Come Celebrating OUR countryside: SHAG …. Life there …ni POA!!
An Art Exhibition by The Little Art Gallery, featuring: Patrick Kinuthia, Fred Abuga and James Njoroge
Exhibition Dates: April 1st–13th, 2015
Venue: The Village Market, Nairobi
Cocktail Opening: April 5th , 2015 | Sunday at 2.30 pm.
The Exhibition will be opened by Mary Kimonye, The Brand Kenya CEO.
RSVP : Art Scout +254 722 457 111 / william@thelittleartgallery.co.ke
Opening: Tuesday, March 31st 2015
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Exhibition Dates: April 1-6 2015
Time: Daily – 9 am – 5.30 PM
Entry: Normal Rates Apply
* Normal Museum Rates apply for visits after the opening night
Exhibition opening
On Tuesday, the 31st of March 2015, Kuona Trust in partnership with Barclays will officially announce the six finalists of the prestigious Barclays L’Atelier awards from Kenya, shortlisted from 773 entries within Africa.
The event which will be held at the National Museum of Kenya will showcase artwork from the top finalists alongside other pioneer artists in the Kenyan art scene, giving guests a glance of the vibrant contemporary and innovative art from artists in the countryAbout the Competition and Exhibition
The Barclays L’Atelier award is one of the most prestigious art contests in Africa. Having run in South Africa for more than 20 years, the organizers have expanded the opportunity to other emerging visual artists from Botswana, Zambia, Ghana and Kenya.Beginning January 2015, artists aged 21 to 35 were invited to take part in the art competition. In Kenya, the Barclays L’Atelier art competition organizers have partnered with Kuona Trust Art centre to coordinate and facilitate the competition logistics.
Artwork from finalists in all 5 countries, including Kenya will be showcased at the Absa Gallery in South Africa before the winner is announced in June 2015.The five prizes on offer consist of a 6 month trip to Paris, three merit award prizes and the Gerard Sekoto Award for the most promising artist. The top 10 finalists will all be placed on a two-day art professionalism course to assist them in managing their careers. Each finalist will also be paired with a mentor who will work with them for a year.
For more information, visit: http://lateliercompetition.com/
PRIVATE VIEW : Sunday, 29 March 2015, 11am to 5pm
The exhibition runs until 22 April 2015.
Open: everyday 11am to 5pm, except Monday and Public Holidays. (Closed Easter, Friday through Monday.)
Find more info here http://www.oneoffafrica.com/current-exhibition.html
Date: April 1-3, 2015
Venue: August 7th Memorial Park ( Bomb blast Site)
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
About
The Memorial Park Crafts fair is an event where Kenyan artist will exhibit their authentic Kenyan made merchandises for people to come and buy.
This event is aimed at supporting the memorial park and our local artist.
Date: March 29, 2015
Venue: Nairobi Gallery – Next to Nyayo House
Time: 2.30 – 5.30 pm
Entrance: Free
Musiq City Presents: PAINT ME MUSIC! Music meets Graffiti
Live music + Graffiti exhibition & a One on One with leading Kenyan graffiti artistes (Spray Uzi Crew)
Date: March 28, 2015
Venue: Creatives Garage, Kirichwa Road
Time:2-6 pm
Tickets: KES 250
Music by Valentine Ziki/Checkmate/Dj Raph
Plus an exciting Graffiti Challenge where the winner gets to intern with Spray Uzi Crew.
Official opening of Manjano exhibition will take place on;
Date: March 14 2015
Venue: the Village Market
Time: 3 pm
Winners will be awarded in this ceremony. This event is open to everybody.
Nairobi Nocturnes is a series of atmospheric, figurative paintings by current Kuona Trust artist in residence, Stavros Pavlides.
Exhibition opening: Mar. 19 2015
Venue: Kuona Trust
Time: 6 pm
Exhibition Runs Until: April 2, 2015
About
The paintings present various open-ended narratives using Nairobi city by night as muse. Prompted initially by Nairobi’s ominous night-time reputation, Stavros Pavlides wishes to examine, interpret, and comment on perceptions of the city through the highly subjective ‘lens’ of painting.
To view more of the artist’s work visit http://www.stavrospavlides.com/
Opening: March 12, 2015
Venue: Italian Institute of Culture – Westlands
Time: 6.30 pm
Photos will be on sale to raise money for BoxGirls Kenya
Exhibition runs Until: March 25, 2015
About the Fragile Strength, the project
Every week, girls from Korogocho slum, have the chance to learn boxing. An initiative organized by BoxGirls, this local association promotes boxing in areas where sexual abuse towards women and girls is very common. BoxGirls main goal: to boost the self-esteem and self-defence of women and girls as well as to make them stronger both physically and psychologically.
The portraits from this urban sprawl of Nairobi aim to capture the fragility and the strength of these young girls; the challenges they face to take part in BoxGirls and the path to success.
Directions
Find more information here: http://www.boxgirlskenya.org/
