Dates: June 30 – July 24, 2013
Venue: One Off Contemporary Gallery
Exhibiting Artists: Michael Soi, Thom Ogonga, Ehoodi Kichapi & Harrison Mburu
Concert & Exhibition: Launch of Zoom Magazine, Jun. 25 2013 @ Goethe Institut
Date: June 25, 2013
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 6 pm
Entry: Free
Zoom Magazine is a platform for the young people of Nairobi. It is designed, written and founded by Usanii Lab, a collective of young creatives from Nairobi Eastlands. The magazine, which is both in English and Sheng, offers a stage for new talents and speaks with a fresh, bold voice about social issues faced by young adults as well as it entertains. Its first issue will be available on this evening.
New upcoming artists who are featured in Zoom Magazine will spice up the launch with their presence as well as with performances. The event will feature a well-known resident DJ, a live concert and a comedy act that will be sure to liven the crowd. Some artworks created by the Usanii Lab creatives will be on display as well, in the form of a mini exhibition.
Usanii Lab is part of the well-known community based photography and film project Shootback from Mathare Youth Sports Association, founded in January 2013.
Updated information: www.usanii-lab.com
Exhibition: Stunning Portraits by Ermias Ekube, Jun. 18 – Jul. 6 2013 @ Talisman Restaurant
Dates: June 18 – July 6 2013
Venue: Talisman Restaurant
Location: Ngong Road, Karen
Sneak Peak of the portraits
Kanga Stories Exhibition: The Cloth that Reveals, Jun. 13 – Jul. 13 2013 @ National Museum
Dates: Until July 13, 2013
Venue: National Museum
Time: 8.30am to 5.30 pm [Open daily]
Entry: museum rates apply
Exhibition: King Dodge & the Ngecha artists, Until 30 2013 @ National Museum
Date: Until June 30, 2013
Venue: Creative Insight, National Museum
Entry: Museum rates apply
Exhibition: From the Roadside to the Art Galleries by Lake Basin Arts Group, Until Jul. 15 2013 @ National Museum
Dates: Until July 15, 2013
Venue: Creativity Gallery, National Museum
Entry: museum rates apply
Exhibitions: Architectures, Until June 30 2013 @ Alliance
Three exhibitions about ‘ARCHITECTURES’ at Alliance this month;
– NYROBI in Picture [birth & growth of Nairobi] – Architecture=durable [10 architects, 10 projects in Ile-de-France] – People Building Better Cities [challenges of inclusive urbanization]
Exhibition: 013 Mask Art Prize Nairobi – London, Jun. 11-Jul. 10 2013 @ National Museum
Opening Date: June 11, 2013
Venue: Cultural Dynamism Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
Time: 2 pm
Entry: Free
The exhibition will be opened by the British High Commissioner, Dr Chris Turner.
The winners will be awarded three prizes of Kshs 55,000 each. One Winning Artist will win a trip to London, and one Kenyan state school will win Kshs 100,000 worth of art materials. The Prizes are supported by the Rivers Foundation.
The exhibition will continue until 10 July 2013
It travels to the internationally acclaimed Saatchi Gallery in London from 14 September to 7 October 2013
Art exhibition: When You Hear Hoofbeats… by Elaine Kehew, Jun. 6 – Jul. 2 2013 @ Que Pasa
I am fascinated by the form and musculature of polo ponies: the angles and bends of their legs, the negative spaces created by horses standing and at a full gallop, and hooves on the ground and in the air. In this body of work, I continue my exploration of the horse using silhouettes, muted background colors, and the play of light on the body. These all combine to create this new body of work, which has never been exhibited before. In fact, I am not sure that the paint is dry!
To read more about the exhibit, follow my blog.
The exhibition by Elaine Kehew will run from June 6 through July 2, and will feature 10 paintings of horses and 13 woodcut prints.
The opening party will be on Thursday, June 6 (6 -9 pm) at Que Pasa Bar and Bistro in Karen.