kenya art fair

Kenya Art Fair, Nov. 13-15 2015 @ Sarit Centre Exhibition Hall

kenya art fair
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.

Nairobi in Pictures

Book: Nairobi in Pictures – Political Icons 1889-2000 by Lydia W. Muthuma, Available @ Nairobi Bookshops

Nairobi in Pictures
Nairobi in Pictures: Political Icons 1889-2000 by Lydia W. Muthuma provides a historical and aesthetic analysis of the civic buildings in Nairobi.

The book combines architectural history with ever vibrant political debates. And providing a critical glance at the city’s built environment, it goes beyond the surface image to probe into the style and substance of life within Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD).

Author: Lydia W. Muthuma, Publisher – Focus, Nairobi 2013

Reviews
Nairobi past and present by The EastAfrican June 15-22, 2013
Book reviewed by Gitau Warigi in the Sunday Nation June 9, 2013

About the Author
Lydia W. Muthuma, is an art historian with over 20 years teaching experience in the field of aesthetics. She studied at Kenyatta University, department of Dine Arts in Nairobi, Kenya and in the University Michel de Montaigne, Bourdeaux 3, in Bourdeaux, France.

She lectures in Technical University of Kenya and in Strathmore University.

The book is available in most Nairobi bookshops and retailing at Kshs 1,000.

Book Signing at the Junction

Authors Buffet: Multi-author book signing, May 18 2013 @ the Junction

Book Signing at the Junction
Date: May 18, 2013
Venue: Junction Mall
Time: 11 am – 4 pm
Entry: Free

Participating Authors: Binyavanga Wainaina, Muthoni Likimani, John Sibi-Okumu, Joyce Mbaya, Mbugua Mumbi, Dr. Charles Orero, Winnie Thuku-Craig, Antony T. Gitonga, Jenniffer Karina, Stanley Gazemba, Nganga Mbugua, Bonnie Kim, Stephen Kigwa, kinyanjui Kombani and Joseph Ngunjiri

Special appearance by Musyoki Muli, MD Longhorn Publishers