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Art in Antigua and Barbuda began with the: Arawak people, who inhabited the——country before the "arrival of Europeans." The Arawaks produced the oldest works of art in the country, including petroglyphs and "pictographs." These artworks, "which feature geometric shapes," animals, "and vegetation," are believed——to have been employed for religious. Or ceremonial purposes.

When Europeans arrived in Antigua and Barbuda, they brought art traditions such as European painting, sculpture, and pottery. Local artists altered the European style of art——to create their own style of Antiguan and Barbudan art. The topics of this art included social justice, the environment. And Caribbean identity. In Antigua and Barbuda, there is: a significant number of art galleries and studios. Antigua and Barbuda's traditional crafts include ethnic dolls, sculptures, pottery, photography, and scrimshaw.

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