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Our Sponsors
The Bermuda National Gallery depends heavily on sponsor partnerships to continue to be an efficient and dynamic museum. We are thankful to our many sponsors and supporters who enable us to fullfill our mission to inspire our world with art.
Bacardi Limited
Bacardi Limited has been the title sponsor of the Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Art since 1998. This internationally juried exhibition encourages local, and overseas Bermudian artists, to challenge the traditional and work toward radical aesthetic innovation.
PartnerRe
PartnerRe is the title sponsor to the Art Lecture series, which hosts international museum directors, curators, and scholars; the Bermuda National Gallery is grateful for their support since 2002 and their commitment to community enrichment.
Department of Tourism
In 2010 the Department of Tourism joined the Bermdua National Gallery as partners in the goal to strengthen Bermuda's cultural tourism value. This support enables free admission to the Gallery, as well as promotion of current exhibition.
The Bank of Bermuda Foundation has been a dedicated supporter of the Bermuda National Gallery since inception. Presenty, the Foundation supports the pilot art collaboration for primary 5 public schol students called Art & Me, offered by The Bermuda National Gallery, Masterworks, and Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation. Also, the Foundation is the title sponsor to the curent exhibitions featuring William Collieson: A Retrospective, Elisée Maclet, Decoding the European, and the History of Art in Bermuda.
BTC continues to be a champion of the visual arts with new sposnosrhip of the Youth Camera Action summer programme. This year's partnership introduced 56 middle school students to the art of photography.
Catlin's End-to-End joins the BNG as title sponsor of the Youth Camera Action school year programme: September 2011- June 2012. As a result of this support, and the momentum and interest generated this summer, the BNG is extending Youth Camera Action to afterschool and weekend delivery. We are delighted that so many young people are gaining exposure to YCA, while developing their creative identites.
Colonial
Colonial Insurance is the Gallery's service provider for protection of all artwork, which is offerd at a charitable rate. In 2011, Colonial also supports the William Collieson exhibition.
Catlin
As community champions of education and youth, Catlin has joined the Gallery as title sponsors of the Student Docent (Gallery Guide) programme, which gives young people an opportunity to develop their art appreciation while learning the presentation skills needed to create engaging exhibition tours for all ages. This programme is endorsed by the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme and qualifies for community service hours.
Buzz
In a new venture, and one that answers to members' requests for extended opening hours, the Bermuda National Gallery has partnered with Buzz to offer free coffee & pastries each Friday morning from 8:30-10:30 am until May 2011. Please join us.
The ARTreach education programme, which endeavours to enrich the lives of all school children with art education, reaches over 2,000 children each year. Free school tours, supplementary art classes, the annual student art competition, art camps and workshops, as well as at-school presentations, are generously supported by the following sponsors:
XL Foundation, Montpelier Re, BTC, BELCO, American Airlines, Office Solutions, Island Press
BELCO is the title sponsor to the Gallery's annual Student Art Competition, which is open to all students Primary 3 and up; all submitted artwork is displayed in the Gallery during the month of December each year. Prizes are awarded thanks to the sponsorship of American Airlines and Office Solutions.
