Women’s art exhibition preserved by catalogue

Art exhibits come and go in Belize and if you were not fortunate enough to attend or perhaps purchase your favourite piece, you may have missed a real treat. But a new trend–for Belize at least–is to preserve Belize’s best displays of art, both for wider distribution and for future viewing. Ann-Marie reports from the House of Culture.

Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting

“She” was a successful nineteen women art exhibition that debuted at the Image factory in early February. Two months later, “She” has returns, in catalogue.

Whether it’s an “Orange nude oil on canvas” by Sandra March, Betty Cooper’s “Margay”, Lita Krohn’s “Untitled acrylic on paper” or Sarah Estephan’s “Dragon Slayer”, they all share one thing in common, creative mystique–through a women’s eye.

Sarah Estephan, Student Artist

“I think its great women are getting this kind of coverage in the art field. Sometimes we’re overlooked a little bit and we have talents too. A lot of people in Belize, especially females are typically stuck in the home and don’t really get to express their creativity.”

And what better way to preserve creativity than with a documented compilation of women in art across generations. Lita Krohn admits the catalogue is long overdue.

Lita Krohn, Artist

“We’ve had lots of shows where the women come together from the 70’s into the 80’s, 90’s, but we’ve never documented it. We’ve probably missed a lot of them along the way, but now you have a little booklet of this show. I think every show needs it’s catalogue because it saves it for posterity.”

One that’s “She” can also save for posterity. Ann-Marie Williams for News 5.

The catalogue for “She” was published by Factory Books, printed by the Government Printer and sponsored by the National Women’s Commission.