| VISUAL ART SOCIETY OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS |
Who we are The Visual Art Society is a non-profit organization for art appreciation, enhancement and learning in the Cayman Islands. Members of this Society are professional artists, hobbyists and people who simply have a passion for art and like to enjoy being involved in an art community. More than 30 years ago a small group of artists got together to paint, share ideas and hold exhibitions and the Visual Arts Society (VAS) was formed. A small building in South Sound leased from the Government was its first home. Over the next twenty five years hundreds of people attended the fine art and craft classes offered by the Society. These included oil painting, water colour, print making, jewelry making, framing, batik, mosaic and pottery to name just a few. By 2004 the VAS occupied a state of the art studio in the Eucalyptus Building on Crewe Road where we had two kilns for pottery, an artists’ studio, a permanent gallery to display artists’ work and a shop offering the work of members. In September 2004 our premises and their contents were completely destroyed by Hurricane Ivan. We have now started over. The Watler House at Pedro’s Castle is our wonderful home and 2008/9 promises to be the first step on the road to comeback. In affiliation with the Tourism Attraction Board we opened the restored Cayman house in June 2007 with a small show of works by current members. We are once again in a position to offer workshops in a variety of mediums. We welcome ideas for workshops and more importantly we are interested in hearing from artists who are interested in hosting a workshop. Members of the Visual Arts Society are the first to receive information on all upcoming workshops which they can attend at a reduced cost, receive invitations to all functions sponsored by the Visual Arts Society and any information that is forwarded to us by other individuals or organizations that might be of interest. The Society is manned exclusively by volunteers. Where we are The Visual Art Society is situated in the beautiful grounds of Pedro Castle ,Savannah. The Watler House is our office /studio and exhibition space. The almost 100 years old Caymanian wattle and daub house has been recently restored to the original design. |
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