Ins & Outs of Grenada

88  ART & CRAFT INS& Photo courtesy Grenada Arts Council Ambassador In 2019 Grenada claimed its place as one of the leaders in the region on the global contemporary art stage with its third consecutive appearance at the Venice Biennale. Grenada’s Art as an to the World Grenada pulses with art — hashtags #artgrenada and #grenadaartisland show off a wide variety of local and international Grenadian art. One of the top tourist attractions on the island is Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater sculpture park. The island seems to have creativity in its DNA, so it’s fitting that it has established a presence at the highest level in Europe. The Venice Biennale: ‘the Olympics of the art world’ Dating back to 1895, the Venice Biennale is the oldest and largest such exhibition in the world. Known as the Olympics of the art world, there were 90 countries participating in 2019. The art addresses contemporary topics that intersect beauty with pressing social issues. Since the mid-twentieth century the Venice Biennale has presented avant-garde, cutting edge work that sets the tone for the international contemporary art conversation. It is intentionally non-commercial and the artwork is intended to communicate rather than sell. This year Ralph Rugoff, the main curator, chose 79 of the most internationally diverse, young, and an equal number of men and women artists, for the Central Exhibition. What it takes to put Grenada on the world stage of art Curator for the Grenada National Pavilion, Daniele Radini Tedeschi, is head of an Italian company that organises art exhibits called stART. He curated Grenada’s four artists: Dave Lewis, Billy Gerard Frank, By Asher Mains, President, Grenada Arts Council Artists Dave Lewis, Amy Cannestra, Billy Gerard Frank, and Shervone Neckles