Resurrection – The fire next time is an Installation of Protest Wire Sculptures & Prints by Gor Soudan
Exhibition Dates: August 15-30, 2013
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Location: Museum Hill
Entry: Museum Rates Apply
‘Gor Soudan is fed up of “big men” – the people who run the country.’ – Gor Soudan in an FT Article by Katrina Manson“
Read the Financial Times Article here
The exhibition is curated by Iroko Arts Consultants
The photographs and paintings on paper and canvas are done by children aged 10 to 14 and above, they address issues observed and experienced by the children such as water and sanitation concerns, education, food and health, child labour, individual discipline and peer pressure, environmental concerns, family support, child protection and spiritualism. Art is one way to give a child the chance to tell about a world of their choice; about the good things that they like and the things they would like to see change.
Dates: Until August 31, 2013
Venue: Small Temporary Gallery, Nairobi National Museum, Museum Hill
‘Nipe nafasi’ give me a chance
Exhibition Aims
To promote the rights of children and their freedom of expression with a long term aim of increasing their participation in addressing issues affecting them.
To enhance communication between children and their parents, teachers, peers and the general community, to protect and associate respectfully, and reduce their vulnerability to abuse and neglect.
To create a platform where children boost their self-esteem and hope for a positive future.
The main purpose of this Campaign/exhibition is to help raise awareness against POACHING and IVORY trade.
For more info and to see how you can help in this cause visit the event Facebook Page
Proceeds from this exhibition will go to helping fund ‘A Walk with Rangers’ by Raabia Hawa
Dates: August 14-23, 2013
Venue: Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom House
Entry: Free
Exhibition by: Sammy Lutaya feat. Zipporah Irari
About
Sammy Lutaya is ranked one of Kenya’s most prolific visual artists and illustrators. Besides painting and creating artworks whose scope covers varied socio-economic-cultural themes, he also seeks to promote the visual arts both locally and internationally.
Sammy has participated in various art exhibitions and cultural exchange workshops in different countries including Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Mauritius, Italy,China, Australia and Pakistan.Zipporah Irari started out as a teacher but quit to concentrate on painting. Early this year she exhibited at the National Museum of Kenya.
About
Yassir Ali is a Sudanese artist who is currently living in Nairobi, Kenya. A graduate of Fine Art from Sudan University for Science and Technology, Yassir is a member of the Almada Art Group, Union for Sudanese Artists and Kuona Trust. He is also involved in many projects for Sudanese children. Yassir is inspired by Nubian culture and motifs and his art is easily identified by eye-catching forms and colour. He has been exhibiting actively internationally.
Fawaz Elsaid was born in Sudan, and graduated from the College of Fine Art at Sudan University in 2004. He too is currently at Kuona Trust. He has participated in art workshops at the French Cultural Center in Khartoum and exhibits his work in Sudan as well as abroad.
Each artist makes an excellent foil for the other and it is in this room that the kaleidoscope finally makes sense. – Frank Whalley in Step inside the kaleidoscope…
Opening: July 30, 2013
Venue: National Museum
Time: 5 pm
Guest of Honour: Hon. Dr Hassan Wario, Cabinet Secretary, Sports Culture & the Arts
Exhibition Dates: Until December 31, 2013
Showcasing: Edward Njenga A Son’s Dedication (1962 – 2013 ceramics) and Leonard Kateete Humanity through My Eyes portraits of the traditional African Family
Celebrating Kenya @50 with art
‘A son’s Dedication’ by 91 year old Kenyan ceramist Edward Njenga is an outstanding display of miniature human forms depicting events in Kenya’s history from 1962 to current. Njenga’s ceramics are modelled around the themes of history, health, education, family and relationships, religion, recreation, sports, sustenance, communication, technology and everything human.
The focus on Ugandan artist Leonard Kateete is his almost life-size oil paintings of African communities, commissioned and owned by Nation Media Group and loaned to the Nairobi National Museum for exhibition.
Art has no boundaries; Kateete who resides in Nairobi is responsible for several magnificent murals and sculpture installations in Kenya. An original print of Tears of Freedom (1990); an expressive portrait of Nelson Mandela in oils that is a collection on display at the Mandela Museum SA, will also be on show. Humanity through My Eyes is no doubt a magnificent contribution to the preservation and presentation of the physical history of the African people through art.
The two artists will exhibit in the Cultural Dynamism Gallery and the Ecology Gallery respectively for 6 months.
The Nairobi National Museum is home to some of the most celebrated heritage collections of Kenya and the East African region.
These two exhibitions aim to serve as a major attraction and a useful source of information on Kenya’s history, art and culture.
Dates: Until August 25, 2013
Venue: Creativity Gallery, National Museum
Entry: Museums Rates Apply
Exhibiting Artists: Martin M Otieno, Benta Oguda, Billy Mutua, Tabitha Munyoki & Moses Nyawanda
Dates: July 20-August 10, 2013
Venue: Usi.Why.Jali Studios
Location: Ayany Estate, Kibera
Contacts: 0702 002 389
Artists featured: Kota Otieno, Edwin Mutua, J, Kaka, J. Kwaru and O.J.
Via Kuona Trust
Opening: July 30, 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: 6 pm
Exhibition Dates: July 30-August 31, 2013
Art works by: Otieno Kota, Mike Kyalo, Alex Mbevo, Tom Mboya, Patrick Mukabi, Moses Mukono, Charles Ngatia, Mary Ogembo, Robbie Omweri, Andrew Otieno, Dickens Otieno, Michael Soi & Ian Waswa
Curated by Thom Ogonga
One-of-a-kind jewellery exhibition at Italian Institute of Culture
Dates: August 1-2, 2013
Venue: Italian Institute of Culture
Time: 12 noon to 6 pm
E-mail Contact: alan2002@mail.ru
