It Comes from the Head: A Straw Heritage at NAGB

Curated by art historian Simone Cambridge, the exhibition "It Comes from the Head: A Straw Heritage" at the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas (NAGB) showcases works by four artists: Tamika Galanis, Anina Major, Jodi Minnis, and Averia Wright. The show draws inspiration from "Growing Functional Arts in the Bahamas," a 1968 hand-bound volume by educator Thelma Eula Cambridge, Simone's grandmother, which explores straw craft's role in education and economy. Straw craft is tied to Bahamian histories of identity, labor, migration, environment, tourism, colonialism, and transatlantic slavery. The exhibition highlights straw work as both heritage and contemporary artistic expression. It runs until February 16, 2025, at NAGB, West Hill Street, Nassau, Bahamas.