Free Art Gallery Exhibition, DusitD2

Free Art Gallery Exhibition: The dusitD2 Nairobi Art Gallery, Jan. 30 2016 @ DusitD2 Nairobi

Free Art Gallery Exhibition, DusitD2
Date: January 30, 2016
Venue: Den Conference Room, DusitD2 Nairobi
Location: 14 Riverside, Riverside Drive in Westlands

About
This coming Saturday, January 30th 2016, artists from all over the country will converge at the dusitD2 Nairobi to exhibit their pieces at the Den Conference Room in an event dubbed ‘The dusitD2 Nairobi Art Gallery’.

A one of a kind event, the dusitD2 Nairobi Art Gallery encourages creative freedom and seeks to eliminate the bureaucracy system that has seen brokers, middlemen and hosts of art exhibitions gain more than the artists themselves.

http://www.dusit.com/dusitd2/nairobi

Kikulacho ki nguoni Mwako

Fashion Art Installation: Kikulacho Ki Nguoni Mwako, Jan. 29-31 2016 @ Circle Art Gallery – 910 James Gichuru Road

Kikulacho ki nguoni Mwako
Kikulacho Ki Nguoni Mwako (What’s eating you is within your dress) – A Fashion Art Installation by Ichyulu x Chichia London x Arieta Mujay featuring 2ManySiblings

Date: Friday 29 January 2016 (9am – 4pm)
Saturday 30 January 2016 (11am – 5pm)
Sunday 31st January 2016 (11am – 4pm)
Location: Circle Art Gallery, 910 James Gichuru Road

About
Ichyulu, an online store featuring selected African designers, in collaboration with Chichia London and Arieta Mujay presents an installation that explores Chichia London’s use of Khanga as a communication tool. From the use of discarded khanga pieces converted into patchwork designs to the creation of bespoke designs. The installation highlights the khanga’s journey (transformation) from a piece of fabric into items of clothing.

www.ichyulu.com

Kenya's 2013 General Election -Stakes, Practices and Outcomes

Book Launch: Kenya’s 2013 General Election -Stakes, Practices and Outcomes, Jan. 21 2016 @ Goethe Institut

Kenya's 2013 General Election -Stakes, Practices and Outcomes
Kenya’s 2013 General Election -Stakes, Practices and Outcomes
Date: January 21, 2016
Venue: Goethe-Institut, Auditorium

About
The papers in the book are written by mainly Kenyan academics and civil society actors who examine the drivers of the 2013 general elections and the sources of the mandate to lead.

Inspired by the determination to have inclusive governance and the advancement of democracy in Kenya, the book asks important questions related to, among others, political participation, identity, electoral institutions and the judiciary. Although past elections have hardly transformed the lives of the majority of the people notwithstanding the promises made by leaders, they are embraced enthusiastically by voters. They are worth of intense reflection, as the book shows.

Find more information here

Kenya’s 2013 General Election: Stakes, Practices and Outcomes is an outcome of the partnership between Twaweza Communications and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.