Dates: December 5-19, 2015
Venue: GoDown Arts Centre
Exhibition: Self Portraits by Samuel Githinji Ashanti, Nov. 29 2015 – Jan. 17 2016 @ Red Hill Art Gallery
Dates: November 29, 2015 – January 17, 2016
Venue: Red Hill Art Gallery
Exhibition: Paper II, Nov. 25 – Dec. 23 2015 @ Circle Art Agency
Dates: November 23 – December 23, 2015
Venue: Circle Art Agency
Somali Heritage Week, Nov. 18-21 2015 @ the National Museum of Kenya
Dates: Date: 18 to 21 November, 2015
Venue: National Museum of Kenya
Time: from 9 am
Entrance: Free for all audiences
Experience an exciting and informative program of talk, music, dance, art, storytelling and much more as we celebrate the contributions of the Somali people to the beauty and cultural richness of Kenya.
Featuring some of the best known thinkers, writers, performers and live entertainment stages, the Somali Heritage Week will showcase the best of Somali culture from Kenya and the region on the theme “Identity: What does it mean to be Somali in Kenya?” The goal of this event is to create a place where Somali people and lovers of culture can come together to celebrate the community, to engage with the challenges facing the community, to sustain traditions and to provide a learning opportunity for those outside the culture.
The central site for the Heritage Week is the National Museum of Kenya, Museum Hill in Nairobi, Kenya, although a parallel youth programme will happen in at Awjaama Omar in Eastleigh and at PAWA 254 in Milimani.
Download SOMALI HERITAGE WEEK PROGRAMME (pdf)
http://calendar.boell.de/en/event/somali-heritage-week
Photo Exhibition: The World Through My Eyes by Emmanuel Jambo & inABLE, Nov. 13-15 2015 @ Michael Joseph Center
Dates: November 13-15, 2015
Venue: Michael Joseph Center
Art Festival: Art in the Park, Dec. 6 2015 @ Nairobi National Park.
ArtFest – Art in the Park!
ArtFest – Artin the Park is a premiere art and cultural showcase event that helps to explore genres of art. It’s one of the largest outdoor juried art festivals in Kenya.
The largest gathering of over 100 Kenyan artists, sculptors and fashion designers exhibiting their work in the beautiful Nairobi National Park.
With a handful of artists and craftspeople to showcase some of the best local and regional artists and craftspeople will display their art which include paintings, photography, music, spoken word, creative writing, singing, dancing, ceramics, fiber, folk art, pottery, graphic arts, sculpture, jewelry, and woodworking from the country’s finest artists.
For artist applications for our upcoming ‘Art in the Park’ please email us at artintheparkkenya@gmail.com or call +254 720 385 177
when: Sunday, December 6 at 10:00am – 6:00pm
Art exhibition: Time, Space, Reality by Fitsum Berhe, Nov. 22 2015 @ Rampel Designs
Fitsum Berhe Exhibition @ Rampel Designs
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NALA Exhibition in Nairobi, Nov. 18 – 22 2015 @ Michael Joseph Center, Safaricom Building
Opening: November 18, 2015
Venue: Michael Joseph Center, Safaricom Building
Time: 6.30 pm
Entrance fee is: 300 ksh ( for participated Artists it´s free)
Exhibition Dates: Until November 22, 2015
This exhibition includes NALA Artworks from South Africa to Uganda, Slideshow of the 15.000 km bicycle trip from Cape Town to Uganda and great music.
It will be the biggest NALA exhibition in Africa with Artworks from 11 Countries.
More Info´s about NALA: www.the-nala-project.com
Exhibition: Ethereal Assemblage by Rakeeb Hassan, Nov. 10 – 22 2015 @ Alliance Française
Dates: November 10-22, 2015
Venue: Alliance Française
About
Bangladeshi artist Rakeeb Hassan’s first ever one-man show took place in Kenya in 1994. His paintings are the colour of everything – what we think or what we can’t think, what we see or what we can’t see, assembling i all to portray a universe of freedom, free thought and tolerance.This exhibitions pays homage to the murdered bloggers of Bangladesh and to the lost loves in Kenya’s terror attacks.
Kenya Art Fair, Nov. 13-15 2015 @ Sarit Centre Exhibition Hall
Dates: November 13-15, 2015
Venue: Sarit Centre Exhibition Hall
The three day event will feature:
Wasanii Exhibition, Art Talks and Digital Art Competitions
WASANII EXHIBITION
The Wasanii exhibition is a groundbreaking collaboration which will feature rarely seen masterworks of over 200 paintings, original prints, photographs and sculptures by both established and upcoming artists from around the region including Uganda, Zanzibar, Sudan, Ghana and Kenya.
The exhibition is a contemporary review and will showcase a wide range of techniques and forms of artistic expression.
This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to get your hands on the artwork you want!ART TALKS
Interactive Art Talks delivered by art professionals, artists, collectors and gallery owners are set to take place throughout the 3 days, allowing you the opportunity to listen, learn, think and interact.
We encourage you to come out and further these 2 hour conversations on all things art.DIGITAL ART COMPETITION
This competition was designed for artists, practitioners and enthusiasts who are impassioned by the intersection of digital technology and creative art; visionaries who might uniquely meld the two into inspiring art forms.
Submissions had to qualify for one of the four categories namely: Audio-Visual, Interactive Art, Interactive Hardware Installation and Digital Photography.
Winners in each category will be awarded with cash prizes and have their works exhibited at this year’s art fair as well as online.