Grenada National Pavilion.

Grenada Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition
Title: “The Poetics of Correspondence”
Venue: Berlindis, Cannaregio – Venice

The Grenada Arts Council is proud to announce the country’s ninth‐time participation in the International Art Exhibition staged in Venice, Italy, marking once again Grenada’s leading role in the Caribbean region’s engagement with the global contemporary art stage.

Under the overarching curatorial framework of the Biennale — conceived by the late Koyo Kouoh (her project “In Minor Keys” will be realised in full at Venice 2026) the Grenada Pavilion enters into a reflective mode of cross-cultural dialogue, titled The Poetics of Correspondence.

Appointed by Senator the Honourable Adrian Thomas, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Creative Economy,  Susan Mains is the Commissioner.   Curated by Daniele Radini Tedeschi, the pavilion assembles an exceptional constellation of artists, scholars and collaborators designed to respond to the Biennale theme, but deeply rooted in Grenada’s own histories of creolisation, diaspora, island-ecologies and cultural correspondence.

Featured among the principal artists are Arthur Daniel, Jeverson Ramirez, Russell Watson and Edward Bowen together with the dynamic team of Lilo Nido and Chris Mast. They are supported by a dedicated cadre of Italian artistic collaborators based in Venice, enabling a dialogue across Caribbean and European art-world contexts.  Josine Dupont, Alexandra Kordas, and The Holzwege Group will complete the delegation.  The support team will include research coordinator Asher Mains, Suelin Low Chew Tung for media reporting, Farihah Kahn for social media and Frederika Adam for logistics coordination.

Conceptually, The Poetics of Correspondence invites the visitor to consider the ways in which islands, archipelagos, currents and networks of practice form not only territorial logic but also poetic networks — correspondences of meaning, memory, materiality and language. Through layered installations, time-based works, archival-inspired interventions and collaborative actions, the pavilion explores how Grenada, as an island in the Caribbean, is simultaneously local, regional and global, sending and receiving signals, ideas and affinities across the seas.

Why this moment.
This ninth participation is emblematic of Grenada’s continuing commitment to cultural diplomacy, to creative sovereignty, and to positioning the Caribbean as a generative site within the international art field. Situated at Spazio Berlindis in Cannaregio, a historic Venetian quarter long defined by maritime exchange and cultural flows, the pavilion occupies a geography of correspondence: water-borne, port-connected, networked. The choice of venue amplifies the metaphor of transmission and reflection which underlies the work on view.

Key Contributors & Roles

• Commissioner: Susan Mains
• Curator: Daniele Radini Tedeschi
• Artists: Arthur Daniel, Jeverson Ramirez, Russell Watson, Edward Bowen, Lilo Nido & Chris Mast
• Italian artists, a cohort of Italy-based collaborators who will work in tandem with Grenadian practitioners: Josine Dupont, Alexandra Kordasilo,The Holzwege Group
• Supporting institutions: Grenada Arts Council, Ministry of Culture & Tourism (Grenada),  Art House 473 (Grenada)  Biennale di Venezia, START, (Rome, Italy)

Visibility & Significance
By bringing this conceptual framework to Venice in 2026, Grenada signals its strategic ambition: to deepen Caribbean art’s articulation on the global stage and to model how small island states can shape their own narratives within major international cultural events. The pavilion will be a touchstone of regional leadership and aesthetic innovation.

Invitation to Partners & Media
We invite cultural institutions, media, sponsors and broader partner networks to join us in realising this vision. Opportunities for collaboration at the pavilion, co-publication, digital dissemination and youth programmes are actively open.

Mark your calendars: The 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale runs from 9 May to 22 November 2026.  Preview days will open in early May 2026. The Press conference and inauguration of the Grenada Pavilion will be 8th May at 4.30 pm at the venue.

For further information, press accreditation, image-bank access and partnership briefs, please contact:
Grenada Pavilion – Venice 2026
c/o Grenada Arts Council – National Pavilion Office
Email: grenadavenice@gmail.com
Website: grenadavenice.org

Venue address for logistics and visitor information:
Spazio Berlindis, Cannaregio, Venice, Italy

We look forward to welcoming you — join us as Grenada writes a new chapter in its cultural correspondence between islands.