Exhibition: The Long Way Home by Chelenge Van Rampelberg, Nov. 2 2023 – Feb. 17 2024 @ NCAI – Rossyln Riviera Mall.

Opening: November 2, 2023
Venue: NCAI, Rossyln Riviera Mall

Until: February 17, 2024

About

This landmark exhibition offers a comprehensive exploration of Chelenge’s artistic oeuvre.

The featured artworks speak to her enduring interest in the profound concept of home, our intricate connection with the natural world, the tapestry of motherhood and family, and the pivotal role of women in our societal fabric.

The exhibition runs until 17 February 2024.

Exhibition: The Long Way Home by Chelenge Van Rampelberg, Nov. 2 2023 – Feb. 17 2024 @ NCAI – Rossyln Riviera Mall.

Opening: November 2, 2023
Venue: NCAI, Rossyln Riviera Mall

Until: February 17, 2024

About

This landmark exhibition offers a comprehensive exploration of Chelenge’s artistic oeuvre.

The featured artworks speak to her enduring interest in the profound concept of home, our intricate connection with the natural world, the tapestry of motherhood and family, and the pivotal role of women in our societal fabric.

The exhibition runs until 17 February 2024.

Screening: Bufis (Daydreamers) Film Premiere, Oct. 26 2023 @ Westgate Cinema – Westlands.

Date: October 26, 2023

Venue: Westgate, Westlands

Time: 7 PM

Tickets: KES 1,000/-

About

This Kenya-Somali film is directed by Mahad Ahmed and Vincenzo Cavallo (directors of Wazi FM).  It recently premiered at the Warsaw International Film Festival.

Mahad is a Somali Kenyan actor/director, casting director and co-founder of the Nairobi based collective Somali React and Vincenzo is an Italian Kenyan producer/director and script writer and the co-founder of Cultural Video Production/Foundation based in Kenya.

Bufis (daydreamers) is based on a true story.  Many Somalis dream of a life in the West. Assad is the best fixer in Nairobi. When the U.S. opens the green-card lottery, he brings a prostitute, a former warlord, a runaway bride, a widower, and his daughter together to form a fake family.

Screening / Discussions / Exhibition & Concert: ‘Focus in Sudan’ Curated by Azza Satti, Abdelrahiem Shahad & Moawia Khalid, Sept. 18-22 2023 @ Alliance Française Nairobi.

Dates: September 18-22, 2023

Venue: Alliance Française

About

‘Sudan in Focus’ brings together Sudanese artists from diverse backgrounds and experiences of displacement in a series of activities that aim to raise awareness on the ongoing Sudanese crisis and garner support for Sudanese artists who remain trapped in conflict areas and those who find themselves in forced exile.

Exhibition: An Ode to a Carbon Life by Evans Ngure and Wallace Juma, Aug. 30 – Sept. 15 2023 @ Alliance Française Nairobi.

Opening: August 30, 2023

Venue: Alliance Française Nairobi

Time: from 6.30 PM

Dates: until 15th September 2023.

About

To coincide with the Africa Climate Summit, the artists Evans Ngure and Wallace Juma come together in an exhibition to contemplate on how best humans can co-exist with carbon, giver of life, now associated with all the drama of life on earth.

Evan’s breathes life into an assortment of discarded material and found objects to create animal sculptures and educate on the need to maintain biodiversity and practice better waste management.

Wallace’s art uses reclaimed materials from dumpsites to hold conversations with the viewer on the nature of modern consumerism, peeling away layers of superficial masks to expose a different reality.

Exhibition: An Ode to a Carbon Life by Evans Ngure and Wallace Juma, Aug. 30 – Sept. 15 2023 @ Alliance Française Nairobi.

Opening: August 30, 2023

Venue: Alliance Française Nairobi

Time: from 6.30 PM

Dates: until 15th September 2023.

About

To coincide with the Africa Climate Summit, the artists Evans Ngure and Wallace Juma come together in an exhibition to contemplate on how best humans can co-exist with carbon, giver of life, now associated with all the drama of life on earth.

Evan’s breathes life into an assortment of discarded material and found objects to create animal sculptures and educate on the need to maintain biodiversity and practice better waste management.

Wallace’s art uses reclaimed materials from dumpsites to hold conversations with the viewer on the nature of modern consumerism, peeling away layers of superficial masks to expose a different reality.

Group Exhibition: Antifragile, Jul. 20 – Sept. 2 2023 @ Circle Art Gallery, Victoria Square – Riara Road.

Opening: Thursday July 20, 2023

Venue: Circle Art Gallery, Victoria Square, Riara Rd

Dates: Until 2 September 2023

About

Each year, Circle puts on a group exhibition of some of the most exciting young artists in the region. This is a great opportunity to discover new artists, collect affordable works and support artists who may be showing in a gallery for the first time. 

Antifragile brings together work by emerging artists from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Rwanda spanning a variety of media including; drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and photography. 

Responding to Circle’s open call, over 250 artists submitted portfolios, a sign that even in these volatile times, artists continue to forge pathways through their lived experiences to be present, to document, reflect, and also imagine otherwise.