Opens at One Off on Sunday 25th May – 11am to 5pm
Exhibition: The Return of Joy Adamson, May 19 – June 30 2015 @ Nairobi National Museum
Venue: National Museum of Kenya
Entry: Museum Rates Apply
The legacy ofJoy Adamson Exhibition reflects on the contribution of Joy Adamson in the conservation of Kenya’s natural and cultural heritage. The exhibition chronicles the work that won Joy international acclaim as an illustrator, conservationist and author.
Joy Adamson was a colourful, if at times controversial, character whose work continues to affect how people view conservation. Much of her work is immortalized, not only in her illustrations, but in books and film that have been pivotal in preserving the diversity and richness of Kenya’s people and nature.
This exhibition showcasing copies of Joy Adamson’s watercolour painting is a celebration, not only the illustrator and conservationist herself, but also of the diversity and robustness of Kenya’s culture and natural environment.
Exhibition: Kizazi by Anne Mwiti & Martin Chumbi, May 22-Jun. 5 2014 @ Michael Joseph Centre
You are invited to view and buy original artworks of Anne Mwiti and Martin Chumbi from 22nd May to 5th June 2014 and an official opening on the 27th May 2014 from 6.30pm to 9pm with entertainment.
Venue: Michael Joseph’s Art Centre, Safaricom house.
Doodle 4 Google: An Exhibition of Top 100 Doodles, May 5-31 2014 @ Nairobi National Museum
“To the young people I say, you are a gift to your communities and indeed the world. You are our hope and our future.”
-Wangari Maathai
Doodle 4 Google Art Exhibition Kenya: Through the Eyes of a Child
Dates: May 5-31, 2014
Venue: Aga Khan Hall, Nairobi National Museum
Featuring the top 100 doodles!
Exhibition/Show/Graduation: A Ghetto Exposed Graduation Show/Exhibition, May 17-21 2014 @ Michael Joseph Centre
Dates & Time: 17th and 20th of May 6.30pm
Venue: Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom Headquarters
Exhibition
Dates & Time: 18th-21st of May daily from 9am – 5pm
Venue: Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom Headquarters
A dance and photography festival in which the students of Ghetto Exposed show their talent and gained skills in the past 3 years of being in the program. They have been working with the theme ‘This is my Life’ and tell personal stories through dance or photography. Through this festival the students graduate from their studies at Ghetto Exposed. This is the first group of students that will graduate since the start of Ghetto Exposed in 2011.
Ghetto Exposed will also be hosting: Sawala Dance Crew, Team Kenya, Takerz, Andrew Wambua and Vereso to complete the evening with great guest performances!
Tickets are free!
Entry by reservation only through email (caroline@ghettoexposed.com)
In your email, please write 2 of your names, the amount of tickets and the date of your preference (i.e. 17th or 20th May)
Exhibition: Finding Voice… Maisha, Mitush, Music & others Matters, May 23 – Jun. 4 2014 @ the Village Market
The Little Art Gallery cordially invites you and friends to the opening of: Finding voice… Maisha, Mitush, Music & others Matters.
An Art exhibition showing recent works by Michael Musyoka and Boniface Maina. Very engaging concepts … Beauty with Brains!
Cocktail opening: May 23rd, Friday, 6.00 pm @ the Village Market, Exhibition hall.
The exhibition will be opened by H.E. the ambassador of Venezuela.
Exhibition Period : May 22nd – June 2nd
Artist’s Talk & Discussion with Clinton Kirkpatrick, May 15 2014 @ National Museum
Artist’s Talk And Discussion: Clinton Kirkpatrick – Where He Ran, And Returned To
Date: May 15, 2014
Venue: National Museum
Time: from 10.30am
You are cordially invited to an artist’s talk and discussion on Thursday 15th May 2014 at 10.30am in the Creativity Gallery where the artist Clinton Kirkpatrick is showing a collection of paintings and woodcuts created in response to his time spent in Kenya in 2011 and 2012.
Guided Tours of the On Going Exhibition – Transient [Inspired By Turkana], Until Jun. 2 2014 @ National Museum
You can now get a guided tour for the ongoing exhibition by Kuona resident artist Josefina Munoz at the Musem on the following dates:
Dates and Time: Thursday May 15th at 3 pm, Saturday May 24th at 3 pm and Tuesday May 27th at 10 am
About
Transient [inspired by Turkana] showcases a selection of drawings,photography, light boxes, and installation work depicting the notion of impermanence. Through the usage of diverse media and processes,Muñoz explores the idea of private space, ownership, and mobility,highlighting at the same time the splendor of one of Kenya’s most secluded cultures.
To RSVP call us on 0721262326
More information on www.josefinamunoz.net
Video & Photographic Exhibition: Paths & Patterns by Adeola Olagunju, May 8-17 2014 @ Kuona Trust
Paths & Patterns – Embodiment of the Traveller in Continuum Paradox
Opening: May 8, 2014 at 6 pm
Venue: Kuona Trust
Exhibition Runs Until: May 17, 2014
PATHS AND PATTERNS
EMBODIMENT OF THE TRAVELER IN THE CONTINUUM PARADOX
The Slippery notion of predestination, fate and destiny has generated a lot of discourse based on belief and disbelief alike. While I am undecided which side I fall, I explore the most important element to the concept/discourse of destiny.THE FEET…
The feet (chakras) chakras derived from the Sanskrit word meaning wheel. The feet is the bodily locomotive force that takes us through different paths. They retain the memory of our trails in colour, texture, wrinkle, bruises and scars.WHERE THE HEAD LEADS THE FEET
I probably am one of the people who would gladly enjoy an house arrest…it’s my comfort zone as I do so much with solitude. My rare moments of engagement and interaction has a very strong influence on me, I tend to take this seriously. Being earth bound absolutely makes movement inevitable; the human person is attracted to motion hence the description of our lives as a Journey.
However, what informs our chosen paths differs from traveler to traveler, though there are catalysts that imparts choices like beliefs, society, faith, tradition, family… Looking through our interdependence and also the several path crossed as our feet travels on this journey; it became necessary for me to retain the memory of people I choose and sometimes do not choose to meet.PROCESS & VISUAL OUTPUT
I consciously began to keenly observe the feet of people I meet and share experiences with…so much amazement to perceive and to also see what our bodies communicate without our knowledge. Conversations, thoughts engaged and visual projections I had at those times ; this experiences put together was used in visually recreating what I perceived in the process.
About the artist
Adeola Olagunju is currently an artist in residence at Kuona Trust Art centre.The exhibition opens Thursday,8th May and runs till the 17th May 2014.
http://adeolaolagunju.com/
An Iroko Arts Consultancy Exhibition
Exhibition: Portals and Trails by Justus Kyalo, May 8-31 2014 @ Alliance Française
Portals and Trails by Justus Kyalo
Opening: May 5, 2014
Venue: Alliance Française
Exhibition Runs Until: May 31, 2014
Trained as an illustrator, Kyalo’s initial work was mainly figurative and he has over the years found his Alma matter in abstraction. His inspiration is drawn from a variety of media: music, colour, light, fashion and photography. Kyalo’s paintings undergo multiple variations of colour and textural juxtapositions that are reworked until they are harmonized.
This exhibition is inspired by the instinctive travel and trade among the Kamba people, retracing the Kamba’s historical trails to the Kenyan Coast where upon they encountered portals on reaching the Indian Ocean.