WELCOME TO. WWW.CURACAOGALLERY.COM
Curaçao is a Caribbean island, just off the coast of
Venezuela, and is the largest island of the NETHERLANDS
ANTILLES, an autonomous part of the Dutch Kindom. This
Dutch relationship makes this island unique and is reflected
in many ways in our culture, society and architecture. The Curaçao
population consists of more than 40 ethnic groups, the largest
being the descendants of African slaves, but also of Dutch kolonials,
Sephardic and East European Jews, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabs
and many more. Except for the slaves all these people arrived
voluntarly on the island to build up a new future, under protection
of the democratic Dutch Government and Constitution and away
from their often troubled homeland.
This variety of cultural orientation is very much reflected
in the island's everyday life, but if you look closely, a uniting
Caribbean element is present almost everywhere. It is this uniting
element that makes the Caribbean Artists unique, and this is
often what photographers look for when taking pictures of this
colorful island and it's natural habitat.
See
Virtual Views of the Island!
ABOUT
THIS WEBSITE
You
will be able to enjoy and contact Curaçao
Arts and Culture online. We will provide links to all the different
areas of Curaçao Art and Society and we will also provide
some Curaçao artists the oportunity to display their
work
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