Ateliers ’89 Punto Di Beyas Arte Aruba, in collaboration with The Fresh Milk Art Platform, Barbados, and ARC Magazine, is pleased to invite you to the opening of the Caribbean Linked VI Exhibition, which will take place at Ateliers ‘89, Dominicanessenstraat 34, Oranjestad, Aruba on Sunday, August 14th, 2022, starting from 6:00 PM.
Creatives from around the French, Spanish, English and Dutch Caribbean who have been living and working together, touring the island and engaging with cultural spaces, and giving artist talks about their works for the duration of the residency will be showcasing the outcome of their time here in Aruba in the form of a contemporary art expo. There will be refreshments served and live entertainment, including DJ Adriano Nanof, will be available on the night.
Participating artists in Caribbean Linked VI include Vesuhely Americaan (Curaçao), Claudio Arnell (Saint Martin), Taisha Carrington (Barbados), Romelinda Maldonado (Aruba), Justin Reinir Croes (Aruba/The Netherlands), John Reno Jackson (Cayman Islands), Sarabel Santos-Negrón (Puerto Rico), Samuel Sarmiento (Aruba/Venezuela) and Béliza Troupé (Guadeloupe). The writer in residence is Ethan Knowles (Bahamas), and the curator in residence is Sofía Olascoaga (Mexico).
Everyone involved in this residency has given a tremendous amount of time, commitment, and enthusiasm to making this a reality, and we look forward to welcoming you to see the culmination of their efforts!
Caribbean Linked VI is made possible by generous support from this year’s core sponsors VriendenLoterij Fonds, Mondriaan Fonds, Vertegenwoordiging van Nederland in Oranjestad (VNO), Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied, The Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA), SETAR, Garage Centraal, AHATA and La Cabana Hotel Aruba, as well as a number of local sponsors in Aruba and regional support from the Gouvernement of Sint Maarten, ART SAVES LIVES FOUNDATION (Sint Maarten), the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF), the Ministry of YSCH (Cayman Islands), The Charitable Arts Foundation of the Bahamas and the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas.
For more information, call Ateliers ’89 at (+297) 565 4613, email caribbeanlinked@gmail.com or visit the Caribbean Linked website at caribbeanlinked.com. Be sure to follow the Caribbean Linked Facebook and Instagram pages for regular updates on the residency.
