{"id":1418,"date":"2016-05-27T19:39:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T19:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2023-10-10T13:31:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:31:26","slug":"one-jamaican-art-gallery-made-artist-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/2016\/05\/27\/one-jamaican-art-gallery-made-artist-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"How One Jamaican Art Gallery Made Being an Artist Cool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Jamaica today, art is literally everywhere\u2014from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/transforming-kingston-through-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">roadside murals<\/span> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/transforming-kingston-through-art\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">d<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/transforming-kingston-through-art\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/transforming-kingston-through-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">c<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">e<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/transforming-kingston-through-art\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">h<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/transforming-kingston-through-art\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">l<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">l<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/transforming-kingston-through-art\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">i<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">g<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/transforming-kingston-through-art\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s to an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/art-covered-street-first-stop-jamaica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">abandoned warehouse-turned-art-exhibit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.. But only in the last few decades have artists found local support for their talents. In the 1950s, Edna Manley founded the island\u2019s first art school (which would later become the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts). And in the 1970s, the National Gallery of Art opened in Kingston, bringing the largest art collection within the Caribbean. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout these formative decades, Wales-born art dealer, educator and cultural activist Annabella Proudluck drew inspiration from the rising local arts scene in her adopted Jamaican home. In 1981, she took over a restored 19th century clergy house and founded Harmony Hall. Hidden behind lush trees along the North Coast Highway in Tower Isle, St. Mary\u2019s, the Jamaican-Georgian manse became one of the island\u2019s most prestigious galleries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Without the Edna Manley College\u2019s focus on formal artistic education, Proudluck showcased the works of self-taught \u201cintuitive\u201d artists, providing them a much-needed platform to gain exposure. Harmony Hall fostered a welcoming space for painters, sculptors, woodcarvers and the like to hone their crafts. In its 30-year history, Harmony Hall has represented hundreds of artists including sculptors Gene Pearson and David Pinto, two of the island\u2019s most prominent sculptors. Today, a colorful mix of international and local artists\u2019 works are on view.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just a short drive from GoldenEye, Harmony Hall also houses a popular Italian restaurant Toscanini\u2019s. It\u2019s a must-see for visitors looking to experience the arts and culture of Jamaica. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Image <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madaminja\/5709099332\/in\/photolist-9GuCk7\">source<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Jamaica today, art is literally everywhere\u2014from roadside murals and dancehall signs to an abandoned warehouse-turned-art-exhibit.. But only in the last few decades have artists found local support for their talents. In the 1950s, Edna Manley founded the island\u2019s first art school (which would later become the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts). And in the 1970s, the National Gallery of Art opened [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":1839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-jamaica"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jamaican Art Gallery Has Made Artists Cool Again: How?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cultural activist Annabella Proudluck has been relentless in her pursuit to launch and augment their talents through her gallery, Harmony Hall since 1981\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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