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“The People’s Collection” exhibition offers a fantastic platform for this reunion of the Native Sons, a leading art collective in the Caymanian community who have contributed a great deal to our National Art Collection.

Join us on Thursday 5 May for a round table discussion with the original members of the collective to discuss the history of the group and the evolution of Cayman’s art scene.

Featuring: Horacio Esteban, Wray Banker, Al Ebanks, Nasaria Suckoo Chollette, Randy Chollette, Miguel Powery, Nickola McCoy-Snell, Chris Christian and Gordon Solomon.

For more information or to RSVP email education@nationalgallery.org.ky or call (345) 945-8111.

About the Native Sons:

“During the early 1990s, there was mobilisation toward a new, home-grown discourse that challenged the persistent dominance of landscape painting and which resulted in the creation of the Native Sons collective in 1996. While stylistically indiviual, the Native Sons were united by the principle of promoting a uniquely Caymanian aesthetic inspired by their heritage and sociocultural experiences, including their African heritage, which has been relatively removed from artistic content until this period.” – The Art of the Cayman Islands