Looking Back and Looking In: Reflections on The Intuitives and Jamaica’s Independence Day "The Intuitive’s, on the other hand - through some form of inspiration which is how most describe the initial creative act - and the creative urge they feel within themselves - bypass this route of learning and apprenticeship and tap directly into that wellspring of original imaging. They simply arrive at a spontaneous expression - a unique style dictated by ‘heart and soul.’"

Happy Independence Day The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of the National Gallery of Jamaica would like to wish you a Happy Independence Day. This year marks our 61st anniversary of Independence under the theme Jamaica 61… Proud and Strong. On August 6, 1962, Jamaica gained independence from Britain, having proudly elected our first Prime Minister and […]

Sign Up for Writivity 2023 The National Gallery of Jamaica will once again be hosting its educational workshop Writivity: How to Look at Artwork. The workshop will run from Monday August 14 to Wednesday August 16, 2023 at 9:30am -2:30pm. The Writivity programme was developed in 2015 to assist Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Visual Arts students with the research […]

Happy Emancipation Day Happy Emancipation Day from the Board of Directors, management and staff of the National Gallery of Jamaica. Today we commemorate the abolishment of slavery following the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in King’s Square, Spanish Town on August 1, 1834.

NGJ Hosts Successful IRPC Auction On Saturday July 1, 2023 the National Gallery of Jamaica successfully hosted its third auction for the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) in support of The Alpha Institute. The auction consisted of the top one hundred posters that were featured in the 29th Art of Reggae Exhibition. Also auctioned were nine posters from Maria Papaefstathiou’s […]