Community Art Project

January 22, 2020

The local creative duo, brother and sister Sander and Nicole van Beusekom, that together form What’s Your Story !? has come up with something creative that fits in with their mission: “Inspire creativity, bring people together through art, while beautifying our island! ”. The intermediate result is already colorful refreshment for the park in Scharloo … Read More

CPA’s Master Plan Sint Anna Bay

January 16, 2020

Always with the mission in mind of putting the waterfront to work for the social and economic benefit of the island, the Curacao Ports Authority prepared a Master Plan to serve as an actionable strategic document guiding the realignment of waterfront assets along St. Anna Bay. CPA signed a contract with JCC Development N.V., that … Read More

Cali Y El Dandee video clip

November 20, 2019

The new video on youtube by the reggaeton group Cali Y El Dandee that has 7,371,030 views, was partly shot in the Scharloo Abou District. The artworks in this neighborhood form part of the backgrounds. The murals and sculptures are animated in this creative video clip. The exposure is of great value for the promotion … Read More

Habri Bo Wowo!

October 24, 2019

“Habri Bo Wowo” means open your eyes! In this case to our island’s heritage & monuments! It’s an initiative to create more awareness by Monumentenzorg. The campaign information is on Facebook & Instagram! “Take pictures with or of your favorite monuments and share it with us & the world! Hashtag them with #habribowowo #myfavoritemonument And … Read More

Art Exposition ‘Man & Monument’

October 20, 2019

Date: Form November 2 till November 10 2019 Place: Landhuis Villa Maria, Curacao ART EXPOSITION in Villa Maria around the theme ‘MAN & MONUMENT’ Open to the public between Nov 2 – 10. On November 2nd between 4 – 6 pm there will be a ‘Meet the Artist’ – event. The works are all for … Read More

Investment Summit Willemstad

October 1, 2019

Local and international investors, entrepreneurs and property owners are invited to experience concrete investment opportunities and the socio-economic potential during these days. The city has many opportunities in the areas of project and urban development, construction, hospitality & tourism, apartments and hotels, retail, art and culture. During the summit you get to know the city … Read More

Man & Monument Exhibition

August 23, 2019

Stichting Monumentenzorg Curaçao invites artists to participate in a call for submission of Artwork for the ‘Mens & Monument’ (Man & Monument) exhibition. As part of the 65th anniversary of Stichting Monumentenzorg Curaçao (Curaçao Heritage Foundation), the foundation would like to engage the community of Curaçao in thinking about what our built heritage means to … Read More

Fleur de Marie Sport Field Opening

June 14, 2019

Fundashon Rebiba Skalo Abou organised a neighborhood get-together to celebrate the completion of a unique sport field renovation project in Fleur de Marie with the inhabitants and involved partners! The project entailed fixings of the field, placement of new protective fences and to top things it has been turned into a colorful art piece! Most … Read More

New mural in Bitterstraat by IBB

March 27, 2019

Recently different students of Instituto Buena Bista worked together to create an interesting work of art inspired by the 10 commandments. The new splash of colors further enlightens the streets of Scharloo Abou and the number of street art pieces keeps on growing. The art students made this mural under the guidance and together with … Read More

Prime Minister Rutte in Scharloo Abou

February 4, 2019

Dutch Prime Minister Rutte also visited Scharloo Abou End of January 2019 the second edition of Bon Bini for Business took place in Curacao. Prime Minister Rutte opened the summit together with Prime Minister of Curacao, Eugene Rhuggenaath. During this event he visited several developing areas on the island including the historical district Scharloo Abou. … Read More