicago based Jamaican multimedia artist Ebony G. Patterson and N.Y.C based art fair director Helen Toomer.
Fashion Illustration Course
With Lyn Winford The arrival of cooler weather has seen the start of our fall programming here at the Bermuda National Gallery, starting with the four-week fashion illustration course with multi-disciplinary designer Lyn Winford. Classes took in the place in the gallery over four evenings in September. The first week of the course saw Lyn walk participants through the process of constructing
2024 Bermuda Biennial Jurors Revealed
Ebony G. Patterson and Helen Toomer April sees the opening of the 2024 Bermuda Biennial, sponsored by Bacardi Limited – BNG’s flagship exhibition and a critical platform for Bermuda’s art community. As a member of the International Biennial Association, the Bermuda National Gallery’s Bermuda Biennial represents the excellence of local contemporary art. The exhibition brings Bermudian artists the opportunity to engage
BNG Wins Family Favourite Awards
Voted by Readers of The Bermudian Magazine We are thrilled to announce that the Bermuda National Gallery has won two awards in The Bermudian magazine’s first ever Family Favourite Awards: Best Gallery/Museum for Kids, and Best Holiday Camp for Kids ages 9-13! With free admission for the whole family generously made possibly by the Christian Humann Foundation, there has never
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