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Gambia Art,
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Arts
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Artist Information
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Alassane
Arts
A Gambian painter working with
plastic art, oil and canvas and, who like Abdoulie
Conteh, is influenced by other countries in the
region such as Senegal & Guinea. |
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Batiks
by Buba Drammeh
Original Gambian batik & tie dye
work by one of the leading proponents of this
African craft.
Lots of photos included on the site. |
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Eva Menuth
Contact details for a German painter
living and working in Gambia. |
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Focus-Gambia
They offer a wide choice of artistic medium from
drawing, painting and photography to groups of
people within a social setting. They also have
Fashion & Portraiture tutors as well as Video and
Post production (Photoshop) training. |
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Gambia
GTS on Art & Artists
Information & pictures about local art and
crafts and where to find original art as opposed
to mass produced items for the tourist trade. |
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Gambian
School of Traditional Arts
An exploration into the various
artistic forms comprised of the material arts such
as printing blocks and overlay prints, dance,
music, djembe carving and cultural programmes. |
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guruve
Information and a small pictures
gallery of contemporary
Gambian visual artists and some of there works
& biographies. |
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Kaira
Kunda Arts
An arts centre located at Brikama
which aims to act as a cultural bridge between
Britain and West Africa. The main focus is a
residential school of music and other arts,
furthermore it is hoped to become a resource for
local learning institutions. |
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National
Centre For Arts & Culture
Government funded body that aims to
be the guardian of the country's artistic and cultural
heritage. It is also the portal for the country's
national & local museums. |
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Njogu Touray
The artist enjoys depicting his
environment with his cultural elements such as
pigments, sand & cowry shells, that he creates from
plants & tree bark. |
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Pepe Goma
Pepe is a Spaniard who lives in
Serrekunda. His works involve searching for the
ideal blend between the African and European schools
of art, looking for natural textures, obtained using
dyed sand, fusing the drawing, the painting and the
sculpture. |
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Tanje
Village Museum
An open-air museum where you can see
artisans at work helping to promote traditional craftsmanship
in Gambia. |
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The Art of Momodou Ceesay
The official website of one of the
country's leading national and internationally
recognised painters and screen printers. His
original works can be found in many public and
private collections across the world. |
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Tide - Global Learning
A teacher, Sue Wilkie, from the UK
discusses art as a tool in examining ideas about the
Gambia's national cultural identity as well as how
it is taught in schools. |
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Toyinbo
A locally based artist living in
Serrekunda. |
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Tunbung
Art Village
One of a few grass-roots art
initiatives thought up by Baboucarr Etu
Ndow, a
local artist,
that are encouraging new interest in painting,
photography and sculpture in Gambia. |
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West
African Art Gallery
A collection of art images from
native wood carvings & masks to oil on canvas
paintings. |
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