Topic: Bendel Hydes
‘Founding father of Caymanian art’ honoured in public memorial
A celebration of life event was held at Harquail Theatre on Saturday for Caymanian art pioneer Bendel Hydes, who many regard as the founding...
Public memorial to be held for Bendel Hydes
A public 'celebration of life' will be held for the late Bendel Hydes at the Harquail Theatre on Saturday, 20 July at 2pm.
Artists pay tribute to Bendel Hydes
A watercolour portrait of Bendel Hydes, Cayman’s ‘founding father’ of contemporary art, overlays a road map of George Town and West Bay, where Hydes...
Bendel Hydes, ‘founding father of Caymanian visual art’, passes
Pioneering Caymanian artist Bendel Hydes has passed at age 71.
Winners announced for National Arts & Culture Awards
Twelve of Cayman’s cultural practitioners and preservationists will be honoured for their contribution to the country’s arts and cultural legacy at the Cayman National...
Philanthropist enables National Gallery to acquire Bendel Hydes artworks
Thanks to the generosity of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands' chairperson and patron, Susan A. Olde, OBE, the gallery has managed to...
National Gallery reopens with three exhibition experiences
Now, more than ever, access to the arts and a safe space for reflection and healing are needed in order to grapple with the...
Bendel Hydes catalogue donated to schools and libraries
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, along with lead project partners Susan Olde and the Ministry of Health, Environment, Culture and Housing, is...
Hydes’ career arc revealed in retrospective
In the 1960s, artist Bendel Hydes was painting images of Cayman homesteads, often with a touch of impressionistic foliage on the edges. By the...
Artist Bendel Hydes featured in new exhibit
A retrospective exhibit of work by Bendel Hydes, often referred to as the father of Cayman art, opens on Friday, 11 Oct., at the...
National Gallery launches Biennial Exhibition and award
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, in partnership with Butterfield, recently announced the launch of the inaugural Cayman Islands Biennial and related Art Awards scheme.
National Gallery hopes to raise international profile with exhibit
Five years ago, when Natalie Urquhart went to an art conference in Guyana, it was hard to find respect. “No one really knew there was an art scene in Cayman,” said the director of the Cayman Islands National Gallery.
