Art In Cristo Rey

The village of Cristo Rey is located just outside Santa Elena in the Cayo district, Belize on the road to San Antonio. On Tuesday November 21, 2006 an amazing moment in Belizean art occured. With the drive and vision of artist Winsom Winsom the small Cristo Rey Primary School opened an art classroom with an inagural exhibition of sculpture, painting and batiks. It was an amazing accomplishment to see in the middle of the jungle and hills of Belize a space transformed.

Winsom worked with the students over a period of 1 year and involved them in the curatorial process with the kids setting up their own show. The principal of the school Mrs. Ana Aldana organized a special event for the opening of the art classroom and exhibition. She invited Image Factory artists Yasser Musa, Gilvano Swasey and Michael Gordon to be part of the occasion. Musa addressed the more than 200 students in attendance on the great work they have done and the inspiration their art space is to the country. Musa pledged the support of the Image Factory Art Foundation in imporving the facillity and invited Winsom Winsom to work with him in making sure Cristo Rey's student art is represented at next year's children's Festival of Arts at the Bliss in Belize City.