Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
6pm – 8pm

Official Opening of the Beyond The Rhythm: Caribana Art Exhibition
Royal Ontario Museum hosts a juried art show featuring
the works of Caribbean and African-Canadian artists

What: Scotiabank Caribana and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) open the Beyond the Rhythm: Caribana Art Exhibition.
Evening art exhibition reception
50 canvases created by 25 artists of Caribbean and African-Canadian heritage

Why: The visual arts, as created by Caribbean Canadians, are an integral part of the Scotiabank Caribana Festival. The ROM is the only Museum in Canada to showcase a juried Caribana Art Exhibition and this is the second year it has done so.

Who: ROM CEO William Thorsell
Curator Joan Butterfield
Scotiabank Caribana Chair Joe Halstead
Scotiabank Chief Curator Jane Noakes
Artists who have works in the Exhibition

When: Media are asked to arrive for 6pm
Remarks – 6:15 pm
Evening preview of exhibition begins at 6.30 pm
Exhibition runs July 23 – August 3, 2009

RSVP: mediarsvp@rom.on.ca
Where: Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen’s Park, M5S 2C6
Enter via the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Bloor Street

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Editor’s Note - Media crews requiring daytime viewing of the exhibition and an opportunity to interview artists, ROM and Scotiabank Caribana officials are asked to contact Anne Marie Todaro at the ROM: 416-586-5558 or amtodaro@rom.on.ca

Media Contact

Stephen Weir, Publicist Anne Marie Todaro, ROM Publicist
Email: Sweir5492@rogers.com Email: amtodaro@rom.on.ca
Toronto Office: (416) 489-5868 Cell: (416) 801-3101 Tel: 416.586.5558