The second edition of the e-magazine Sranan Art Exposed has been uploaded on our site. We invite you to download it, share it, forward it to friends and relatives. It has a wealth of information and links to art from Suriname. Click on this link below to the page with the downloadable edition of Sranan Art Exposedhttps://ready.tigriendurance.sr/website/page.asp?menuid=70&site=arts
Dear art enthousiasts: It is with great pride that we share this announcement with you! Our partner artist George Struikelblok is one of the nominees of the one minute awards 2009! For your convenience please follow this link to his one-minute film on you tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT6QQNinTZk Team Readytex Art Gallery January 2010 tom newsthe one minutes awards 2009 will take place in the dutch culture center in shanghai on 19 march 2010. shanghai tv will build a tv studio for...
PRESS RELEASE: Surinamese artist Marcel Pinas nominated Young Global Leader, a recognition of remarkable young leaders by the World Economic Forum in Geneva Paramaribo, 5 March 2010 On the 27th of January artist Marcel Pinas received the good news. His nomination for Young Global Leaders 2010 was accepted. As of the 3rd of March he may call himself officially Young Global Leader (YGL). This position is only bestowed on remarkable young leaders who have a...
PRESS RELEASE http://paramaribospan.blogspot.com Paramaribo SPAN – exceptional exhibition of contemporary visual art Close to 30 young visual artists display dynamic new and free works of art in the Paramaribo SPAN exhibition which opens at the end of this week. For this they were given a platform by De Surinaamsche Bank N.V. on the occasion of the 145th anniversary of the bank. The artistic freedom given to artists was used by many to explore new avenues and choose different paths. For the public...
Press release – Readytex Art Gallery: Artists participating in international exhibitions Readytex Art Gallery, Paramaribo, February 2010 2010 promises to become a busy art year for artists from Suriname. For the artists associated with the Readytex Art Gallery the calendars are also booked almost solid for the First part of this year. Especially interesting to note, is that aside from several local activities, there are also a number of international events and exhibitions on their programs. Current and pending activities include: Brussels,...
Mini-feature John Lie A Fo January 28 – February 10, 2010 Opening on the 28 of January in the Readytex Art Gallery is the First mini-feature for this new year of 2010. In this feature the gallery presents a wonderful selection of recent and some older Works of art by artist John Lie A Fo. Lie A Fo is well known in various European and American countries for his expressive, culturally and spiritually oriented art based upon the traditions...
Double-feature: Humphrey Tawjoeram and Paul Chang Date: December 16 - 26 Starting on the 16th of December in the Readytex Art Gallery, is a new special double-feature in which the work of two fine artists from Surinamese origins will be highlighted. Humphrey Tawjoeram working and living in Suriname and Paul Chang working and living in the USA. In their work both artists show a strong affinity for nature and landscapes inspired by their home country Suriname, but that is where the similarities end....
Public exhibition by Kurt Nahar in collaboration with Marcel Pinas Theme December 8 murders Location: Gardens of Fort Zeelandia/ opening December 8th 2009 In his art Kurt Nahar focuses primarily on socially and politically motivated themes that are of great influence on the Surinamese community. The period before and after the revolution of 1980, the December-murders of 1982, the war in the interior and the many victims of this violent period in the history of the country, play an important role in...
Double-feature: Roddney Tjon Poen Gie and George Struikelblok In a fascinating double-feature starting on November 18th, the Readytex Art Gallery presents the latest works of art by artists Roddney Tjon Poen Gie and George Struikelblok. In this feature Roddney Tjon Poen Gie shows a selection of artworks created during his recent artist in residence experience (within the framework of the Artropa exchange project) at the Dutch art institute Duende in Rotterdam. Tjon Poen Gie who is best known in Suriname...
Memories of FriendsInteractive art installation George Struikelblok at the National Art Fair The art installation by artist George Struikelblok taking up the entire entrance of the National art fair was to most, at first an enigma. The mirrored corridor of over three meters in length, ended with a small desk manned by a silent man performing the single task of writing words on small squares of red paper and subsequently tossing them onto the Floor in front of him....
