Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The exhibition showcases the artist’s recent body of work including new paintings, a series of drawings, alongside his more familiar sculptures Like is the norm with the multi-disciplinary artist, Wasswa Donald aka Wasswad, to stage a Solo Show every after two to three years, he …
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The exhibition pays homage to the emerging vibrancy of the regional art scene and the power of women artists to influence change in society. Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | A group exhibition of artists from across the East African region is likely to come with many expectations. This is because …
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The exhibition Recycling and Environmental sustainability suggests the need to preserve the environment and humanity Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | There’s no doubt that Tusiime Mathias as an artist continues to make heads roll on the Uganda Contemporary Art scene. His latest Solo exhibition Recycling and Environmental Sustainability has further …
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The sculpture park at the College is a representation of the early training in creative thinking and practice among the students. Kampala, Uganda | Dominic Muwanguzi | You may be convinced to feel like you are on a visit to an open air sculpture park in Paris or Germany once you make …
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With the art of the continent and its diaspora increasingly in the spotlight, an exciting new cohort of Gen-Z and young millennial image-makers is emerging. Precious Adesina meets them. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With exhibitions such as Africa Fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and 1-54 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) is considering a bridging programme that will enable learners who offer arts subject combinations at A-Level to pursue undergraduate science courses. Maria Nakachwa Ssemakula, the acting Director of Quality Assurance and Accreditation at NCHE, says that the proposal …
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The Ganda Boys release Buganda National Anthem ‘Ekitiibwa kya Buganda’ Bogota, Colombia | THE INDEPENDENT | After months of recording, Ganda Boys have released a first version of a recording of Ekitibwa Kya Buganda (Buganda anthem) that was recently done at Audio Vision in Bogotá in Colombia. The Ganda Boys have …
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How to rekindling its spirit COMMENT | Dion Forster | If the media, popular entertainment, and retail habits are taken as indicators then the celebration of Christmas is no longer just the reserve of Christians. This has some consequences for the religious and non-religious alike. In popular culture and the media, Christmas …
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An artivist’s guide to saving the planet Kampala, Uganda | Atieno Odera | At the Climate Story Lab Africa 2022 edition, a woman dressed in a costume made with over 500 green plastic bottles struts onstage in a fully packed auditorium. “Kiragala Kiragala! Chetwagalo Kulagula! The energy is rising…filling up the air! …
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‘Exhibition celebrates the excitement, optimism and promise of 9th October 1962 while acknowledging that, for many Ugandans Independence was partial victory’- Exhibition catalogue There’re two things that will catch your attention as soon as you walk into the exhibition: Uganda at 60 showing at the Uganda Museum: Firstly, the black …
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