Bajo El Sol Gallery Grand Re-Opening This Friday

2018 was a challenging year for Bajo El Sol Gallery, yet we are forever grateful to all our artists who kept creating, to all our patrons who kept supporting and to all our friends and family who kept sustaining us with their love.  A heartfelt “thank you” to all!

With hurricane recovery in full swing, we wanted to share with all of you some very exciting news for Bajo El Sol Gallery in 2019!

We have expanded into a new larger, ground-level space at Mongoose Junction. The new Bajo El Sol Gallery is now located next to Made on St. John, across from Little Switzerland. In this new space we will be expanding our offerings to include an espresso, wine and dessert bar, and ‘island to island’ delectable treats made from the freshest ingredients by Sicilian chef Giovanni Gurrieri. Join us for a cup of 100 percent Puerto Rican coffee, indulge on chocolates made by fourth generation Caribbean chocolatiers, and make sure to sample homemade V.I.-style tarts by St. Johnian artist Karen Samuel.

This exciting move should also allow us to host more engaging programming (performances, readings, movie screenings, artist talks) and increase our hours and offerings in the future. We are excited about the possibility of having this larger space to feature more work and events for Virgin Islands residents and visitors.

On Friday, February 1st we will be hosting our traditional First Friday art event at Mongoose Junction from 6 pm to 9 pm. We will be offering our patrons a little teaser of some of our new offerings. In addition, we will be featuring new works by our gallery artists, live entertainment and a few other surprises.

Currently, our plan is to have the gallery portion open from 10-7pm from Mon-Sat. and on Sunday’s from Noon to 5 pm. The “Art Bar” as we are referring to our new venture is projected to be open by February 14th.

Bajo El Sol, located at Mongoose Junction on St. John is a gallery and events space dedicated to featuring the best in Virgin Islands fine arts and cultural expression.  It is home of the Gri Gri Project.

The mission of the Gri Gri Project is the creation of interpretive exhibitions, critical writing, events and archives related to the cultural patrimony of the U.S. Virgin Islands.