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Visual Arts
Painting:
Dunstan St. Omer is regarded as St. Lucia’s leading artist with his major works receiving international recognition. His murals, which are quite famous, are featured in a number of churches around St. Lucia. The best known murals are the Holy Family at the Roseau Church and the figure of Christ at the Fond St. Jacques Church. Other liberating paintings by St. Omer are a series of portraits of famous St. Lucians jurists and portraits of other famous St. Lucians. His continuous work in the art of painting has resulted in the development and growth of painters from all parts of St. Lucia. With the support of the Ministry of Education and Culture in 1970, a programme was initiated to incorporate the art of painting into the educational curriculum at the infant and primary school level. Since the inception of the programme, a very high standard of work has been recognized in the island with a whole new generation of painters being developed.
Sculpture:
Joseph Eudovic has established himself as St. Lucia’s leading sculptor having won a Gold Medal for sculpture at an international exhibition in the French island of Guadeloupe in 1973. He has made a significant contribution to the art form through the training of a number of highly talented young men which has resulted in a large number of sculptors producing art of the highest standard and unique to the Caribbean.
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