ABOUT

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION


QRC Art Legacy is an annual art exhibition dedicated to honouring, showcasing, and cataloguing the artistic legacy of Queen’s Royal College alumni.


ABOUT QRC ART LEGACY

The 2026 exhibition, themed Honouring Our Foundations: Generations of Art, brings together Royalian artists across generations whose work has contributed to visual art, performing arts, design, photography, sculpture, fashion, conceptual Mas, and cultural production in Trinidad and Tobago.

A LANDMARK OF EXCELLENCE IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Queen’s Royal College stands majestically on the western edge of the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain. Its red-brick tower has long served as an identifier and lighthouse for intellectual, artistic, and athletic ambition in Trinidad and Tobago.

Since its establishment, the college has produced generations of leaders, writers, athletes, artists, scholars, and cultural contributors. QRC Art Legacy expands this story by foregrounding the artistic work that has emerged from the Royalian community.

A CREATIVE HISTORY ACROSS GENERATIONS

Beyond QRC’s rigorous academic reputation lies a parallel history shaped through art, design, performance, and cultural imagination. This legacy has been etched in pigment, charcoal, sculpture, photography, fashion, conceptual Mas, and other creative forms.

The Royalian legacy in the visual and performing arts is a vibrant narrative that has contributed to the cultural identity of Trinidad and Tobago, with regional Caribbean influence and resonance beyond the region.

QRC Art Legacy exists to make this contribution visible, accessible, and documented.

Honouring Our Foundations: Generations of Art
The 2026 exhibition theme, Honouring Our Foundations: Generations of Art, reflects the exhibition’s commitment to recognising the artists, practices, and creative histories that form the foundation of QRC’s artistic legacy.
By bringing together artists across different generations, the exhibition creates a space where the past and present of Royalian creativity can be seen together. It honours those who helped define the legacy while making room for its continued evolution.
2026 THEME

SHOWCASING AND CATALOGUING THE LEGACY

The QRC Art Legacy Art Exhibition 2026 continues the annual work of showcasing and cataloguing Queen’s Royal College’s evolving artistic legacy.

The exhibition invites audiences to encounter the work of QRC alumni, recognise their contribution to Trinidad and Tobago’s cultural landscape, and share in a legacy so lovingly produced.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

The 2026 exhibition, themed Honouring Our Foundations: Generations of Art, brings together Royalian artists across generations whose work has contributed to visual art, performing arts, design, photography, sculpture, fashion, conceptual Mas, and cultural production in Trinidad and Tobago.


July 2026
22–30

11:00AM–7:00PM


National Academy for the Performing Arts
Frederick Street, Port of Spain