Rotary Club Supports Art Outreach Programme
Back row (l-r) In the studio are Nancy Barnard, Acting
Director of the National Gallery, Jonathan Nicholson,
President of the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman, April
Bending, National Gallery Outreach Programmes
Coordinator and Chris Christian, Artist for the
Bonaventure Art Outreach Programme. Front row –
three of the youngest participants.
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
The Rotary Club of Grand Cayman continued to support the National Gallery’s
Bonaventure House Art Outreach Programme by providing funding once again this
year.
The Programme, which runs every week on Thursdays from 5 – 7 pm, is attended
primarily by boys from the Bonaventure Home, as well as younger boys from a
nearby foster home.
National Gallery’s Acting Director Nancy Barnard expressed her gratitude for
the continued funding for the Programme from the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman,
which also has a rich history with the Bonaventure House itself. “This is only
one of the nine outreach programmes that the National Gallery does throughout
the community every single week throughout the year, and so we are constantly
looking for individuals or organisations that believe in art for betterment of
lives, and want to support another programme. We certainly hope that the Rotary
funding will continue, and will keep them up to date with how the Programme is
progressing,” she said.
The National Gallery’s Outreach Programmes Coordinator, April Bending said
that art helps the boys. “This and the other of our outreach programmes allow a
safe environment for participants to express themselves both verbally and
artistically in a creative way.”
Jonathan Nicholson, President of the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman, noted: “I’m
delighted that our club is able to continue its support for this very worthy
programme and look forward to hosting an art auction at our club’s weekly
meeting shortly to raise more funds from our members.”
For more information on becoming a participant in any National Gallery
programmes, or in sponsorship opportunities, call Ms Barnard at 945-8111.
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