Exhibitions

Celebrate Emancipation Day with a special cultural event at Bajo el Sol Gallery on Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. The gallery will host a book signing with Dr. Letitia Henry, author of Unda de Baobab Tree: USVI History, Culture & Nature Activity Book, along with a Crucian Bayside Creations Pop-Up featuring traditional market baskets and local artistry by the Henry siblings.

81C is pleased to announce the St. Thomas presentation of LEHWE’s BIRTH PAPERS: A Caribbean Design Show, its inaugural traveling exhibition dedicated to Caribbean design. Developed and curated by LEHWE Founder Azi Jones, the exhibition opens in Charlotte Amalie on July 11, following its debut at El Kilómetro in Santurce, Puerto Rico.

The gallery will host a book signing with Dr. Letitia Henry, author of Unda de Baobab Tree: USVI History, Culture and Nature Activity Book, along with a Crucian Bayside Creations PoP-Up featuring traditional market baskets and local artistry by the Henry Siblings. 

Mango Tango Art Gallery will unveil The Final Vision, an exhibition of oil paintings and drawings by the late Mel McCuddin on Saturday, June 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All works will be on display and available for purchase.

We are pleased to announce a pop up exhibition opening event entitled Honor Ori for Caribbean based artist IYANSA, taking place at 81C on St Thomas Friday, June 19, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The exhibit is a groundbreaking collaboration exploring the vital connection between soil, art, and the Caribbean community, part of the 2026 Dialogues on Freedom Series.

81C presents Art with Voice, a student-led pop-up exhibition curated by emerging artist and student curator Gyselle Ready, currently on view at 81C in historic Charlotte Amalie through June 10. 

An upcoming exhibition at Fort Frederik Museum on St. Croix will spotlight the people, places and stories that have shaped the Virgin Islands' built environment while honoring two artists whose work helped preserve and interpret that history.

The Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts will open its 2026 Dialogues on Freedom Series with “Conversations on Pride,” a group exhibition celebrating Pride Month in collaboration with STX Pride.

“We will be sharing possible content ideas around the interpretive narrative during the upcoming series of Town Hall Meetings, in which we seek feedback from the community."

Mango Tango opens the Fresh Paint and Seasoned Strokes Show on Saturday, May 30 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., featuring work from three compelling voices in art: newcomer to the local scene Vickie Lawrence, regional icon Eric Winter — builder, educator, and painter — and master teacher David Millard, whose influence extended from St. Thomas to galleries and museums across the mainland.

On Saturday, May 30, Rhyme and Lime STJ and the Gri Gri Project will host the next Rhyme and Lime at Bajo El Sol Gallery on St. John. Starting at 7 p.m., attendees can share their original works, works by a poet they admire, or they can sit and enjoy the poetry.

The Florence Williams Public Library will host a free “Movie Day at the Library” on Saturday, May 23, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Christiansted.

Free admission for military personnel and their families from May 16 until Sept. 7.

By positioning immersive, narrative-driven art within both a gallery and academic setting, the project highlights the role of the arts as a critical component of cultural and intellectual infrastructure in the Virgin Islands.

Located at Mongoose Junction, Cruz Bay St. John. Bajo El Sol Gallery & Art Bar is a hybrid art gallery, bookstore, café, rum and cocktail bar. As a gallery and events space, Bajo El Sol is dedicated to offering the best in Virgin Islands fine art and cultural expression.

The exhibition features original artwork created by incarcerated individuals at the John A. Bell Correctional Facility who participated in a volunteer led art and literacy program. Led by two committed volunteer instructors, the program has evolved into a meaningful rehabilitative initiative that encourages creative expression, skill development, and personal reflection.

THE WORDS is designed as a dynamic and inclusive program that brings together students, educators, and the broader creative community through shared expression. 

A new group exhibition challenging traditional ideas of Virgin Islands art will open Friday at Salt of the Earth Tattoo in Royal Dane Mall on St. Thomas.

Presented during May, Cultural Preservation Month, the exhibition explores how the built environment bears the imprint of the people who created it, and how those stories continue to shape Virgin Islands’ identity today.