2014 CAribbean Colour Prospectus:

SEEING RED-When you see red does it make you angry or passionate? Red, the color associated with blood, fire, fertility, and life force, has always been extremely difficult to achieve and thus highly prized. For this exhibit we would like artists of all mediums to let their imagination soar by celebrating every form of RED either the color RED or its perceived symbolism, whether literal or imagined, dazzling or muted; pastel or primary. Red is the color of extremes. It's the color of passionate love, seduction, violence, danger, anger, and adventure. This exhibition theme will provide artists with an alternative forum for creating inspiring and innovative art with few restraints.

In THE NEWS:

Caribbean Colour is an annual juried art exhibition, which celebrates the diversity, creativity, and quality of work being produced in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The juried exhibit has become a well respected and highly anticipated community based art event that features art work created by Virgin Islands students and adult artists.

ARTVI ADVOCATES ANNOUNCES EXHIBIT WINNERS

The 2013 Caribbean Colour, 2 Blue 4 U art exhibition was hosted by
Artvi Advocates. The event celebrates the diversity, creativity, and
quality of work being produced in the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to
the organizers.

"Choosing a favorite artwork was no easy task, as there were many
wonderful works of art submitted this year, several of which were
installations or interactive pieces,” said Priscilla L. Hintz Rivera,
co-curator and executive director of ARTVI.
Featured in the exhibition were more than 50 works of art and fine
art photography from local resident artists from all three islands, as
well as more than 30 works of art by students from Charlotte Amalie High
School, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, Antilles School, the School of
Visual Arts and Careers.

Other exhibition winners included Crucian artist Lucian Downes, who won first place in the two-dimensional category for his mixed media painting "Starcaster," and Ivanna Eudora Kean student artist Raheem Chetram, who took second prize for his mixed
media collage, "Shoreline Puzzle."

In addition, to the curated exhibit and interactive community art
installation, visitors to the exhibit Saturday were able to enjoy guest
jazz performer Tim Mayer and the Flambo Combo Junior High Band from
Bertha C. Boschulte Middle school, led by music teacher, Calvin Jones.
The exhibit will be open to the public from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday
and Wednesday, and from June 10 through June 15. The gallery is in the
former Havana Nine store in Yacht Haven Grande.

Advocates is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and
promote the arts in order to enhance the cultural, social and economic
well-being of the U.S. Virgin Islands through arts education and
advocacy. Caribbean Colour was sponsored by Guardian Insurance, Yacht
Haven Grande and is funded in part by the Virgin Islands Council on the
Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The following is a complete list of winners.

Best in Show Adult: "Too Blue" by Brenda Sylvia
Best in Show Student: "Blue Melody" by Danielle Ebenholtz

Adults
Category 1: Two Dimensional: Fine Art Photography, Oil Painting, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastels, Drawings, and Mixed Media Flat.
1st Prize: "Starcaster" by Lucien Downes
2nd: "Natti" by Dymond Nicholls
3rd: "2 Blue Trees" by Brooks Brown
Category 2 Three Dimensional: Sculpture, Clay, Found Objects, Collage, Relief and Mixed Media.
1st Prize: "Too Blue" by Brenda Sylvia
2nd: "Bioluminescence" by Lisa Parfitt
3rd: "Material Girl" by Laura Ballard

Students
Two Dimensional: Fine Art Photography, Oil Painting, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastels, Drawings, and Mixed Media Flat.
1st Prize: "Blue Melody" by Danielle Ebenholtz
2nd : "Shoreline Puzzle" by Raheem Chetram
3rd: "La Mujer del Mar" by Adia Titus

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