Experience what St. John, USVI has to offer
on your vacation...
Guests staying at St. John USVI vacation villa, Gecko House, will enjoy the large variety of arts on the island. There are many accomplished artists, musicians and writers living on the island, and plenty of opportunities to experience their creative works in galleries and on stages across St. John.
Art Instruction - Private:
Guests can arrange to receive private art instruction from one of many award- winning artists living on St. John, right on the premises at Gecko House Studio. Instruction in a variety of media is available, including mosaic, watercolor, oil painting, and pastels. Please email the owner, Andrea Leland, for availability and prices. You can also view many examples of Andrea's art work on her website: http://www.andrealeland.com.
Art Instruction - Group:
Find the class that's right for you by following the links below.
http://www.stjohnarts.org/
The Artist’s Association of St. John promotes, encourages, assists, and develops the interests of all visual artists on the island of St. John. In addition, they have workshops for visitors.
http://www.mahobayclayworks.com/
Maho Bay Clay Works offers workshops with visiting artists, studio space and scheduled classes.
http://www.syzygyartgallery.com/
Barr Lewis, owner of Syzygy Gallery offers a variety
of classes.
http://www.michaelbanzhafgallery.com/
Banzhaf Gallery has exquisite hand made jewlery. The walls of this studio are covered with local artwork, including the work of Gecko House owner, Andrea Leland.
Links to other Artistic Opportunities:
http://castawaycrafts.com/lessons.htm
http://www.sloopjones.com/
http://www.katsowa.com/index.html
This excellent artist is a Plein Air painter who also gives classes.
http://www.sukistjohn.com/
The island has many yoga classes and massage therapists, Suki is one of them.
http://www.greggjonesmusic.com/
Gregg is a musician on St. John. His website is chock-full of sample music from island musicians and island photos. |
Gecko House Mosaic
Seashell mosaic in Gecko House gardens
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