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“ ART UPSTAIRS ”
If you get the opportunity to walk along the Carenage in St George ’ s at the corner of Young St , next to the ‘ Land ’ duty free shop you ’ ll walk through a charming courtyard and understand why St George ’ s has been hailed as the Caribbeans ’ finest example of classical Georgian architecture . Walking up the stairs to the first floor , one is greeted with an Art Gallery aptly called , for obvious reasons - ‘ Art Upstairs ’. Floor to ceiling windows aid the spectacular view of the entire Carenage and the port opposite . One gets the distinct feeling that they have entered a ‘ Grand Dame ’ of a historical building . Once used as a court room , unique nuances still exist like the massive mahogany judge ’ s bench that graces one end . Proprietor Meg Conlon warmly shares with us a sense of the history in the Grenada Art World and the future in collecting local art .
“ In Grenada we have world class artists both foreign and local
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born , classically trained and self taught , folk artists and different artists in between . Their art is as rich as the culture it was painted in ”, declares Meg .
Many of these artists are exhibiting their talents in major museums , and serious worldwide events . Grenada had four artists exhibiting at the Venice Biennale , an esteemed accomplishment for a country approx the same size as Malta . Two of the Grenadian artists at this exhibit , Maria McClafferty and Oliver Benoit also have commissioned pieces at ‘ Art Up ’. Maria is a world class glass artist who did the Egyptian Court in Harrods - London , and Oliver Benoit is in a gallery in NYC with his abstract works . Other Grenadian artists representing in the Venice Biennale were Susan Mains and son Asher Mains .
How did you get started in the art business ? “ I started personally with the renowned Canute Calliste from Carriacou .
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