St. Croix Arts + Culture
St. Croix art is a reflection of our beautiful island life.
The art mimics the sea and sky, flora and fauna, local culture and
people. Local artists capture the Caribbean Sea and island beauty
with paintings, sculpture, pottery, crafts, photography, weaving,
and woodworking. Visit the galleries and studios of resident
artists located throughout the island for an eclectic combination
of styles.
Just like our island art, St. Croix's culture leaves you no choice but to celebrate it. It's almost impossible not to smile as you savor a slice of anything smothered in mango salsa, or sip a Calypso Daiquiri created with Cruzan Rum.
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What was it really like for those who lived and worked on St. Croix sugar plantation since the early 1800's? Find out on a Ruins Ramble, taking place Sunday, Jan 25. Read about our Ramble.
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See also:
Crucian Christmas Festival- click here for dates
Local high school jazz ensemble plays Sunset Jazz.
Interview and photos of Kai and Irene Lawaetz and their home, part of St. Croix's most prestigious Danish families (their residence is now a museum). Click here.
Read about our excursion to Sprat Hall, St. Croix's oldest plantation. Click here.
Let us tell you about the uses of St. Croix's flora and fauna. Click here.
Find out why Cruzan Rum has been voted number one in the world.
Click here to see all of our polls.
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Sunset Jazz in Frederiksted
Vendors Plaza @ the Pier, Frederiksted
340-772-4000
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Scheduled for the third Friday evening each month, businesses
and volunteers in Frederiksted host an impressive roster of musicians
from around the world. Sunset Jazz takes place on the beautifully re-done Frederiksted waterfront.
Sit outside, enjoy the sunset and breeze
coming off the water, and relax to some great music. The event is
free to everyone, but seating is first-come first-serve. Music
begins at 5:30. See our Event Calendar for
dates.
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St. George
Village Botanical Gardens
Estate St. George, Frederiksted
340-692-2874
SGVBG.org
St. George Village Botanical
Garden is dedicated to conservation and preservation of both the historical and living collections on its grounds.The Garden's mission is
to conserve the native plant species of St. Croix, as well as threatened species of other Caribbean islands suited to local environmental
conditions. In addition, the Garden preserves the ethno-botanical history of St. Croix through living, graphic and structural displays.
Through its gardens and collections, it is a center of education for better understanding, not only of the island's botanical heritage, but also the
horticultural potential for contemporary gardening in the Virgin Islands.
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St. Croix Heritage
Trail
StCroixHeritageTrail.com
The St. Croix Heritage Trail is a self guided driving tour of
the island's historic sites and natural areas. The trail provides linkages between many of St. Croix's major historic attractions such as Whim
Plantation Museum, St. Georges Village Botanical Gardens, and Christiansted Historic Sites as well as several plantation ruins. Natural areas
and bird watching locales are depicted on the comprehensive map. Plans call for the development of pullovers and overlooks with further
interpretation through signs and wayside exhibits. An information packed brochure with a detailed map is available for a small fee at
many hotels, car rental agencies and tourist information centers.
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Lawaetz Family Museum
Located off Mahoghany Road, closer to Frederiksted
340-772-1539
StCroixLandmarks.com
Nestled in a valley northeast of Frederiksted, the Lawaetz Museum's 18-century estate house, with its accompanying ruins and rambling garden, has a charming old-island quality.
Converted from a sugar plantation into a dairy ranch in the late 1890's by a Danish farmer and occupied by his descendants for the last 100 years,
it houses characteristic and unusual antique furnishings and heirlooms, providing a unique view of Danish West Indian life in the early 1900's.
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Caribbean
Community Theatre
Orange Grove, Behind Pueblo
340-778-4CCT or 340-778-1983
CCT.vi
Enjoy a different perspective on St. Croix's community. See a show! Caribbean
Community Theatre warmly welcomes you to join us for wonderful local entertainment. Our actors, producers, and crew are all passionate about theatre and St.
Croix, and it shows in their work. Visit our web page for shows and dates.
Reserve your tickets by emailing or calling us in advance. We want to
see you there!
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D&D
Studio
55 Company Street, Christiansted
340-719-1201
DDStudio.us
D&D Studio sells
stunning, eye-catching works from the Caribbean's finest photographers
and is the only gallery in the West Indies devoted entirely to the art
of photography. D&D Studio is not only a Gallery but also hosts
classes on Photoshop Elements and photography! Please call or e-mail
for the latest class schedule.
Formally the Thomas
Hartwell Photography Gallery, the new D&D Studio is located at 55
Company Street in an early 1800's structure, on one of America's oldest
business streets. When
in historic downtown Christiansted, you're invited to stop in the Studio
and owners Ted Davis and Sam Dike will show you delightful new exhibits
in a sophisticated gallery setting. At D&D Studio, photography is
Art.
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Caribbean
Museum Center for the Arts
10 Strand
Street, Frederiksted
340-772- 2622
CMCARTS.org
Founded in 1994
with the first annual publication of the "Island Art & Soul" calendar,
the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts has found a home in a 1780,
waterfront building in Frederiksted. A vibrant, community Art Center
is in the works as the renovation completes six climate controlled,
second-floor Galleries, two Artist Residences, three Artists' Studios
and classrooms--one with pottery kilns, and a Courtyard Expansion for
Outdoor Theater and Events. Stop by now for a "hard hat" tour, view
local artwork, and pick up an art calendar, notecards, tees, aprons,
or totes at off-season prices! Call us for information on sponsorship,
volunteering, or for a membership brochure. Please see our website for
more information.
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Art
Thursday
Christiansted
340-713-9880
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More than 20 Christiansted businesses are collaborating on an event
called "ART THURSDAYS". Art galleries, retail shops and restaurants
are staying open late for a series of gallery walks scheduled throughout
the season. The purpose of Art Thursdays is to strengthen and invigorate
the St. Croix art community by extending a monthly invitation from the
Christiansted art galleries - to you - all at once. 2008-2009 Season dates are November 13th, December 11th, January 8th, February 19th, March 12th, April 9th, May 14th and June 11th from 5:00-8:00pm.
Click
here to read about our Thursday evening stroll.
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Whim Plantation Museum
Estate Whim, Frederiksted
340-772-0598
StCroixLandmarks.com
Whim Plantation Museum, an authentic Danish sugar estate dating from the 1700's offers and unforgettable glimpse into the days when sugar was King and rum flowed freely on St. Croix.
Tour the elegantly furnished great house, explore sugar factory ruins, and roam the grounds.
There is also a museum store with a large selection of West Indian crafts, furniture, prints and souvenirs.
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Jump Up
4 times a year in the streets of downtown Christiansted
Email For Information
Many inbound island visitors plan their vacations to coincide with a Jump Up; a family oriented, safe, fun block party style events. The streets are closed off to
traffic so that the mocko jumbies can roam through the streets. Youth groups, St. Croix social service organizations and calypso bands sprinkle the town.
Restaurants and businesses stay open late offering great specials, local food and drink vendors offer up a taste of local flavor. Visitors can enter
drawings to win prizes. The event is from 6-10pm, but the party continues long after that!
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