St. Kitts and Nevis donates artwork to OAS Art Museum of the Americas

The Organization of American States (OAS) says the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis has donated the artwork “Mosaic – A Woman of Power in an Everyday World” by artist Vaughn Anslyn into the permanent art collection of the OAS Art Museum of the Americas.

In a ceremony at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 8, Permanent Representative of St. Kitts and Nevis Jacinth Henry-Martin noted that the work by Vaughn Anslyn is the first by an artist from her country to enter the permanent collection of the museum.

She described the work as “a testament to our nation’s artistic spirit and cultural identity,” and “an enduring symbol of the depth and quality of our cultural heritage.”

OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro thanked the Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis for the donation, stating that it was “a landmark moment for our institution amid the ongoing efforts of the museum to promote the arts of the Caribbean at the OAS.”

Almagro said the donation follows a similar gesture from St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Anslyn expressed his gratitude for the incorporation of the work into the collection of the museum, stating that “the piece that you see before you came from a deep-rooted sense of urgency, and not only that, but a connection, a deep connection that I share with my mother.

“And so, this is my contribution and my dedication to my mother, and I’m eternally grateful that it ended up in a place like this on permanent display,” he added.

The OAS said the work by Anslyn was selected by “a juried process among more than a dozen entries that were received in response to a call for entries throughout the country.”

The OAS said the art work will be exhibited at the Caribbean art gallery, organized and presented by the OAS Art Museum of the Americas, in the Delegates Lounge of the OAS Main Building in Washington, D.C.