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‘I’m Still Here’: John Obafemi Jones Brings Living Memoir to Cane Roots Art Gallery
By Shanell Spencer from The St. Croix Source At first glance, the figures in John Obafemi Jones’ work feel celebratory, with masks, movement, and boldly layered color, while also carrying memory, survival, and a deep sense of place that reveals itself the longer you look. His upcoming exhibition at Cane Roots Art Gallery, “I’m Still Here,” is a living memoir — one still being written. Jones, who has been making art since the age of five and working professionally since gradua

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Jan 151 min read


Bridges Exhibition Opens to Huge Crowds at Cane Roots
M.A. Dworkin Where have I come from? Where am I going? These are some of the esoteric thoughts that might invade your psyche when you...

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Jul 14, 20251 min read


Upperclass OG Scores All Gold Stars
M.A. Dworkin When you want to start a social movement that changes the way the world thinks, eats and values life, you bump heads with a...

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Jul 7, 20251 min read


Cane Roots Art Gallery is a proud sponsor of Sugar Pathways' Film Screening and Dinner
Please join us Sunday, August 3rd, 2025 at 5:30PM at Sugar Pathways' Film Screening & Dinner Join us for an encore special intimate...

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Jul 8, 20252 min read


Photo Focus: Opening Night at the Second Annual ‘Bridges’ Exhibit
By Shanell Petersen Cane Roots Art Gallery welcomed summer on St. Croix with the second annual “Bridges” exhibit on Saturday. Several...

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Jul 7, 20251 min read


Beads, Fabric, and Silhouettes: Generational Synergy – A Duo Exhibit Rooted in Culture and Memory
The Cane Roots Art Gallery in downtown Christiansted, St. Croix, will host a new exhibit, “Beads, Fabric, and Silhouettes: Generational...

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Apr 18, 20251 min read


Film Noir: Fine Art Photography by Nicole Canegata Closing Friday
Cane Roots Art Gallery on Company Street in downtown Christiansted welcomed over 300 art lovers at the opening of “Film Noir”: the black...

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Apr 18, 20251 min read


AY AY CRUCIANS article by Elisa McKay
“Ay Ay CRUCIANS: Twin City Historical Photography” opens at Cane Roots Art Gallery in downtown Christiansted Friday, from 4 p.m. to 8...

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Jan 31, 20251 min read


THE ARTS OF WEST AFRICA
Friday, December 6th, 2024 at Cane Roots Art Gallery. Join us as we embrace our guest of honor, the Officer-in-Charge at...

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Dec 5, 20241 min read


“Bridges” Exhibit at Cane Roots Art Gallery: Opens Last Art Thursday of the Season
The “Bridges” Exhibit crosses the artistic gap between the Caribbean and the Americas with an opening reception at Cane Roots Art Gallery...

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May 19, 20241 min read


“VI Contemporary” Marks Second Exhibit at Cane Roots Art Gallery
Cane Roots Art Gallery on Company Street in downtown Christiansted hosted “V.I. Contemporary,” an aggregation of eight visual artists who...

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Jan 16, 20231 min read


VI Source - Expressions of Freedom Final Showing – Cane Roots Art Gallery
The walls were lined with red dots as a familiar crowd laughed, reminisced, and shared their final thoughts on the 13 artists who...

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Sep 25, 20221 min read


First Leo Carty Fine Art Scholarship Award Winner Announced
Cane Roots Art Gallery partnered with Carty Fine Arts Studios to announce the first recipient of the Leo Carty Fine Art Scholarship Award.

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Aug 20, 20221 min read


VI Source - Art Meets Healing Among Survivors
At Cane Roots Art Gallery, Diane Hampton, VI Breast Cancer Project Founder and Art Therapy Coordinator, organized a bust sculpture event at

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Jul 1, 20221 min read


VI Source - “Expressions of Freedom” Opens at Cane Roots Art Gallery June 23
Expressions of Freedom’s major group show of 15 artists opens at the Cane Roots Art Gallery on Company Street in downtown Christiansted.

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Jun 22, 20221 min read


VI Source - Leo Carty ‘Legacy’ Exhibit Opens at Cane Roots Art Gallery Art Thursday
The Leo Carty “Legacy” exhibit opened at Cane Roots Art Gallery in downtown Christiansted during Art Thursday and will continue through...

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Apr 23, 20221 min read


VI Source - John Obafemi Jones Opens ‘Revelations’ Exhibit at Cane Roots Art Gallery
John Obafemi Jones opened his ‘Revelations’ exhibit at Cane Roots Art Gallery in downtown Christiansted on March 17

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Apr 9, 20221 min read


VI Source - ‘Virgin Islands Contemporary’ Exhibit Opens Friday at Cane Roots Art Gallery
Cane Roots Art Gallery on Company Street in downtown Christiansted will open its doors Friday, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Feb 3, 20221 min read


VI Source - ‘We Ready for deh Road’ Photo Exhibit Opened Dec. 9 – Cane Roots Art Gallery
“We Ready for deh Road” photo art exhibit lit up Company Street in downtown Christiansted in celebration of the Crucian Christmas Festival

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Dec 16, 20211 min read


VI Source - Crucian Artist/Author Opens Exhibit at Cane Roots Art Gallery Friday
Crucian artist and author Judith Lordi’s new exhibit is a visual testament to her years of growing up on St. Croix, and her return to...

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Sep 28, 20211 min read
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