Images, Reflections, Objects
By Eria Nsubuga Introduction I first heard of the EKifananyi idea from 320 East ( Ugandan Arts Trust), a center for contemporary African art in Kampala. Here, one gets information on art projects,...
View ArticleA Tree in Public Space
By Moses Serubiri In October 2014, a Mutuba or fig tree was the focus of intense debate during an art exhibition. The Mutuba grows across tropical Africa, and is farmed in Uganda for its use in the...
View ArticleBecome Art Minded; Afriart launches Art Education Programme
“Art does not solve problems, but makes us aware of their existence,” sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz has once said. Arts education, on the other hand, does solve problems. Society needs people with...
View ArticletransFORM#1: A conversation with Afriart Gallery Art director Daudi Karungi
The transFORM #1 Contemporary Art Experience is happening this Saturday 5th December at a warehouse behind the Nakumatt in Bukoto. The event, which is organised in partnership with the Goethe Zentrum...
View ArticleIfe Piankhi in Residence at 32° East
by Nikissi Serumaga-Jamo Ife Piankhi is a recent artist in residence at 32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust where she explored communal trauma, communal healing and identity through poetry, painting,...
View ArticleCan Ugandan Artists Portray Ubuntu?
By Martha Kazungu “Ubuntu is the missing link in the arts here in Uganda, the reason we are growing too slow! Both visual and performing arts. Some of us can’t even share an art brush.” – Derrick...
View Article“Do Not Touch My Hair”– A performance Review of Chombotrope
by Acaye Kerunen During the Opening performance of ChomboTrope , the Jitta collective by Kefa Oiro and Stephanie Thiersch yesterday at OneTen on Seventh, it was clear that they had used their creation...
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