The Art of Healing
M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - There are few more horrifying words that can be heard from a physician than, “You have cancer.” It shakes the body, the mind, the soul to the core. It awakens us to a new vision of life itself, both frightening and turbulent. It causes us to think deeply about our life and in some cases to think about our death. The caring and thoughtful people of the VI Breast Cancer Project understand these emotive feelings. They have decided that if y
Bridges 2026: Artists at the Top of their Form
M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - There is something ultra-exciting about walking into an art exhibit and finding yourself immediately surrounded by works of art that makes your head spin with delight, makes your heart pump with excitement, and makes your senses tingle with a new found sense of discovery. This is the feeling that will likely come over you when you visit the new art exhibition Bridges 2026 that recently opened at Cane Roots Art Gallery in Christiansted. This annu
Past, Present & Future Meet at Historic Fort Frederik Exhibition
M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - In order to explore the future we must know well from where we came. In order to learn about our past we must examine all aspects of it in microscopic detail. The current exhibition WHEN THE WALLS ANSWER, featuring dynamic works, from famed architect Gerville Rene Larsen and brilliantly acclaimed artist El’ Roy Simmonds, among a bevy of other local artists, that just opened at the Fort Frederik Museum, issues a resounding call to all those who wish to
Fort Fred Art Show: Freedom Rings Out!
M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - There is something about entering Fort Frederik that can leave you scarred with its memories. The fight for freedom that went on inside and outside its walls can haunt you from the moment you step inside this historic place. The battle for freedom by the Crucian slaves sings out with every step you take, every breath you breathe. Yet, who carries on those battles today? Who cares to bring the plight of those courageous souls back into the light of the
CMCArts Exhibit: The Importance of the Soil
M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Why think about the soil we crunch beneath our feet as we move about our daily lives? Why think about what lies beneath the miles and miles of concrete jungle that makes up so much of our world? Why believe that soil is anything more than a comical mudpie to the face, an unpleasant irritant we need to wash off our hands and feet? Who thinks about soil as being one of the most important elements of life on earth? Who thinks that without soil, this beau
Pride Art Show Opens the Dialogue at CMCArts
M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Pride Month, which takes place throughout June 2026, and celebrates LGBTQ+ history, advocacy, and culture, was commemorated in the arts community with the recent opening, at CMCArts in Frederiksted, of the exhibition Conversations on Pride, co-curated by CMCArts and Sonia Nahar Deane of Cane Roots Art Gallery. This dynamic show speaks out to many of the hopes, dreams and fears that face the LGBTQ+ community as they forge their own world within
