Cartooon Exhibition: Comic 10+10, Nov. 24 2011 @ National Museum

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The Embassy of Spain is happy to invite you to the opening of COMIC 10+10, a unique cartoon exhibition by young Spanish and Kenyan artists.

Date: November 24, 2011
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Ecology Gallery, Nairobi National Museum, Museum Hill
Entrance: Free

This showcase will explore different aspects of this expression form, both as an art for and a universal means of social communication. This exhibition will present the awarded works of the 10 ‘Injuve’ Youth Comic Prizes in Spain, together with the cartoons of other 10 upcoming Kenyan artists with the participation of renowned cartoonists like Gaddo and Maddo, Álvaro Ortiz (2003 Injuve Award in Spain) and the artists from Shujaaz.fm, in the opening ceremony we will announce the winners of the ‘Spain for the arts’ Awards, an innovative contest for young Kenyan cartoonists.

Exhibition: New Horizons, Nov. 24-Dec. 15 2011 @ National Museum

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The National Museums of Kenya is proud to present an exhibition of paintings by Chege Gitura who is showing his paintings to the public for the first time. For those that know Chege well, he has practiced interior design for several years but until now he had not pursued his basic instinct… to paint. He has duly called his first exhibition New Horizons.

Chege finds his inspiration in people and places, his paintings attempt to capture intricate aspects such as the proportion, body form, the facial expression, the hair, the adornment.. on canvas and oil through generous and fearless applications of thick textural paint using the palette knife technique which intentionally omits fine details, but still portrays the character intended.

Welcome to view this premier show from November 24 to 15 December 2011 at the Creativity Gallery Nairobi National Museum.
Daily 8.30am – 5.30pm
Entrance: Normal rates apply

Exhibit: Map Pamoja by artist Yoshinari Nishio, Nov 14 – Dec 18 2011 @ Ngong Road

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MAP PAMOJA: Home_N Gallery Pre-Open Exhibition
Date: 14th November to 18th December
Time: 10:00am-5:00pm
Venue: Home_N Gallery、Ngong Road、Woodley、Nairobi
Entry: Free
※Please make an appointment by email or phone before visiting the gallery.
Phone：0705-980-462
Email：info@nairobi-artproject.jp

Home_N Gallery is pleased to invite you to the pre-open exhibition MAP PAMOJA from the 14th November to 18th December 2011, before the official opening in January next year.
Home_N Gallery is a private homely gallery as well a house and atelier of  a Japanese contemporary artist, Yoshinari Nishio, and opens as exhibition space to all sorts of people. We will regularly have a unique series of temporary exhibitions and workshop programmes focused on something interesting around Nairobi.
In the pre- open exhibition MAP PAMOJA, our visitors will be mapping their each favorite place on the map of Nairobi covering the whole wall of the gallery.  The map covered with others’ personal and memorial places would hopefully renew the image of Nairobi in your mind. During the period, photos of the Nishio’s past art works are also on display.

Public Art Installation: Monday Morning, Nov 7 2011@ Central Bus Station

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The Nairobi Arts Trust announced on October 31st its collaboration with New York City’s Glassless Glasses Studio, an art activation collaborative, to unveil an exciting new public art installation in Nairobi, Kenya entitled MONDAY MORNING on November 7, 2011 beginning at 6 am at the Central Bus Station.
As part of the Glassless Glasses Studio’s Living Industries project, the installation consists of more than 10,000 bright yellow balloons being given to commuters on their way to work on a Monday morning with the sole request that they hold on to the balloon until they arrive at their jobs. The non-choreographed parade of neon yellow balloons in the heart of the city will transform what spectators and city-dwellers would otherwise think as an ordinary daily morning commute into a sequence of unexpected celebrations. Commonly referred to as “the Green City in the Sun,” Nairobi’s status as the most
populous city in East Africa makes it the ideal location for this avant-garde public art exhibit.

Yazmany Arboleda, founder of the Glassless Glasses Studio, explains: “Figuratively, the balloons represent celebration. They make us think of the happy moments that punctuate our lives. By contrast, the often monotonous nature of work makes this juxtaposition all the more compelling. This art piece hopefully opens up conversations about what we think and feel about work and how we approach it each day. The disparity between the repetitive nature of work and the charm and playfulness of a balloon – or thousands of them moving in a given landscape– imbues this art piece with a broad range of meaning.”

For more information, download the Monday_Morning_Kenya_Press_Release (PDF, 3.3Mb)

Canon Festival of Impressions, Nov 3-5 2011 @ National Museum

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Canon is delighted to officially invite you to the Canon Festival of Impressions, set to run from the 3rd – 5th of November, 2011 at the Nairobi National Museum, Museum Hill.

Given the great importance Canon attaches to the beauty we have in the country, especially our wildlife they have dedicated the 4th and 5th of November, 2011 to presentation workshops with Jonathan & Angela Scott, the famed Big Cat Diaries photographers and Canon Brand Ambassadors. These workshops will take place at 10 am to 12pm on both days, at The Ford Hall.

On the first day, we will have a presenation on “Wildlife Photography: Making the Most of Your Opportunities,” and “Travel Photography: Out of Africa in Search of New Destinations.”

Additionally, the ‘Canon EOS Adventure’ photographic competition will be officially launched on Saturday 5th November, 2011 from 6pm by Jonathan & Angela Scott..

We look forward to seeing you at the Festival of Impressions.

RSVP Ms. Bernice Kinuthia : crservices@officetechnologies.co.ke

Exhibition: The Girl Art Project, Nov. 1-8 2011 @ The Godown Art Centre

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The Girl Art project exhibition is inspired by the female form, presence and experience and will feature art work from three female artists: Kawira Mwirichia, Rummy Ireri and Shillah (Subira) Mombo

Venue: The Godown Art Centre

Exhibition Schedule
First set: Oct. 18-23, 2011
Second Set: Oct. 25-30, 2011
Third Set: Nov. 1-8, 2011

Time: 11am-7pm
Entrance: free
Contacts: facebook.com/girlartproject or twitter: @girlartproject

All proceeds will be donated to the children of Africa Hope Mission School, run under Riruta United Women Empowerment Programme (RuWEPO) www.ruwepo.org