Dates: May 9-21, 2022
Venue: C& Office’s, the Mall – 1st Floor
About
Natocho Faith works in drawing and sculpture. Her new work, ‘I saw a glimpse of Heaven’ is in a non-factual way a reference to the biblical story of Eve after eating the forbidden fruit and being cast out of the Garden of Eden.
Dates: May 9-21, 2022
Venue: C& Office’s, the Mall – 1st Floor
About
Natocho Faith works in drawing and sculpture. Her new work, ‘I saw a glimpse of Heaven’ is in a non-factual way a reference to the biblical story of Eve after eating the forbidden fruit and being cast out of the Garden of Eden.
Norient.com presents “NairobiConscious’, a multi-media feature exploring politically/socially “conscious” music in Nairobi.
Date: May 6, 2022
Venue: the Mall, Ring Road – Westlands
Time: from 6 PM
Entry: RSVP – here (Eventbrite)
About
Against a background of political, social and economic tensions ahead of a momentous general election set for 2022. What is the lived experience of Nairobi’s artists during this period? Can you hear it in the music?
It is the first in a proposed series of special features focusing on selected cities around the world dubbed “Norient Cities.” The feature comprises three podcasts, a set of essays, commissioned street photography, a short video, sound art, original music and a mixtape.
Special Education Professionals Present a Fundraiser show – SUPERNOVA by Prevail Presents – starring Martin Kigondu.
Date: Friday 6th May, 2022
Venue: Lower Kabete Road no 10 (near Zen Garden)
Time: 7 pm
Entrance: KES 3,000/-
Contact Karolien Remmerie 0700-826744 (karol.remmerie(at)gmail(dot)com)
The Nairobi Launch of Jackie Karuti’s debut monograph, Notes Movement Method.
Exhibition preview & book launch
Date: Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Venue: Circle Art Gallery
Time: 4 – 8 pm
About
Jackie Karuti was the main prize winner of the 2020 Henrike Grohs Art Award. This book is published as part of the award, with support from the Goethe-Institut and Grohs family. Additional support was provided by The African Arts Trust. This book was produced by the Visual Arts Network of South Africa.
The book is led by thoughts around Karuti’s ongoing method of inquiry; How Clouds are Formed which has been a developing body of work assembled in many parts using objects, images, spare parts & movements. The intention was to produce an artist workbook that sends one out into the field to move, question & discover. It is largely an attempt to recognize the work that emerges in the present while navigating various site visits through drawings, text, sculptural forms and moving images.
Text and image contributions by Wanja Kimani, Bojana Cvejić, Jackie Karuti & Roseline Olang’.Additional images by James Muriuki & Densu Moseti
The book is will be available for purchase during the launch for KES 2,500.
Date: Monday, 25 April 2022
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: 6 PM
Free of Charge
About
A series of 5 short films by filmmakers from Morocco, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Kenya put together by Claire Diao, the French-Burkinabé journalist and film critic.
How can Africa project itself into the future? Can it tell its own stories in more experimental, offbeat ways than the humanitarian imagery and/or cinematic images of hardship and suffering?
Rwandan artist Kantarama Gahigiri imagines the return to earth of a cosmonaut who stayed in space for 30 years. With humor, Kenyan Jim Chuchu examines the meteoric rise of a young contemporary artist. Between Juju and science fiction, Nigerian CJ Obasi films the adventures of three witches. So what if the goats die is an essay on knowledge or rather on ignorance by Moroccan, Sophia Alaoui. The film “Zombie” is a journey between hope and dystopia in a hallucinated Kinhsasa by the Congolese/Belgian singer Baloji.2017/2018/2019 | 1h25min
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Kenyan filmmaker, Jim Chuchu.
Date: Sunday – April 24th, 10am to 6pm
Venue: Parade Ring, Ngong Racecourse
Entry: Free
Facebook event page: https://fb.me/e/1k7zJwFMn
About
Rain or shine, the place to be this Sunday, April 24th from 10am to 6pm is at our pop up market at the Parade Ring lawn at Ngong Racecourse. We’re hoping for a sunny day but we’re also well prepared for the rain with adequate shelter. So grab your raincoats and your shopping bags and get ready to meet your favorite maker/designer and discover new local brands making great quality handmade goods, while listening to great music by Deejay Josay, Midl East & Dj Shock, as you sample a variety of yummy food with great company.
Opening: April 9, 2022
Venue: Village Market, Roof Top Exhibition Hall
Time: 2 PM
Exhibiting Artists
Dates: Until April 22, 2022
Time: 10 am – 7 pm (Mon. – Sun.)
Date: April 16, 2022
Venue: Beneath the Baobabs, Kilifi
Time: from 2 PM till 10 AM (following day!).
Tickets: Advance KES 3,500/- (EA Citizens) & KES 4,500 (Int.)
Headlining Acts: Blinky Bill & Octopizzo.
Featuring: Lisa Odour-Noah, Ayrosh, Njoki Karu, Mr. Bado, Labdi, Simba Wanga, Miss Ray, DJ Mura, Kuriba, Lasta & Brolic.
About
As part of our mission to maintain a year-round festival culture in Kilifi, and following a Sold Out New Year Revival, we are proud to announce: Beneath The Baobabs Live; a 1 day show dedicated to Live Kenyan Music on Saturday 16th April, 2022.
Beneath The Baobabs Live will open its gates at 2pm on Easter Saturday, 16th April with 2 Stages programmed until 10am the following day. Live music is one of our great loves as festival producers and we have a vision to grow our Easter plan to become one of the most prestigious Live music events in the East African calendar.
For more information, visit – https://beneaththebaobabs.com/beneath-the-baobabs-live/
Opening: Sunday, April 3 2022
Venue: One Off Gallery
Time: Noon – 4 PM
Until: April 30, 2022
Gallery opening times: Tuesday through Sunday,
10am to 4.30pm
About
One Off is delighted and proud to present Prints, Limited Edition Iterations; an exhibition of prints by some of the leading practitioners in the region, curated by Thom Ogonga. The gallery thanks all the participating artists for their contributions and we also celebrate Thom Ogonga for his tireless efforts to raise the profile of prints and their creators, both locally and internationally.
Meanwhile, in the Loft Gallery we host a beautiful mixed show of recent works entitled That Which Divides. Participating artists include Olivia Pendergast, Peterson Kamwathi, Elias Mung’ora, Peter Ngugi, Richard Kimathi and Nelson Ijakaa.
Please note that both exhibitions open on SUNDAY 3rd April from noon to 4pm.
