As part of the Discover Downtown initiative, the free Artwalk Festival now offers a Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour with stops to the Tivoli Gardens Mural Project, a new art park in Parade Gardens and exhibitions at the National Gallery of Jamaica. The Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour which is available for booking online via the Kulcha Connect app, brings exposure and income to partnering communities. Executive director of Kingston Creative Andrea Dempster Chung, said: “The Hop On Hop Off Bus is a new experience that has been added to the Art Walk Festival.
.. We want to continue giving visitors more reasons to take tours and Discover Downtown by exploring authentic community spaces like Tivoli, Parade Gardens, Rae Town and Trench Town.
These are communities that have rich historical significance and we hope that people will not only be in awe of the artworks, but also be open to hearing the stories of the communities and see why it is so important to preserve our rich Jamaican cultural heritage. We have more Hop On Hop Off tours lined up for our upcoming festivals on the last Sunday of every month, and we invite everyone to come out and bring family and friends to learn more about the gems that downtown Kingston has to offer.” Following the tragic incident in Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston, community members have embraced restoration in creative ways.
Tivoli Mural Project founders, O’Neil Coke and Micah Tafari, shared profound insights into the community’s history and the story behind.