Tribal Chic 2019 – Celebrating 10 Years, Dec. 7 2019 @ Tribe Hotel


Date: Saturday, December 7, 2019
Venue: Tribe Hotel Kenya
Time: 7 pm
Tickets: Advance Tickets KES 7,000/- (available, here), and KES 8,000/- at the Door

TRIBAL CHIC 2019
Tribal Chic is an annual charity fashion show held at Nairobi’s most prestigious 5 star boutique hotel – Tribe.

With its unique architecture and inspiring interiors, Tribe echoes the true image of Nairobi; a hip, dazzling, sophisticated and creative city. Tribe’s events showcase only the best local and international talent, while supporting causes that enrich the lives of the less fortunate.

Tribal Chic 2019 will be the 10th annual fashion show held at the hotel and is aimed at recognising and appreciating fashion both locally and internationally. We look at giving up and coming local designers a chance at showcasing their talent as well as combining it with established designers. In the past we have worked with Masaba Gupta, Adele Dejak, Penny Winter, Mille Collines, Nike Kondakis, Mateene Kahindo, Katungulu Mwendwa, Lalesso, Deepa Dosaja, to name just a few.

Our show has grown tremendously over the years and we have partnered with organizations like the New York based company – GenArt and FA254. We received a great amount of both local and international press and recognition.

As we celebrate our ten-year milestone, we hope to curate a show that takes the city by storm.

All funds from Tribal Chic 2019 are in aid of Rafiki Mwema.

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Exhibition by Samuel Githui, Until Dec. 31 2019 @ Red Hill Art Gallery

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Dates: Until December 31, 2019
Venue: Red Hill Art Gallery

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Samuel Githui has been well known for his figurative paintings, combining sensitive observation with technical skills. This new body of artworks reveals a remarkable shift from realism to surrealism.

“This work is a continuation of a previous experimental study, that was exhibited two years ago at the ‘Hatua na Kuruka’ (‘Step and Jump’) exhibition at Kuona Trust.

My current work has been focusing on motion and progression, by attempting to create motion on a static composition, as earlier expressed in the chalk drawings “Transformation”, exhibited in 2018 at Circle Art Gallery.

I felt the need to let the medium dictate the cause of action rather than taking the lead on a directive and executive role of creating the work.
By doing so I want to elaborate the relationship and interaction of different media – in this work predominantly acrylic – and discover optional ways and possibilities to communicate and express myself in my artworks.” Samuel Githui

Sounds of Sasaab: The Launch, Nov. 30 2019 @ the Alchemist Bar – Westlands


Date: November 30, 2019
Venue: the Alchemist – Westlands
Time: 8 pm – 5 am
Tickets: KES 1,000/-

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About
Midi Minds Kenya in conjunction with The Safari Collection, Backdrop & Madorasinda House traveled to Samburu National Conservancy to capture and highlight the musical identity of the Samburu warriors, women and children, in form of a song based sample pack, a documentary format video, and a Various Artists music compilation (VA).

This project is set out to raise awareness, financial ability and cultural highlight towards the Samburu tribe and community, through selected recordings for the production of this 19-track compilation. It features productions by Laolu, Armonica, Da Capo, Caiiro, Shimza, XtetiQsoul, umami, Klement Bonelli and many more, as well as local Kenyan talent, such as SURAJ, Saint Evo, Foozak & Dylan-S.

Find more information, here.

2 Day Craft Entrepreneurship Workshop: Strengthen Your Skills in Digital Commerce – Organized by the GoDown Arts Centre and facilitated by Erica Topple (from Etsy), Nov. 16 & 18 2019 @ 70 Kayawhe Rd, Kilimani, Next to Kayawhe Villas


Dates: Sat 16 and Mon 18 November 2019
Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
Venue: 70 Kayawhe Rd, Kilimani, Next to Kayawhe Villas

Registration 500/= – a contribution towards the rebuilding of the GoDown Arts Centre.
– M-pesa paybill: 681471
– Account Name: Your Name

About
We invite you to this two-day craft entrepreneurship workshop facilitated by Erica Topple, a key member of a specialized team that serves as an incubator for pilot projects at Etsy, inc.

She also works directly with sellers to optimize their shops and think creatively about ways they can expand their visibility and reach.

Exhibition: ‘I Will See What I Want To See’, Nov. 13 – Dec. 7 2019 @ Circle Art Gallery


Dates: November 13 – December 7 2019
Venue: Circle Art Gallery

Featuring: Jessica Atieno, Jonathan Fraser, Peterson Kamwathi, Yaye Kassamali,
Onyis Martin, Florin Mmaka, Miska Mohmmed, Anthony Muisyo, Elias Mung’ora, Dennis Muraguri, Precious Narotso, Sujay Shah, Gor Soudan, Lemek Tompoika, Beatrice Wanjiku, Agnes Waruguru

I WILL SEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE
Circle’s second guest-curated exhibition this year brings together sixteen artists, looking at how artists use drawing to record the days of their lives, turning continuous observations of the world into meticulous renderings that exist between recollection and imagining. It also considers the ways in which artists reduce the world to their own image, inviting us to that interior space that evades direct description.

Curated by Jonathan Gathaara Sölanke Fraser

Archiving Kenya’s Past and Futures, Nov. 12 2019 @ McMillan Memorial Library


Date: November 12, 2019
Venue: McMillan Memorial Library, Banda Street
Time: 9 am – 3 pm

About
This event is led by Angela Okune and Leonida Mutuku. It brings together researchers, archival specialists, open data technologists, and government representatives to think about the intersection between open data technologies, digital humanities and research data practices in Kenya.

How might we imagine more equitable and inclusive systems of knowledge production and infrastructure by/in/for Kenya? Three panel sessions explore how diverse institutions have attempted to support student interests in research and archiving; raise questions about the genre of the academic journal article for scholarly knowledge sharing; and dive into the politics and geographies of data localisation and governance.Key discussion points from the meeting will be synthesised into a report for public dissemination and will include concrete next steps.

Participation is free and registration is open until 5 pm on 7th November 2019: here