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31 MAY, 2024 | More than 150 artists took part in Cayman Art Week this year, many exhibiting their work for the first time. With art on show at 42 venues across all three Cayman Islands, and with a large turnout at events and record numbers on bus tours, Cayman Art Week is a testament that the art scene in Cayman is thriving.

According to the Chairman of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, Carl Brown, Cayman is currently undergoing an art renaissance. Speaking to more than 300 artists, collectors and guests at Cayman Art Week’s launch party, co-hosted with the National Gallery on 22 May, Brown said, “We’re experiencing a renaissance of art in the Cayman Islands…

13 MAY, 2024 | Cayman Art Week is returning 22-26 May for its fourth year which promises to be its biggest yet with 15 galleries, 11 studios and 14 pop-up exhibitions participating across all three Cayman Islands.

From painting and pottery to installations and interventions, Cayman Art Week showcases the broad range of creative venues and talented artists. With all venues free and open to the public, and with artists in attendance at many of the events taking place throughout the week, Cayman Art Week makes it easy to explore Cayman’s dynamic art scene and there’s art on sale to suit every budget.

01 MAY, 2024 | Cayman Art Week’s familiar red dots are cropping up all over Camana Bay as the town prepares for the fourth-annual Cayman Art Week, taking place from 22-26 May. Cayman Art Week brings together local artists and gallery owners to present five days of art events and pop-up exhibitions across all three Cayman Islands. Whether buying or browsing, it’s an ideal way to discover and connect with Cayman’s creative community. Art exhibitions are open throughout the week, with free bus tours running in a different district each day. Camana Bay will be at the heart of the action on Thursday, 23 May, when CAW West brings the spotlight to venues along the Seven Mile Beach corridor.

Cayman Art Week will return for a fourth year with five days of art exhibitions and events scheduled across all three Cayman Islands from 22 to 26 May 2024.
Since launching in 2021, Cayman Art Week has worked with local artists and galleries to produce more than a hundred events that showcase the contemporary art scene in the Cayman Islands with open studios, pop-up exhibitions and gallery tours.

JUNE 16, 2023 | Come for the beaches. Stay for the culture.
For most travellers, sun, sand, and sparkling blue water are enough reasons to book a trip to the Cayman Islands. But for those looking to add more depth to their itineraries, Grand Cayman and its sister islands, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, offer a thriving arts scene. On this culturally rich Caribbean trio of islands, beach breaks include studio tours and gallery talks, a national museum with an impressive permanent collection …

JUNE 14, 2023 | Each year, Cayman Art Week features temporary exhibitions and pop-up galleries where artists can collaborate and show their work. This year, the Hub Gallery took over a former restaurant space in Camana Bay to present ‘side-by-side’, a pop-up exhibition with work by ten local artists.

JUNE 08, 2023 | The spotlight was on Cayman’s vibrant art scene last week as local artists and galleries took centre stage for the third annual Cayman Art Week. Hundreds of art fans attended exhibitions, open studios, pop-ups and events across all three Cayman Islands making CAW23 the biggest and most busy to date.

JUNE 07, 2023 | The spotlight was on Cayman’s vibrant art scene last week as local artists and galleries took centre stage for the third annual Cayman Art Week. Hundreds of art fans attended exhibitions, open studios, pop-ups, and events across all three Cayman Islands, making CAW23 the biggest and most busy to date.

JUNE 06, 2023 | Cayman’s got talent. A lot of it. The work of many artists across several genres – from painting and sculpture to metalwork and multi-media – was on display throughout the annual Cayman Art Week. Art lovers, some of whom were transported by buses on three separate tours over three days, had a chance to visit the surprisingly numerous local studios and galleries, some of which are tucked away in side streets in neighbourhoods dotted around Cayman.

MAY 27, 2023 | So much choice, so little time! With such a wide array of art-filled options to enjoy during Cayman Art Week, it’s can be hard to pick where to go and who and what to see.
Luckily, the various CAW bus tours, including the CAW East tour which includes a look inside the iconic Miss Lassie’s House, and the ‘Art in the City’ tour of George Town, will give art lovers a chance to drop into several of the many galleries, studios and pop-up exhibits that are opening their doors to the public for the week.

MAY 26, 2023 | It’s that time of year again when the spotlight falls on Cayman’s incredibly wide range of artistic talents – Cayman Art Week.More than 40 events will be held across all three islands over five days, with many galleries, studios and pop-up exhibitions opening their doors daily to lovers of all art genres.Each day will focus on a different district with special events and hop-on/hop-off buses making it easy to visit multiple venues. The formal opening be held on the evening on 30 May with a Collectors Preview, an invitation-only event at Camana Bay.

MAY 25, 2023 | Fashion Designer —Jawara Alleyne and rapper — Josh Pearl present a streetwear exhibition | On June 1 and 2, art aficionados are set to be swept away by a wave of artistic brilliance as ‘On Our Block’ organisers prepare to host an art exhibition geared at captivating residents and visitors alike. Static displays, fashion showcase, panel discussion, student tours, sales and a culminating closing night block party themed in “all things street culture” is on its way.

MAY 26 2023 | It’s that time of year again when the spotlight falls on Cayman’s incredibly wide range of artistic talents – Cayman Art Week.
More than 40 events will be held across all three islands over five days, with many galleries, studios and pop-up exhibitions opening their doors daily to lovers of all art genres.
Each day will focus on a different district with special events and hop-on/hop-off buses making it easy to visit multiple venues. The formal opening be held on the evening on 30 May with a Collectors Preview, an invitation-only event at Camana Bay.

MAY 11, 2023 | Cayman Art Week is set to return for a third year from Tuesday, May 30 to Saturday, June 3, 2023, at venues across all three Cayman Islands. Five days of exhibitions and events, all free and open to the public, are designed to showcase Cayman’s flourishing art scene.

Founded in 2021 to support local artists during the pandemic, Cayman Art Week has quickly established itself as a hot ticket in the community calendar, attracting hundreds of art lovers, buyers and collectors to participating galleries, studios and pop-up shows throughout the week.

MARCH 16, 2023 | Cayman Art Week is set to return for a third year from Tuesday 30 May to Saturday 3 June 2023 at venues across all three Cayman Islands. Five days of exhibitions and events, all free and open to the public, are designed to showcase Cayman’s flourishing art scene.

Founded in 2021 to support local artists during the pandemic, Cayman Art Week has quickly established itself as a hot ticket in the community calendar, attracting hundreds of art lovers, buyers and collectors to participating galleries, studios and pop-up shows throughout the week.

MARCH 13, 2023 | Cayman Art Week is set to return for a third year from Tuesday, 30 May to Saturday, 3 June 2023, at venues across all three Cayman Islands. Five days of exhibitions and events, all free and open to the public, are designed to showcase Cayman’s flourishing art scene.

JANUARY 2023 | Surveys reveal an overwhelmingly positive response to Cayman Art Week 2022

Following the second iteration of Cayman Art Week in June 2022, two surveys were conducted – one of participating venues and the other of attendees to the events - to assess the overall impact of CAW and to gather comments and suggestions for improvement. These results will be used to inform future planning.

JULY 2022 | Creative freedom and self-expression were on display over the course of five days in June as the second annual Cayman Art Week unfolded throughout the Cayman Islands. Kicking off with a VIP collectors’ reception at Agua Restaurant & Lounge in Camana Bay and followed by a series of high-profile events across all three Cayman Islands, this vibrant – and free – series of events united a community of artists, collectors and art lovers in a celebration of art in all its forms.

JULY 1, 2022 | The work of scores of local artists was on display at more than 50 pop-up events, exhibitions and open studios across the Cayman Islands during Cayman Art Week, which ran from 22-26 June.

Each day, the event focused on a different area, with CAW West (West Bay and Seven Mile Beach), CAW Central, and CAW East, and buses brought art lovers to the various venues across the districts.

JUNE 17, 2022 | If you missed the movable feast for the senses that was Cayman Art Week in 2021, fret not – it returns on 22 June with another collection of events and exhibitions to dazzle the eye.

Last year was the inaugural launch of the initiative, which was designed to bring artists and art lovers together, creating new connections for established names as well as emerging talent. The plan is to keep it as a fixture on the annual calendar in order to support the growth of a sustainable art market and raise the visibility of artists in Cayman.

14 JUNE, 2022: Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, Cayman Art Week is back from 22 to 26 June with another packed programme of exhibitions, panels and parties taking place at 34 venues across the Cayman Islands, all free and open to the public.

Cayman Art Week brings together local galleries, artist studios and pop-up exhibitions to create a platform where art lovers and collectors directly can connect directly with artists, from established names to emerging new talent.

07 JUNE, 2022: It’s official. The second annual Cayman Art Week, a four-day portal into the world of art in the Cayman Islands, is set to return in June, giving artists, art collectors and local businesses a reason to rejoice.

Staged across every district on all three islands, this year’s Cayman Art Week — which is sponsored by Provenance Properties Cayman Islands — promises to live up to the success of last year’s highly lauded event with a wide range of contributions and participation from local creators and curators.

JUNE 8, 2022: Cayman Art Week returns with five days of free art events across all three islands, adding new venues and partners in 2022

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, Cayman Art Week is back from 22 to 26 June with another packed programme of exhibitions, panels and parties taking place at 34 venues across the Cayman Islands, all free and open to the public.

Cayman Art Week brings together local galleries, artist studios and pop-up exhibitions to create a platform where art lovers and collectors directly can connect directly with artists, from established names to emerging new talent.

After a successful inaugural year which brought together over 30 art venues for a week-long celebration of art, Cayman Art Week (CAW) is confirmed for June 2022. The annual event brings together art venues across all three islands. It seeks to raise visibility for the sector through a joined-up platform that connects art lovers and collectors directly with creators.

This year, the five-day event will start on 22 June and run through 26 June. Following the model established in 2021, participating venues will be open throughout the week and each day, focusing on a particular area of Grand Cayman.

STAR FOR CREATIVITY CERTIFICATE | Twelve of Cayman’s cultural practitioners and preservationists will be honoured for their contribution to the country’s arts and cultural legacy at the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s 28th annual National Arts and Culture Awards, taking place on 17 Feb. at the Harquail Theatre.

Cayman Art Week shone a light on Cayman’s established commercial galleries, artist studios and pop-up exhibitions across all three islands and inspired hundreds to engage with the visual arts.

Photo by Heather Holt courtesy of George Town Revitalisation.

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Cayman Art Week (CAW) will be going live next week with the inaugural event scheduled for 07 - 10 July 2021. The week-long program of art exhibitions, tours, gallery events, open studios and Pop-ups seeks to raise visibility for the arts sector through a joined-up platform connecting collectors directly with creators. Get to know more about Cayman Art Week via this short film by Armada Films, developed with support from the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism.

Cayman Art Week boosts local art | Last week saw a whirlwind of art gallery tours, pop up exhibitions and live showcases of art in action during the inaugural Cayman Art Week. The collection of art-based events spanned all three Cayman Islands, involved 25 venues and saw 85 local artists participate. Studio bus tours took interested people around art studios in George Town and along Seven Mile Beach, while private tours gave art aficionados the chance to have a one-to-one with artists and delve a bit more deeply into what makes the artists tick.

Cayman Art Week launch event at Agua, Camana Bay | At the launch event at Agua for Cayman Art Week (CAW), Provenance Properties’ Jackie Doak and Sue Nickason, along with CAW Patron Susan Olde, OBE, Minister for Investment, Innovation and Social Development Andre Ebanks and CAW Founder and Creative Director Natalie Urquhart, got into the art-buying spirit with their red dots in support of the inaugural celebration of local art.

Art in the City was one of the most unique events to ever hit Cayman | On Friday, July 9, art lovers left their cars at home and participated in ‘Art in the City’, part of the inaugural Cayman Art Week, which began with live music, small bites, drinks and pop-up exhibitions at the event headquarters at Monaco Towers in Heroes Square, before patrons headed out on a curated bus tour on a complimentary shuttle supported by the George Town Revitalisation programme which explored 10 exhibits around George Town.

JULY 5: Are you an art lover? Or are you an art collector? Then this event will interest you. The Cayman Art Week is an annual week-long curated programme of gallery tours and open studios around the Cayman Islands. This year’s programme will run from 6 -11 July 2021.

Here are some highlighted events to look out for.

PALM HEIGHTS HOSTS CAYMAN ART WEEK POP-UP | Caymanian contemporary glass artist Davin Ebanks and mixed media artist Nasaria Suckoo Chollette have joined up with the design-centric Palm Heights hotel in a pop-up exhibit for the inaugural Cayman Art Week.

The pop-up is being featured in the Palm Heights vintage book shop at the entrance of the hotel.

SUPPORT CAYMAN ART WEEK | New initiative runs from 7-10 July Description goes hereThe first Cayman Art Week launches on 7 July, designed to support local artists and give them more exposure in the community.
Running through 10 July, it will feature a programme of art exhibition tours, gallery events and open studios. The project seeks to raise visibility of the arts sector through a joined-up platform connecting collectors directly with creators.

DescriptThe quality, quantity and diversity of artwork produced on the island is huge and perhaps not as widely known as it should be, so, in a bid to get more people buying local art, a new art initiative is taking place in July, Cayman Art Week. Beginning with their website www.caymanartweek.com that went live last week, the event, which is scheduled to run from 7thto 10th July 2021, will be an annual, week-long programme of art exhibition tours, galleries events and open studios.

PROVENANCE PROPERTIES ANNOUNCES IT IS THE LEAD PARTNER OF CAW'S INAUGURAL CELEBRATION | Luxury real estate brokerage Provenance Properties, the exclusive affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate in the Cayman Islands, is pleased to announce it is a lead partner of Cayman Art Week.

Cayman Art Week (CAW) went live with www.caymanartweek.com this week in advance of its inaugural event scheduled for 07 - 10 July 2021, an annual, week-long program of art exhibition tours, galleries events and open studios. The project seeks to raise visibility for the arts sector through a joined-up platform connecting collectors directly with creators.

Inaugural Cayman Art Week will launch in July | Cayman’s first Cayman Art Week (CAW) scheduled for July 7-10 will connect collectors directly with creators via an annual, week-long programme of art exhibition tours, galleries events and open studios.

“Cayman Art Week aims to shine a light on the vibrant gallery and studio sector through a comprehensive website, interactive art map and week-long celebration that encourages the sale of art,” says Urquhart, who developed the project in response to the need for a central collaborative ‘hub’ to share information about Cayman’s commercial art sector.

19 JUNE: Cayman Art Week has gone live with their new website as they approach the launch of the first event of the annual series.
From 7 July 2021, a week-long program of art exhibition tours, galleries, events and open studios will be connecting collectors directly with creators. The project seeks to raise visibility for the arts sector.
Natalie Urquhart, project founder and creative director said, "Cayman Art Week aims to shine a light on the vibrant gallery and studio sector through a comprehensive website, interactive art map and week-long celebration that encourages the sale of art."

16 JUNE: Cayman's first Cayman Art Week (CAW) scheduled for July 7-10 will connect collectors directly with creators via an annual, week-long programme of art exhibition tours, gallery events and open studios.

Project founder and creative director Natalie Urquhart is already well-known in the Caymanian creative sector, having to lead the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands for over a decade.