Training: Citizen Journalism Training Workshop, Nov. 14-16 2012 @Pawa254 Hub


Pawa254 invites you to a citizen Journalism training workshop from 14th-16th November 2012 from 0900hrs-1300hrs at PAWA254 hub in Nairobi.

Day One will give participants an overview of the Journalism Code, Day Two will cover fundamental ethical topics in detail and Day Three will cover in detail all aspects of professional reporting under the title of Accuracy and Fairness.
At the end of this training, participants are expected to write or record stories that deeply observe all tenets of professionalism in journalism.

If you are interested in attending the event, kindly send an e-mail to: info@pawa254.org with your name and an expression of interest before 1500hrs on Monday November 12, 2012. The training is free.

There are LIMITED slots available thus get your application in as soon as possible.

Afrika Eye Film Festival Friday Discussion: The Moving Image, Nov. 9 2012 @iHub


The creativez are hosting the first ever, virtual continental collaborative Afrika Eye Film Festival discussion this Friday evening at iHub with our friends African Interactive in Bristol -UK all on Film and Digital Media The theme is The Moving Image

Other than discuss how Digital can expand the audience for the African moving image we will also explore new forms of film production, funding, distribution models and opportunities on collaborative projects between Kenyan and British film makers. All this will happen in a Unique format-depending on where you are on today we -the audience will get to interact with both panels in Bristol and in Nairobi’s iHub via an intergrated weblink

Panel: Nairobi [5-7pm]
Producer, Director- Bob Nyanja
Producer Director – Wanuri Kahiu
Producer, Director, Writer and Film Legend – John. E. Maina

Moderated by Jenny Muigai aka @skinnyfilmmaker

Panel :- Bristol 2-4pm
Writer, Producer – Andrew Mugoya
Producer, Director – Simon Bright

For more info on the event and bios of the panelist click here

The event is free but space is limited so kindly reserve your place by RSVP to this email: thecreativez@gbs.co.ke

Annual Seminar of Observatory of the Great Lakes in Africa, Nov. 29 2012 @ the Institut Catholique de Paris

IFRA is pleased to invite you to the annual seminar of the Observatory of the Great Lakes in Africa to be held at the Institut Catholique de Paris Thursday, November 29, 2012.

The presentations and discussions will be held in French and English. The seminar will be organized along three axes:

1. The evolution of political regimes in the Great Lakes
2. Challenges of regional integration
3. The current crises in the Great Lakes

The full program is available on the IFRA website

Paintings Exhibition: Riziki by Tom Ogonga, Nov. 14-30 2012 @ Alliance


Dates: November 14-30, 2012
Venue: Alliance Francaise, Ground Floor Gallery

This is an exhibition of recent paintings & prints by Ogonga Thom featuring his current body of work where he has combined his ‘typical illustrative paintings & drawings’ while experimenting with conventional printmaking techniques in painting.

He is exploring human relationships while interrogating how humans behave within a space depending on who/what is in that particular space within the threshold of darkness (night-life) as the core theme of his work.

About
Tom is born, raised, schooled, working and living in Nairobi-Kenya
Ogonga Thom is an artist inspired by fashion, music, urban lifestyles and even more fascinated by the controversial city nightlife. All the activities that color the night excite the artist in him and feature prominently as the theme of his work.

He is also involved in project conceptualization & implemenation and writes art-related articles for his blog (thealternativewriter.blogspot.com) and upon request.

Tom has exhibited widely and featured in various public art projects both locally and abroad.

For more information check the Facebook event page

Workshop: Introduction to Colour Printing with artist John Silver, Nov. 13-16 2012 @ Kuona Trust

colour print by John SIlver
Kuona Trust invites you to a workshop:Introduction to Colour Printing with artist John Silver.

What is Colour printing?
Colour printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color.In this particular workshop participants wil be taught how to make colour prints using the colour reduction process from a wood cut surface.

ABOUT JOHN SILVER
John Silver is a self-taught Kenyan artist whose prints have a dream-like quality, full of color, texture and fantasy. His Wood cuts and paintings have found their way to several institutions, among them the Victoria and Albert Collection in London and Prince Anderrz Emmt De Lilia in Longhouse Collection in Canada.

Date: November 13-16, 2012
Time: 10 am – 3 pm Daily
Location: Kuona Trust Art Centre
Fee: Kshs 1000 Call 0720121277 to reserve a place before November 17, 2012

Booking is by advance payment ONLY. MPESA accepted.

Workshop materials and lunch included in workshop fee.

Pawa Salon with Ric Francis, Nov. 8 2012 @Pawa254 Hub


On November 8, 2012 PAWA254 will host pro-photographer and photojournalist Ric Francis.

Ric Francis is an independent photojournalist who has worked as a staffer with The Bergen Record, Hackensack, New Jersey, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, and The Associated Press, Los Angeles, California.
Ric voluntarily quit his job with The Associated Press in January 2009. He immediately moved to Lima, Peru which served as his home base as he worked throughout South America.
In May 2012 he relocated to Nairobi, Kenya. Ric’s decision to live abroad is based on his desire to intimately experience and document other cultures.

To see some of his past works, you can visit: http://www.ricfrancis.org/

The salon will start at 4:30-7:00 pm and will be held at PAWA254 hub.