Nassau, New Providence - The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) is pleased to host its first annual Art Careers Fair on March 5th and 6th, 2009. This much anticipated event will sensitize motivated students to diverse possibilities in creative fields by assembling an impressive cadre of practitioners across the disciplines on the island. This Fair is a result of the Gallery’s existing comprehensive public outreach agenda that showcases a plethora of ideas in the country, region and beyond.

The Arts Career Fair will be hosted on the grounds of The National Art Gallery, West Hill Street, and will feature professionals from the Fine Arts, Literary Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Film, Jewelry Design, Tattoo Design, Performing Arts and Theatre, Music Recording, Promotion and Management, Floral Design, Event Planning, Art Education, Television and Print Media amongst others.

Additionally, this endeavors to normalize and support students’ interests and decision to pursue art related fields while encouraging endangered character traits including but not limited to courage, bravery, self confidence, hard work, perseverance, discipline and fearlessness.

School officials and teachers across all subject areas can make arrangements for school groups to attend this event. Both days will run from 9am to 3pm with morning and afternoon sessions that run for an hour each. For further information, please contact Michael Edwards, Senior Educational Officer, or LuAnn Morris ( lmorris@nagb.org ), Office Manager, at the National Art Gallery at telephone number 242-328-5800/1.