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Ask our Bermuda Specialist to assist you in visiting art galleries and institutions to view works by local artists. BERMUDA
FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS Although it has wrapped up for this year, the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts winter event featuring Bermudian theater, dance, art and music will begin again in January. BERMUDA
NATIONAL GALLERY This cultural and performing arts facility on the second floor of the City Hall & Arts Center in Hamilton opened in 1992. Free guided tours are offered Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 1 p.m., and Saturdays at 10 a.m. The permanent collection consists of four elements: European paintings spanning four centuries; African masks and sculptures; Bermudian furniture; and contemporary and historic paintings, spanning four centuries; African masks and sculptures; Bermudian furniture and contemporary and historic paintings, sculpture and photographs. It is open Mondays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 441-295. BERMUDA
GLASSBLOWING STUDIO AT BAILEY'S BAY Travelers can watch as artists gather, color and shape the hot glass. They use traditional tools and freehand techniques to create Bermudian themes and colors. It is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. Glassblower Gayle Weyland offers a one-on-one Furnace Glass Workshop May to September for $150 per person. Participants make a paperweight and fluted dish with 2,150-degree glass. 441-293-2234. CAROLE
HOLDING This watercolor artist paints local landscapes and botanical images. She has gallery locations in Hamilton, St. George's and Dockyard. 800-880-8570 or 441-297-1373 DESMOND
FOUNTAIN GALLERY Specializing in life-size bronze sculptures of human figures. Desmond Fountain not only has a gallery in the Emporium Building at 69 Front Street in Hamilton, but his works are scattered throughout the grounds of the Fairmont Southampton Princess. His gallery is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays. 441-296-3518. KAFU
HAIR & GALLERY According to owners and artists Manuel Palacio and Glen Wilks, the Kafu Gallery creates an alternative stage for contemporary, cutting-edge artists to show their work and a chance for the general public, who do not normally visit a museum or gallery, to be exposed to modern art. All the work on exhibit is for sale. Located at 8 Parliament Street in Hamilton, the venue is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily, except Sundays, when it closes at 4 p.m. 441-295-4238. MICHAEL
SWAN GALLERY A play of light and shadow on Bermudian architecture is the focus of Swan's airbrushed works. He also features silver jewelry and collectibles. His pieces are displayed in restaurants and other public places, and he has stores on Front Street in Hamilton and at Dockyard. Hours are Mondays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 441-296-5650 MRS. T'S
VICTORIAN TEA ROOM To break up a day of gallery hopping, art lovers can stop for lunch or afternoon tea at this Victorian tea room reminiscent of yesteryear. Located opposite Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, its hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily; it is closed Mondays. 441-234-1374 OGDEN
PLEISSNER'S BERMUDA ART TOUR OF ST. GEORGE'S This tour traces the exact locations where the late artist painted his Bermuda-scapes and street scenes in oils and watercolors. Eight stops make up the tour, among them Taylor House, Stuart Hall, Shinbone Alley and St. George's Harbor. 441-295-2379 REGAL ART
GALLERY Located at 86 Reid Street in Hamilton, this gallery displays the work of Robert Bassett. His bold pieces focus on themes of music and African life and culture. Hours are Mondays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 441-295-7441 WINDJAMMER
GALLERY This gallery presents the works of various artists in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor and bronzes. Subject matter includes local landscapes, flora and fauna. The main gallery at 87 Reid Street in Hamilton is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 441-292-7861 |
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