The ex­hi­bi­tion, The Art of Obeah, was host­ed on March 19 at the Lloyd Best In­sti­tute, Tu­na­puna.

The Art of Obeah was the first ma­jor dis­play of art at the in­sti­tute and was host­ed on the an­niver­sary of the pass­ing of econ­o­mist Lloyd Best. The ex­hi­bi­tion fea­tured the work of Makem­ba Kun­le and mas­ter artist LeRoy Clarke. The event al­so served to cel­e­brate the work of the Mighty Shad­ow.

Ca­lyp­son­ian Rod­er­ick “Chuck” Gor­don, along with gui­tarist Mar­va New­ton, paid trib­ute to Shad­ow on the evening by per­form­ing a few of the late ca­lyp­so bard’s pop­u­lar pieces.

The Art of Obeah: Leroy Clarke, Makem­ba Kun­le and Shad­ow clos­es on March 30. The ex­hi­bi­tion runs from 10 am to 6 pm dai­ly.