Intervention Episode 3: The one made in barbados

As the start of it’s Junior / Senior exchange IBB made a trip to Barbados to visit the local art scene and teach at the Barbados Community College. IBB founders Tirzo Martha and David Bade, artist in residence Erik Habets, together with students Rashid, Dominic and Kristel traveled for a week to the island and […]

Exposition Jesus Toppenberg, Erik Habets and Ailsa Anastastia

Last friday we had a great exposition of local artist Jesus Toppenberg, our artist in residence Erik Habets and our local guest artist Ailsa Anastastia. Here are some images to give an idea of how it went.

Expo Erik Habets and Jesus Toppenberg

Het Instituto Buena Bista (IBB) is trots om aan te kondigen dat er aanstaande vrijdag 14 december een grote expositie opent. Hierbij zal een rijke variatie aan kunstwerken van zowel locale als internationale gastkunstenaars getoond worden, maar ook de recente resultaten van onze studenten zullen worden geëxposeerd en als klap op de vuurpijl zal er […]

Now at IBB: Ailsa Anastasia

IBB students are currently enjoying an abstract painting class under the guidance of artist Ailsa Anastasia. More images to come soon.

ArtPie Festival of the Independents

IBB is participating in the 9th edition of Kunstvlaai: Festival of Independents, titled “INexactly THIS”. As part of this exposition IBB is showcasing a group of large portraits and also all of the political posters our students created in previous workshops. The exposition, which is currently taking place in Amsterdam with the contributions of over […]

The five obstructions

“The Five Obstructions”, will focus thematically on the rise of experimental video across the Caribbean and deepens the methodologies and ideas behind the evolution and consideration of the medium. Students will be given an opportunity to confront and engage with previous fears, anxieties and a system of nuanced barriers that seek to simultaneously disarm conceived […]

Katherine Kennedy at IBB

Katherine spent two weeks on Curaçao and has interviewed several local artists. These interviews will later be compiled and broadcasted. She also held a live stream interview with the co-founders of IBB Tirzo Martha and David Bade. For those who missed out on this wonderful experience be sure to watch the recap we recently released […]

Intervention Episode 2: And they just kept talking…

Katherine Kennedy, who was an guest artist in the IPS project space at IBB, conducted a live interview with IBB founders Tirzo Martha and David Bade as part of her project on Curacao. Katherine works for the Fresh Milk art platform in Barbados, and in this light has been interviewing local artists on Curacao in […]