In Jamaica today, art is literally everywhere—from roadside murals and dancehall signs to an abandoned warehouse-turned-art-exhibit.. But only in the last few decades have artists found local support for their talents. In the 1950s, Edna Manley founded the island’s first art school (which would later become the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts). And in the 1970s, the National Gallery of Art opened […]
These Ads are so Beautiful You’ll Want to Hang Them in Your Home
Tourism posters have one job: sell their destination. A few weeks ago, we shared Jamaica’s most iconic tourism poster—Sintra Bronte emerging from the water in her Jamaica tee shirt, which definitely fulfilled its duties. While not all posters promoting the island have enjoyed such fame as that 1972 campaign, they’ve still shown Jamaica to be the gorgeous destination we call home. Beginning this month, we’ll […]