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CXC Visual Arts Exhibition returns to Guyana
The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Caribbean Examinations Council 
(CXC) hosted the annual showcase of Caribbean secondary school students’ best visual arts works at the Castellani House, for one week.
The opening ceremony was held at the Castellani house on Monday. It came eleven years after the council hosted the first exhibition here in Guyana.
A small contingent gathered in the Castellani House’s compound for the ceremony.
Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam, extended gratitude to CXC for bringing the exhibition back to local grounds, allowing Guyana to host the event. He urged students to go on to greater levels of achievement in the area of visual art by using the exhibition as an inspiration.
The CXC Assistant Registrar, Cleveland Sam, emphasized the significance of Visual arts being a part of the secondary school curriculum, as CXC continues to promote the subject.
Following a moving, “thoughtful” poetic piece by little Ms. Mariel Barrow, a student of the North Georgetown Primary School, those gathered were blown away by the steel pan duet orchestrated by two male students of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School.
“The objectives of the Visual Arts Exhibition are to highlight the creative works of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Visual Arts students to the public; to expose students in the host country to what examiners consider to be part of a high standard; to promote the visual arts as a feasible career choice; and to promote CSEC Visual Arts as a subject.”
There are over 250 pieces of art including regional top award pieces on display. The types of art on display varied from graphic and communication designs, painting and mixed media, drawing, design and manipulation, leather craft to fibre and decorative arts.
Those present were wooed by the creativity displayed in art. There was work by students’ right here in Guyana. The visitors were taken on a tour by Ms. Gaafari Torrington and Chief Education Officer of Guyana, Mr. Olato Sam.
The Visual Arts students of President’s College were commended for the hard work they put in, with the inspiration of their visual arts Teacher Ms. Gaafari Torrington, to make their displays possible.
“The CXC Visual Art Exhibition has become an annual feature on the calendar of CXC. Participating countries look forward to hosting the exhibition as it gives their students and the public the opportunity to view the very best art produced by former students,” explained Mr. Glenroy Cumberbatch, Registrar of CXC.
“The creative industries continue to receive significant attention from regional governments and CXC wants to make its contribution to this area. The art exhibition is a great start to expose the works of budding artists.”
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