Welcome at the Instituto Buena Bista (IBB) website; the Curaçao Center for Contemporary Art that started in september 2006.
The IBB offers an orientation course for young talents whom we – as a team – select through scouting and then guide and support towards a future in the creative field. To give a broad as possible view on the contemporary art field to our students, visitors and participants of our workshops (ArteSwa projects) within the community, we invite visual artists from all over the globe to Curaçao to give us new views – ‘buena bista’s’ – on the possibilities of art. This website tries to give you a complete view of our program but please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions: info@institutobuenabista.com
You can visit us on weekdays between 1.00 and 6.00 pm at Mohikanenweg 8 (at the Capriles clinic. Sign in at the security and as for the ‘Orkidia’ pavilion)
After working on Aruba for three months we arrived on Curacao the 9th of April, welcomed by an angry lady at the lost luggage desk, after that by the heat. Finally, after all the delay, we met up with David who came to pick us up from the airport. It instantly felt like coming home. [...]
Read More...Our students are currently working with artists Tomas Adolfs and Monica Tormell to create a new sound. The project revolves around making musical instruments using everyday object and/or trash. More on this projet will follow later. But here’s a quick peek at how they are doing.
Read More...The weekend of 14/15 May 2011 we will be participating in the Open Atelier route 2011 and will have extended opening hours. You are welcome to visit us on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. For more information on the Open Atelier route please visit openatelierroute2011.wordpress.com
Read More...We recently were asked by the Capriles Clinic to help with a video presentation for a project they were running. In preparation for the celebrations around their 75th anniversary, a band was formed to performed at the festivities. To embody the mantra of “equality” that the Clinic wants to push, the band consists of both [...]
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