Jamaica Biennial

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The Jamaica Biennial is a major contemporary art exhibition showcasing Jamaican and Caribbean artists, held regularly as a key event in the region’s cultural calendar.

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Jamaica Biennial canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art exhibition ⓘ
biennial ⓘ
contemporary art exhibition ⓘ
aim foster critical discourse on Caribbean art ⓘ
promote Caribbean contemporary art ⓘ
promote contemporary Jamaican art ⓘ
provide international exposure for regional artists ⓘ
artForms installation art ⓘ
new media art ⓘ
painting ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
video art ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
focus Caribbean art ⓘ
Jamaican art ⓘ
diaspora art ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs National Biennial ⓘ
frequency biennial ⓘ
genre contemporary art ⓘ
hasPart main exhibition in Kingston ⓘ
satellite exhibitions in other Jamaican locations ⓘ
hasWebsite https://nationalgalleryofjamaica.wordpress.com ⓘ
inception 2014 ⓘ
includes Caribbean artists ⓘ
Jamaican artists ⓘ
international artists ⓘ
invited artists ⓘ
juried artists ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
notableFor showcasing Jamaican and Caribbean artists ⓘ
organizer National Gallery of Jamaica ⓘ
predecessor National Biennial ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
relatedTo Caribbean art biennials ⓘ
National Gallery of Jamaica ⓘ
significance key regional contemporary art exhibition ⓘ
major event in Jamaica’s cultural calendar ⓘ
sponsor Government of Jamaica (various cultural agencies) ⓘ
typicalVenues National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston ⓘ

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National Gallery of Jamaica → organizes → Jamaica Biennial ⓘ