Transforming Spaces 2026 (TS2026) returns to New Providence this May with an expanded, city-wide program that will unfold over nine days.
TS2026 has evolved into an art week with immersive cultural experiences designed to move audiences through exhibitions, activations, and dialogue that reveal New Providence itself as an active creative landscape.
This year’s theme, “Chasing Light” will honor the legacy of the late Patricia Glinton-Meicholas — cultural critic, historian, and educator.
Inspired by her poetic voice and intellectual clarity, the theme calls on artists and audiences alike to engage in work that is sharp, reflective, and uncompromisingly honest.
“Chasing Light” which will be held May 23-May 31, according to organizers, is not a passive gesture, but a provocation — asking what it means to create, question, and illuminate in a time that demands deeper seeing. They said light here becomes both metaphor and method—revealing truth, exposing tension, and guiding transformation.
The TS committee includes Marysa Malone, Selena Munroe, Jordon Ritchie, Jordanna Kelly-Pedrini, Christina Wong-Turnquest, and Jodi Minnis-Rolle.
In response to growing public demand, TS2026 annual art tour expanded its access and reach with eight guided art buses operating across the two main tour days,
offering more opportunities for audiences to experience the weekend.
The week opens with Radical Acts of Publishing at Poinciana Paper Press, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., followed by We Are Our Own Discoverers at TERN Gallery, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., an evening gathering that organizers say sets the tone for the days ahead.
The official TS2026 Opening: Chasing Light Poetry Jam takes place on Tuesday, May 26, from 5 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. at I.C.E. Bahamas, featuring a live poetry reading and music by DJ NE.
The Art Bus Tour takes place over two days, Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31. Across both days, audiences will move between galleries and institutions presenting some of the most compelling contemporary work in the country. Participating spaces include CAB Gallery & Studio, TERN Gallery; The Current: Baha Mar Gallery & Art Center, the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, V&M Art Gallery, the Visual Art Department at the University of The Bahamas-Pro Gallery.
Tickets for TS2026 are $50 and are available online via the Transforming Spaces Bahamas website.
Transforming Spaces 2026 is made possible through the support of Caribbean Bottling Company, Central Bank of The Bahamas, Baha Mar, GSO Legal, and I.C.E. Bahamas.
