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The Annual National Exhibition Each year the National Gallery hosts this exhibition from mid-December through the month of February. The exhibit features established Jamaican artists as well as new ones. T 876-922-1563.
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"Best of Harmony Hall"
Harmony Hall in Ocho Rios, hosts its monthly series from January through March, featuring the works of a co-founder of the gallery and some of Jamaica’s most talented artists along with overseas participation.
T 876-975-4222.
Blue Mahoe Craft Fair & Beach Party
Held in February in East Prospect, St. Thomas (Kingston), it features Kumina groups and demonstrations on how to make craft items.
T 876-960-2231
Easter Craft Fair
Held in April at the Harmony Hall as an annual event.
Pre-Independence Craft Fair
Devon House in Kingston is the location for this fair in late July.
T 876-929-7029.
Pre-Christmas Crafts Fair
Held in December at the Harmony Hall as an annual event.
T 876-975-4222.
Performing Arts Events...
LTM National Pantomime
Staged from Wednesdays to Sundays, December through March at the Little Theatre, Kingston.
T 876-926-6129.
National Finals of the Performing Arts
This is an annual presentation of dance, music and drama performed from June through July at the Little Theatre in Kingston
T 876-926-5726/9.
National Dance Theatre Company’s Season of Dance
It features creative dancing and explores moderns and traditional dance forms, from mid-July through August at the Little Theatre in Kingston. The season also features the NDTC singers who are an integral part of the company.
The National Festival of the Arts runs through the summer, beginning early on and ending on Jamaican Independence Day. Aside from sales of arts and crafts, local competitions showcase the work of indigenous artists in dance, song, drama, speech, painting, sculpture, crafts, culinary arts, and photography—to name just a few! The wide variety of artistic media makes this festival a sure hit.
