Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa has today launched a solo exhibition by Eric Joe Gayi, one of their Absa L’Atelier 2023 Ambassadors, titled Breaking the Norm. The exhibition will be hosted at The Summit Residences in Naguru, Kampala, in collaboration with Amasaka Gallery. Breaking the Norm is …
Read More »Freshness and new potential for creativity at AKA gallery
The five artists in the group show Artistic Vision of Uganda explore different styles in painting as they tackle themes in their immediate surroundings and of personal experience ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | An exhibition of works by young artists is always full of surprises. Firstly, their art is …
Read More »Kenya hosts photo exhibit to mark Chinese victory over Japan
NAIROBI | Xinhua | To mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, a photo exhibition was launched on Friday in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Organized by the Chinese Embassy in Kenya and Xinhua …
Read More »International exhibitors champion soil testing to boost yields for smallholder farmers
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | International exhibitors from the Netherlands, South Africa, and Kenya are showcasing advanced soil testing technologies aimed at helping Uganda’s small-scale farmers improve their agricultural productivity. The exhibitors are participating in the ongoing annual agricultural show in Jinja at the invitation of the Uganda National …
Read More »A celebration of Artistic individuality in Father and Daughter show
Kamya and Nabulime set a precedent in sharing space for an exhibition and break the norms in art making through their individualistic approach to their work ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Rarely does it happen that a father and daughter share the same exhibition. When this scenario presents itself, there’s certainly …
Read More »White Teeth; A portrait of Abuse of Humanity
Makano works with witty artistic imagery in his new body of work to elicit his audience’s attention to the suffering and brutality in his motherland. ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Abstract paintings hanging on the white washed walls immediately grip your attention as soon as you make your entry into Umoja …
Read More »Artists reflect Gen Z hopes and frustrations in exhibition
In the Absence is made up of installations. ART | ANNE MWITI | As young protesters in Kenya took to the streets in June to demand the government account for its spending of taxpayers’ money, the Wajukuu Art Project was opening a new exhibition in Nairobi. Visitors to In the Absence …
Read More »Diversity in Forms exhibition
Three young artists explore diverse forms in their work in a multidisciplinary art show at AKA gallery ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The exhibition Diversity in Forms at AKA gallery is about how each of the three artists on showcase approaches their work. The works include paintings, sculptures and installation created …
Read More »Symbolism on canvas
A group exhibition by undergraduate students of Kyambogo navigates everyday themes with the allegorical technique ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | It has become an annual tradition for Tadooba gallery to showcase the works of undergraduate students of Fine art from Kyambogo University as a motivation for their breakthrough in the now …
Read More »A constellation of the Old and New Sudan on Canvas
Tales from Sudan Exhibition interrogates Sudan’s rich and diverse culture while fostering dialogue and challenging perceptions about this North African Country. ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Sudanese artists are no stranger to the Uganda Contemporary art scene. In the early 2000s, a group of Sudanese artists came to Uganda after their …
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