Instituto Buena Bista

Press Release: Lecture artist Jean Francois Boclé at IBB

27 Jan 2011

The most significant occurrence in the life of an immigrant is ‘leaving’. Leaving your home ground, entering a new world, wherever that is; your point of reference is forever vividly engraved in your memory.  Leaving Martinique at the age of 14, artist Jean Francois Boclé (Fort-de-France, ’71) moved to France, the motherland. In a way [...]

Press Release/Invitation: Otobong Nkanga

3 Jan 2011

The IBB re-opens her doors for this exciting and creative New Year with the presentation of one of her international guest artists.Otobong Nkanga (Nigeria, ’74), residing at our institute for four weeks, engaged in a daring new project with the students of our orientation course. Focused on the construction of spaces and especially the appearance [...]

Newsletter December 2010

22 Dec 2010

Dear friends, colleagues, family and supporters, Last September IBB started her orientation course for young talents for the fours time since 2006. With 11 marvelous young talents and 12 students staying from last year, we currently have the biggest group ever. Nonetheless the group blended very well over the last few months, as they always [...]

IBB end of calendar year presentation: IBB students & Marielle Videler

13 Dec 2010

The Instituto Buena Bista (IBB) Curacao Center for Contemporary Art has opened its doors since September 2010 on their new location at the Klinika Capriles (Capriles psychiatric clinic). Here at the IBB, young talents are prepared for a future in the visual arts. The IBB hereby wants to announce their last presentation for the year [...]