638. Curaçao’s Center for Contemporary Art

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates Instituto Buena Bista (‘IBB’), Curaçao’s Center for Contemporary Art was founded by visual artists Tirzo Martha and David Bade

767. Curaçao Sculptor Helen Martina

Helen Martina (54) is a lady of eccentric hair. At one point, long dread locks. Short ‘fro. Most recently, sister locks. Her nimble fingers sculpt her personal development as a woman, a black woman, a yu’i Kòrsou. She observes daily life. The

821. Curaçao Artist Evelien Sipkes

The veins of a leaf. The strings of a carrot. The tubes of a coral. The freakish way a tree can grow. Transitions… Fragility and vulnerability…  The feather in a bird’s skin. The hard carcass of a lobster on top

993. Curaçao’s Big Sister “Chichi”

A sweet fifth grader at the International School of Curaçao proudly showed off the mini Chichi (pronounced ‘Cheechee’) she keeps in her cubby: “Chichi is an amazing sculpture made in Curaçao. A lot of us Curaçao women can relate to her because she’s got