Presentation Kalle Mattsson

Kalle Mattsson (hijackyourlife.com) had a presentation of the results of his 3 month stay on Curacao at the Instituto Buena Bista on the 24th of June. Here’s an impression of the night.

Press Release: Dia di San Juan i Dia di San Pedro & San Pablo

02.07 tm 14.08 Dia di San Juan i Dia di San Pedro & San Pablo Tirzo Martha(tirzomartha.com) Het centrum beeldende kunst (CBK) Dordrecht en Mobiliteit in Muziek nodigen u uit voor de opening van de tentoonstelling die onderdeel is van de viering van Dia di San Juan i Dia di San Pedro & San Pablo. […]

Press Release: Kalle Mattsson

‘Hijack your life’ is artists’ Kalle Mattsson’s guiding dictum. Yet on Curaçao, life seemed to capture Mattsson; he experienced the island as social detox, a reset button, and a tropical jail. The graphic designer, who works and resides in Amsterdam, arrived on Curaçao in April for a three month residency at Instituto Buena Bista (IBB). […]

Vereniging Antilliaanse Netwerk meeting with David Bade

Invitation The Vereniging Antilliaanse Netwerk will organize a meeting with the Curacao born artist David Bade on the 26th of June 2010. During this meeting David Bade shall give an introduction to his work and give a tour trough his “catch of the day” exhibition in the GEM Museum of contemporary arts in The Hague. […]

Year 09-10 closing IBB

We recently had our last “school day” here at IBB and this year it coincided with the birth date of artist / founder Tirzo Martha. The students that are going on with their studies in The Netherlands were also presented with a certificate this day. Here is an impression of the event.

IBB director Nancy Hoffmann lecturing on Dutch Caribbean

IBB director Nancy Hoffmann recently gave a lecture about the Dutch Caribbean art scene at the Biennial de Pontevedra (Galicia), Spain. This lecture was titled: “Giant Steps From the Periphery”. The point that I am trying to make here is that looking at our residency program and the broad spectrum of artists that reside at […]

KunstVlaai / ArtPie review of IBB stand

The kunstvlaai/artpie organisation made a review of the Instituto Buena Bista stand at the Kunstvlaai/Artpie exhibition. Follow the link to check it out: http://www.kunstvlaai.nl/2010/2010/05/david-bade-tirzo-martha-en-instituo-buena-bista/