The art community in Barbados is vibrant and displayed in a multitude of art Galleries Island wide. Perhaps it was passed down through the generations from the slave ancestors who had only their hands and imaginations to work with!
Barbados is home to some incredibly talented artists. These artists are not limited in media, style, or size and choose to express themselves through all kinds of wonderful arts and crafts, including oil and acrylic painting, sculpture, ceramics, woodworks, jewellery making, shell craft, and coconut carvings.
Most of the work produced by local artists depicts our local scenes and our local culture. Also, the colours tend to be very bright and vivid illustrating the vibrant, happy nature of our people and our island.
The art produced varies from shell earrings sold on the beach, to large murals and woodcarvings. By visiting one of the local art galleries you could easily find yourself totally wrapped up in a single piece of art, the kind of piece you could stare at all day.
Maybe something you've been looking for and just didn't know it, maybe the perfect piece to fit into your home. A piece of local art could be the best souvenir you ever purchased; imagine a beautiful, bright painting depicting our perfect paradise that you can have forever, to remind you of your visit to this haven.
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