To commemorate 150 years of the abolition of slavery in the Kingdom of the Netherlands all local art galleries, cultural institutions and museums have joined forces on the island of Curaçao in the Dutch Caribbean to present a series of art exhibitions to the general public. The aim of these exhibitions is to give visual artists the possibility to express and visualize their concepts and ideas on t
his theme. The organizers aim to create moments of reflection through the visual arts. A constructive dialogue and interchange with the public is also being stimulated for everyone to reflect on this theme that has played and still plays an important role in the national, post colonial consciousness of the island population. Art exhibits will take place both indoor and outdoor in public spaces. Participating institutions are: Gallery Alma Blou, Landhuis Bloemhof, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao Museum, Maritime Museum Curaçao, Galeria Kas di Kultura and National Archaeological Anthropological Memory Management (NAAM). This art project is being organized under the auspices of Foundation Arte ’99. The art exhibitions will run a year long from July 2013 to July 2014. On this page you will find all information and updates on these cultural events. Please join us and experience a wide range of exciting exhibitions on the island of Curaçao. This art project is made possible through funding from Mondriaan Foundation (Amsterdam), Maduro & Curiel’s Bank (Curaçao), Spigt Caribbean (Curaçao). Pa konmemorá 150 aña di abolishon di Sklabitut den reino hulandes tur galeria lokal, institutonan kultural i museo na Kòrsou a uni forsa pa presentá un serie di eksposishon di arte pa públiko en general. Meta di e eksposishonnan aki ta pa duna artistanan visual chèns di ekspresá i visualisá nan konsepto tokante e tema aki. Meta di e organisadónan ta pa krea momentunan di reflekshon a trabes di arte visual. Ademas ta stimulando un diálogo konstruktivo i interkambio ku públiko pa reflehá riba e tema aki ku a hunga un papel i ku ainda ta hunga esaki den e konsiensia nashonal, postkolonial di e poblashon di nos isla. Lo tin eksposishonnan di arte paden i na airu liber den espasionan públiko. Institutonan ku ta partisipá ta: Gallery Alma Blou, Landhuis Bloemhof, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao Museum, Maritime Museum Curaçao, Galeria Kas di Kultura and National Archaeological Anthropological Memory Management (NAAM).
