doongalik studios december 2011 art newsletter

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

SPIRIT OF THE DANCE OPENING

PHOTOS

DOONGALIK NEWS

NEW ADDITIONS

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DOONGALIK STUDIOS ART GALLERY NEWSLETTERDOONGALIK STUDIOS ART GALLERY NEWSLETTERDOONGALIK STUDIOS ART GALLERY NEWSLETTERDOONGALIK STUDIOS ART GALLERY NEWSLETTERDecember 2011December 2011December 2011December 2011Volume 5 Issue 12Volume 5 Issue 12Volume 5 Issue 12Volume 5 Issue 12HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

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P.O. Box N-1207 Nassau, Bahamas Tel (242) 394.1886 Email:[email protected] Web blog: doongalik.blogspot.com Website: doongalik.com We are also on Facebookfacebook.com/doongalik

PROMOTING THE VISION: By the Year 2020 more visitors will be attracted to The Bahamas by Bahamian Art,Culture and Heritage than by sun, sand and sea.

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The second Annual JACKSON BURN-

SIDE CONVERSATIONS ON CUL-

TURE entitled SPIRIT OF THE

DANCE opened to an enthusiastic

crowd this month! The Exhibition hon-

ours the legacy of dance and entertain-

ment legends Paul Meeres, Hubert

Farrington and Shirley Hall Bass

who performed all over the world for

several decades! The Exhibition in-

cludes extensive photographs, news-

paper and magazine articles, reviewsand memorabilia. It will be on display

until February 2012.

To complement the Exhibition, onThursday evenings January 12, 19 and26, Doongalik will present the popularConversations on Culture. Each weekone of the Dancers will be highlightedin conversations with family, friends,and colleagues who will offer in depthinsight into the lives of these fascinat-ing individuals. We will post more infor-mation on our website and facebook

pages in the new year!In addition we will be screening filmson each of the dancers in theDoongalik theatre: We have a 3 hourballet choreographed by Hubert Far-rington, a documentary on Shirley HallBass produced especially for the seriesby Dr Keith Wisdom, and an interviewby Charles Carter with Peanuts Taylor,Errington Watkins and Paul Aranhaabout their relationship with PaulMeeres. See you there!


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A R T A N D P R O D U C ECOMBINE ON SATURDAYS

Doongaliks

F a r m e r s

Market has

been quite

successful

and we are

happy to

provide fresh produce to

our eastern residents.

Lucayan Tropical will be

out on Saturday , Decem-

ber 24 as well as Satur-

day December 31 along

with Dear Hearts world

famous iced tea and sev-

eral other vendors.

Congratulations to the

winner of the door prize

at the first market, MsTanya Lester (above left

with Orchid) who won a

Jackson Burnside art

print!

We look forward to see-

ing you on the porch from

9am1pm on both days!

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With the new year around thecorner we are gearing up for the

Transforming Spaces 2012 Art

Tour and thank those persons

who have submitted proposals.

We look forward to another ex-

citing event!

Please visit our website for up-

dates atwww.transformingspacesbahamas.com

We would like to thank all of the manypersons who continue to extend acco-lades in Jacksons memory. The family ismost appreciative of these tributes whichdemonstrate how much he was loved andrespected:

Antonius Roberts for hisbeautiful tribute in wood

that opened at New Provi-dence Art & Antiques last

month.

The Bahamas RedCross who obtainedpermission to pro-duce this years

fundraising Christmas Card using the im-age of his New Year Risinpainting.

This month Jackson was honoured at theJoe Billy Festival and also in a portrait byKrystal Major at the National arts andcraft enrichment program exhibition.

We look forward with much anticipationfor the production of the new edition ofYinna 4 by Guanima Press in 2012 whichwill be dedicated to Jackson!

We also wish to thank the One Family Junka-noo and Community Organization who arehonouring their Chairman Emeritus in thisyears Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade! Thefollowing is a portion of the groups paradesynopsis:J Junkanoo his passion, Warrior to thecore,A Artist and architect his talents an end-less store;C Christ his king, Children his hope, Cul-ture his call;K Keeper of the Bahamian flame, a true-true mentor to all;S Strong son of the soil, proud of his na-tive land,O One Familys Chairman Emeritus, agiant of a manN National hero in this proclamation,united we stand.

Jackson Logan Burnside III world renowned artistand architect, a man whose achievements are cele-brated throughout The Bahamas and the world, aman whom we in The Commonwealth of The Baha-

mas are proud to claim as a True-True Bahamian.

This Boxing Day, the One Family Junkanoo andCommunity Organization invites you to join us inthis historic moment in time. For the first time inthe history of Junkanoo, an A Division group de-votes its Boxing Day theme fully to commemorat-ing the life of a Bahamian Hero, as we honour our

own under the history making theme:

Salute to Jackson L. Burnside III

As We Knew Him -We Love The Bahamas!

Celebrate with us as we trace the many dimen-sions of Jacksons colourful and accomplished life:his sunrise and sunset, and all of the importanthighlights in between: his marriage to his belovedPam, his attendance at mass every Sunday, hismany trips around the world, his famous sayingsthat have impacted all of us: It takes a village toraise a child, catch a stick of fire, and many more.

Stand proudly with us as we acknowledge themany contributions of this great Bahamian to ourcountry: his powerful impacting of the nation onJunkanoo Talks, his magnificent art work, his

indelible architects stamp on buildings like MarinaVillage, Atlantis, and Festival Place. And join usas the Warriors pay tribute to our ChairmanEmeritus, the architect of our groups principles,designer of our group logo, the ant, and chooserof our motto from Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant

thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise.

Other themes come straight from the books thisground breaking theme comes straight from ourhearts. Our grief and pain at our loss are proudlytranslated and boldly depicted in this historic pres-

entation honouring our own.

DOONGALIK NEWS

TRIBUTES CONTINUE IN JACKSONBURNSIDES HONOUR AND MEMORY


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A selection of colourfulnew ceramic bowls byMAX TAYLOR are avail-able.

Two new paper prints byCHANTAL BETHEL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOME!!... for my 60th Christ-mas Birthday this Sunday!

Along with my daughters,Ebony (left) and Orchid(right) I extend best

wishes to you and yoursthis Holiday Season!

We will be closed for theholidays and reopen forbusiness on Tuesday

January 3, 2012.

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MICHELLELINDSAYsu n i q u eC h r i s t m a stree-toppers

made out ofi nd igenousmaterials willc e r t a i n l ybrighten yourholiday..

...then decorate the tree withthese ornaments made from seaurchins and intricately carved na-tive woods by JEREMY DE-

LANCY

Looking for something different fora holiday present? These giftitems from local woods by ROD-DIE PINDER will certainly fit thebill and your pocketbook!

N E W ! ! !A M O SF E R G U -SON DVDThis award

w i n n i n gdocumen-tary by Tom& KarenNeuwirth is

now available at the Gallery!

The latestEdition ofthis Carib-bean Artmagazineis in storeand sellingfast!

Nassau in the 50s and 60swas a beehive of activity asmotor car racing took placeevery year. This publication

MOTOR RACING AT NAS-SAU traces these events indetail. This is a must keepsakefor lovers of fast cars, racingand high society who had ataste of the heyday during therecent Nassau Speed Week!

Bahamian Art is flourishing

NEW ADDITIONS GREAT HOLIDAY SHOPPING IDEAS!!

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