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27/05/2022
Congratulations!!!
Tyesha Brooks and class of Fall 2021 that graduated on Thursday, May 26th, 2022 with her B.Ed Secondary Certification, Art. The faculty, staff, and students of UB’s Visual Arts and Design Department wish you every success on your new journey as an art educator!
11/05/2022
Keisha Oliver, Head of Department of Visual Arts and Design is featured in Caribbean Collective Magazine discussing her recent research.
Scholar Keisha Oliver Addresses Bahamas’ Forgotten History through Art History and Cultural Preservation — Caribbean Collective Meet Bahamian artist and scholar Keisha Oliver. Olivers is a recipient of the The Clark Art Institute’s Caribbean Art and its Diasporas Fellowship.
21/04/2022
Calling all runners and walkers! is waiting on you!
06/04/2022
Register for University of The Bahamas 5th Annual UBFit Race!
We can't wait to see you again for this year's UBFIT race. In our fifth year, it's still all about building community and staying fit, health and safe. There's a virtual as well as an in-person component this year and you can choose the option that best suits you. We are deeply grateful to our title sponsor Oaktree Medical Center, platinum sponsor Doctors Hospital and our growing list of other corporate partners who are supporting us. Register today at Chapter One bookstore at UB's Oakes Field Campus, or by visiting ubfit.ub.edu.bs. Join the movement!
Dialogue with artist Dave Smith.
23/10/2021
What happened in the 1950s and 1960s to propel the evolution of the Bahamian arts? Comprehensive research is underway to fill in the blanks and create a repository of valuable information. Tune into University Drive talk show which airs on Saturday October 23rd at 11 am on Guardian Talk Radio 96.9FM . Featured Guest is Assistant Professor and Head of the Visual Arts and Design Department at The University of The Bahamas Keisha Oliver who is completing her research fellowship at The Clark.
Watch The Pro Gallery's dialogue with historian and writer Patricia Glinton-Meicholas and curator of the MasterMinds exhibition Keisha Oliver.
12/10/2021
Tune in This Thursday for The Pro Gallery's dialogue series with historian Patricia Glinton-Meicholas and curator Keisha Oliver for their discussion on Bahamian art in the 80s-90s.
The Pro Gallery at the University of The Bahamas is pleased to begin its virtual programming for the MasterMinds exhibition with a dialogue series featuring prominent figures in Bahamian art. Guests will join curator Keisha Oliver covering themes surrounding the exhibition and Bahamian visual culture of the 80s and 90s.
The series begins Thursday, 14 October with "Dialogue with a Historian" featuring Bahamian writer, historian, and art critic Patricia Glinton-Meicholas. The event will go live on the gallery's social media pages at 6pm EDT. For more information email [email protected].
Watch here: https://youtu.be/1ILyNPAJMoE
Joining The Pro Gallery in celebrating heroic Bahamian artists! Amos Ferguson, Antonius Roberts, Brent Malone, Kendal Hanna, Maxwell Taylor, and Ricardo Knowles whose paintings are on display as part of the MasterMinds exhibition.
08/10/2021
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR BAHAMIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS!
The Caribbean Country Department (CCB) is looking for an active undergraduate student with a communications background to be hired as a Winter Intern under the Consultant modality to provide support in the organization of a high-level meeting that will be held in February 2022.
Applicants must be active third year or above undergraduate students working toward bachelor’s degrees in areas related to communications, journalism, graphic design, technology in an accredited University. The graduation date cannot be prior to March 15, 2022.
Application deadline is October 13th, 2021.
For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/3iIEIGe
05/10/2021
Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Art and Art Education Kishan Munroe who is part of the Bahamas Pavilion team for Expo 2020 in Dubai. The opening of the event was held on October 1st, 2021.
Munroe is working alongside Assistant Professor of Architecture Val Pintard-Flax and the team including: Michael Diggis (Senior Project Manager & Architect), Janet Johnson (Director of Development) and Nameiko Miller (Pavilion Curator) and Ambassador Tony Joudi Commissioner General.
A first participation in a World’s Fair for our nation, the two-storey pavilion traces The Bahamas’ rich cultural history, explores its sustainability-driven future and highlights our nature’s playground with all its mystery, ferocity and beauty. Visitors will explore exciting and interactive displays, see an actual Bahamian sloop, loaned courtesy of Baha Mar; paintings and sculptures by our local artists and artisans and have the opportunity to purchase souvenirs in our retail area.
30/06/2021
The Alumni Association will host an Extraordinary General Meeting to:
1. Review and discuss amendments to the Alumni Association’s Charter.
2. Approve said amendments to the Alumni Association’s Charter.
Click link below to registere to attend:
https://univbah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlduuhqTwsGdZW6T1IQaeE4sX3Mk7NXJB2