A Jamaican Journal: Expressing Identity in Art

Art Work by Barbara Stubbs, MALS
On Display in Novack Cafe
5/10 - 9/30 2012
"My artwork represents my growing awareness of the issues I observed and internalized while living in Kingston, Jamaica. All of the sculptures pictured have been cast in bronze or aluminum and are a natural response to concepts of self, identity, culture, nation and people. This body of work is a visual record of my evolution from superficial observer to a person with a deeper connection to Caribbean concerns."
The NovArt exhibition space is located in the Novack Café, Baker-Berry Library’s 24 hour study area. The café is a popular area for relaxing as well as studying. After the Novack Café opened in 2000, students began to ask the library for something with which to decorate the open wall space in this area.
Inspired by the successful “Area” exhibition space in the Hopkins Center, run by Studio Art students, NovArt was developed and exhibits art work by Dartmouth students from across the campus community.