EXHIBIT ENDS SEPT. 27 -- Caribbean Expressions: Art, Life & Culture

Event Details

Time: September 5, 2013 at 6pm to September 27, 2013 at 5pm
Location: UCF art gallery, inside the visual arts building
Street: just off of Gemini Blvd. and Aquarius Agora drive
City/Town: Orlando FL
Website or Map: https://www.google.com/maps/m…
Phone: 407-823-5470
Event Type: art, exhibit
Organized By: UCF Art Gallery
Latest Activity: Sep 9, 2013

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Event Description

The University of Central Florida Art Gallery is proud to present an exhibition featuring Caribbean art from the Bryant Collection, the Shoemaker Collection and the General Library Collection, all on loan from UCF Special Collections, as well as works from the private collection of renowned artist, Edouard Duval Carrié.

Celebrated artists such as Wilson Bigaud, Préfète Duffaut, Propere Pierre-Louis, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds, Everald Brown and Wifredo Lam will be showcased through paintings, sculpture, and prints. The vibrant spirit of the Caribbean is on view through a combination of festive colors and bold figures. The show has been curated with a multicultural focus that seeks to link the diverse population in Florida with that of the Caribbean.

Our lecture series will include the following:

Lecture Series:

Dr. Kevin Meehan, University of Central Florida

Historical Consciousness in Haitian Painting

Wednesday, September 11th, 4:00pm

Dr. Ilenia Colón Mendoza, University of Central Florida

The Caribbean-ness of Caribbean Art

Friday, September 20th, 1:00pm

Dr. Paul Niell, Florida State University

Ritual Space and Afro-Cuban Modernity at the Sanctuary of Regla, Cuba

Thursday, September 26th, 6:00pm

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 5, 2013 6pm-8pm