Art Inside

Current Exhibition.

2012-10-04T04:02:00.003-07:00

Exhibition at Nafasi

2012-09-28T05:49:00.000-07:00

Sober House Art Exhibition October 2012

2012-09-26T09:35:00.000-07:00

Upcoming Exhibition

2012-08-17T14:47:00.003-07:00

Exhibition

2012-07-12T05:36:00.000-07:00

"HELLO EAST AFRICA" by 14 East African Artists from BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA and UGANDA.

2012-03-16T04:34:00.000-07:00

International Art Residency.

2011-08-30T11:50:00.000-07:00

HISTORY/MATTER

International Art Residency
14th November – 12th December 2011

Who Can Participate
Applications are open to all visual artists who have been professionally active for at least the past 3 years (your resume/CV should reflect professional activities since
2008 or earlier). We do not accept applications from currently enrolled
students: you must be out of school at the time of the application in order to be eligible.

Having studied art is NOT a requirement, we accept applications from self-taught professional artists with at least 3 years constant working experience. Applications are open to artists in Nigeria and from across Africa as well as other countries from South America, Asia and the Caribbean who have been professionally active for at least 3 years and with a visible commitment to their
professional artistic practice and media. Artists can be working in any media - painting, sculpture, textile, ceramics, photography, video and new media,
performance art, writing, theatre and dance.

This year we are also interested in inviting emerging curators who can benefit from the close interaction with artists as well as others who are interested in developing interdisciplinary methods of working. There is the possibility to use the residency as well as the themes and issues as the starting point to conceive of a final project (your CV should reflect professional curatorial and writing experiencesince 2010)

The workshop will be an intensive 30-day programme, from November 14th – 10th December 2011, facilitated by experienced local and international artists, critics, and
curators. orkshop sessions will commence daily at 9.00am and end at 6.00pm. Participants must be available for the full 30 days. Absence for more than 3 days will result in the loss of participation and non-refundable fee

How to Apply?
The application deadline is Monday, August 29th 2011
Selection Notification: Friday 9th September 2011
1. Please indicate your type of work with up to 3 definitionsof the following: PNT (painting); PHO (photography);SCL (sculpture); DRW (drawing); INS (installation); SS(site specific installation); VD (video); PRF (performance);MM (multi media); NM (new media); WEB (web based);INT (interactive). If your type of work is not on this list,please state it.
2. Current resume/CV: 3 pages maximum.
3. A short project proposal showing how your work relates to the theme of History/Matter of minimum 300 and maximum 500 words.
4. Documentation of your work. You can either submit images OR video documentation, NOT both. Please note that if you submit both, your application will be disqualified.
5. We review video documentation ONLY for artists whose work is time-based, interactive, web-based, kinetic, film,video and performance. If you work with installation,site-specific, painting, sculpture and/or drawing, you
MUST submit images.
6. IMAGES: Six (6) jpeg images, at 180 DPI resolution
minimum, maximum total file size 250kb. Images must be
titled with your last name, first name, number with no spacing:
e.g.: jonesmary1.jpg, jonesmary2.jpg.
7. IMPORTANT: we only accept jpegs. Do not submit:
Powerpoint presentations, PDF, TIFF, Gif or PSD files.
NOTE: Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For more information or any inquiries, please contact ccalagos.workshop@gmail.com

ACTION MURAL!

2011-08-30T09:37:00.001-07:00

Mural space before!

Friday 2 September 6.30 till 8.00

Action! Mural!

Our monthly Action Painting Event.

Nafasi Artists and YOU will jointly make a Mural on Music by our drummers
So put on your old clothes

And we will see you on Friday 2^nd

Karibu!!!

Photography Exhibition

2011-08-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

Photography Exhibition
SOUTOURA
by Ángel LuisAldai

SOUTOURA is aphotography exhibition which shows
images of Africanwomen in their daily routine.
Photos were taken inMali, Niger, Ghana and
Côte d’Ivoire

OpeningMon 5 Sept 6.30pm
AllianceExhibition Hall, FREE!

Opentill 16 September
Mon. toFri 10am – 8pm
Sat 9am- 5pm

Photography Exhibition & Screening of a Documentary.

2011-06-04T05:39:00.000-07:00

Life in the Leaves

by Philip Shirk

The exhibit is a result of time spent in Usambara

Mountains researching the population of chameleons

that are collected for the international pet trade.

Opening Tues 7 June 6.30pm

Alliance Exhibition Hall, FREE!

Open till 8 June

10am – 8pm

Sponsored by American People through the

Fulbright Program in Tanzania

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Screening of Documentary by

Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between 2 Worlds
Directed by: Lula Buarque de Hollanda
122 min / English subtitles

Documentary about French-born Pierre Verger, who lived between Bahia (Brazil) and Africa from 1946 until his death in 1996, and dedicated himself to photograph and research the Candomblé rites, becoming himself deeply involved with the religious communities. This film includes his very last interview to Brazilian composer Gilberto Gil, one day before Verger's death at 93

Alliance Upstairs

Thur 9 June 2011, 7pm, Free!

Art Programme

2011-05-31T07:55:00.000-07:00

KUONATRUST

SUMMER SCHOOL 2011

6th – 17th June

(Summer school art programmes are usually organized by colleges, museums and art schools during their summer holidays from June to August. Kuona Trust has appropriated the name and concept and developed a series of art workshops this June.)

Below is a schedule of workshops covering a wide range of techniques and professional skills designed for emerging and even established professional artists in Nairobi next month.

The workshops are led by master artists on a variety of visual art topics see below. Alongside these workshops, some of Kenya’s ‘Art Legends’; Kioko Mwitiki, Sane Wadu, Jak Katarikawe and Osei Kofi of Gallery Watatu have kindly agreed to talk about their work and hold discussions during the 2 weeks.

‘Legend’ talks will be scheduled around the listed workshops, dates and times to follow.

Workshops Schedule:

WORKSHOP	FACILITATING ARTIST	MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS	DATES & TIME
Art Workshop	Anthony Okello	10	6^th – 9^th June 2pm – 5pm
Photoshop Workshop	Dennis Maingi	10	7^th – 10^th June 10am – 4pm
Lino and Wood Cut Workshop	Mathias Muehle	8	8^th – 11^th June 9.30am - 5.15pm
Discussion on Art, Space & Presentation	Jimmy Ogonga	20	10^th June 2pm -5pm
Introduction to kiln formed glass (slumping and fusing)	Danda Jaroljmek	8	11^th – 12^th June
Sculpting (Finishing)	Mosoti Kepha	10	13^th – 16^th June 10am - 4pm
Figure drawing and painting Workshop	Patrick Mukabi	15	14^th – 16^th June 9am – 12.30pm
Business of Art Workshop	Sylvia N Gichia & Gakunju Kaigwa	15	15^th – 17^th June

Registration for each workshop is Ksh 200/- .

To register for any of the workshops, send an email to info@kuonatrust.org or ring Ory or Damaris on 0721 262326/0733 742752, before 1^st June 2011 at 4pm.

Registration is on a first come first served basis as class numbers are limited.

Likoni Close, Likoni Lane off Dennis Pritt Road | Hurlingham | P.O. Box 4802 | 00506 Nairobi | Kenya

Phone | +254.20.2405960 | +254.721.262326 | +254.733.742752 | info @ kuonatrust.org | www.kuonatrust.org

IMC Art Therapy

2011-05-30T13:35:00.000-07:00

International Medical Corps' Art Therapy programs: helping heal the emotional wounds of war and disaster through photography and art.

Opportunity - Nairobi Art Academy

2011-05-17T05:12:00.000-07:00

Nairobi Art Academy Program

Nairobi Art Academy (NACAD) is situated on Kabarnet Road (off Ngong Road), opposite the Sudan Embassy. The Centre offers a unique range of programs to students, designed to develop their skills as artists/designers in a challenging atmosphere of contemporary practice. Each program brings technical expertise together with critical and conceptual content so that student practitioners develop their own work at the cutting edge of their chosen field.

NACAD prides itself on its commitment to developing the skills and abilities of student artists and designers within a context of creative and intellectual independence for preparation in playing an active role in the arts and creative industries of the 21st Century. We foster a range of programs at all levels and encourage our students to understand themselves as part of a truly global art and design culture.

The one year diagnostic course is aimed primarily at students who have completed high school or equivalent and want to target a career in art and design. The foundation program divides into 3 stages.

Stage 1: Exploratory

Students explore a wide range of materials and media and new ways of thinking. They learn the language necessary to explore all areas of art and design to discover the variety of specialist areas available. They will extend and improve drawing skills that underpin the program and are particularly important at this stage.

Stage 2: Pathway

This stage allows the students more freedom to discover and pursue personal strengths and interest within the framework of the course. It allows an increasing move towards the chosen career.

Stage 3: Confirmatory

At this stage the students are encouraged to demonstrate their personal direction, skills and experience by means of a self directed major project, presentation and an open exhibition of their work where they earn attractive commissions on any sales.

Foundation Program

-FINE ART: Painting, Sculpture, Installation, Printmaking, batik.

-TEXTILE & FASHION DSEIGN: Printed textiles, woven textiles, constructed textile, fashion, tie & dye.

-VISUAL COMMUNICATION: Graphic design, illustration, photography, animation.

-3D DESIGN & CRAFTS: Mixed media, furniture, ceramics, jewellery, product, interior.

-CRITICAL STUDIES is an integral part of the program and supports the practical work in order to develop investigative, research and written and verbal communication skills.

Entry Requirements

*High School Pass grade (including English language).

*Students over 21 considered on merit and experience.

*A portfolio of work showing skills or potential.

On admission, a student will be required to choose a convenient 2-hour session each day for 3 days a week;

Session 1	Session 2	Session 3	Session 4	Saturday
8.30 – 10.30 am	11.00 -1.00 pm	2.00 – 4.00 pm	5.00 -7.00 pm	9.00 – 11.00 am
			(arranged)	11.00 – 1.00 pm

Nairobi Art Academy also offers Art programs and tuition for school-

going students and hobby classes for adults.The Centre shall only offer basic working materials.

NAIROBI ART ACADEMY
Box 21520-00505
NAIROBI
Tel 020-2183851. 0722153553.
E-mail:nairobiartacademy@gmail.com

Live Painting & Art Exhibition at Nafasi

2011-05-09T09:41:00.000-07:00

Photo Courtesy - Nafasi Art Space

Art Activity at Nafasi Art Space.

2011-04-13T05:50:00.000-07:00

Maonesho ya picha, "SAUTI NYAMAVU: Simulizi za maisha yetu, Silent Voices Photography Exhibition"

2011-04-03T05:56:00.000-07:00

Time	Thursday, April 28 at 6:30pm - May 7 at 8:00pm

Location	Alliance Francaise



More Info	An exhibition of photographs taken by participants of a one year Effective Rural Photojournalism Coaching by Flame Tree Media Trust. Maonesho hayo yanajumuisha kazi za wapigapicha 60 wanachama wa Vyama vya Waandishi wa Habari (Press Clubs) wa mikoa ya Lindi, Iringa, Mwanza, Shinyanga, Zanzibar na Kigoma amabao walipata mafunzo kutoka Flame Tree Media Trust (FTMT), kati ya Mei - Septemba 2010. Mafunzo na maonesho hayo yamefadhiriwa na Tanazania Media Fund (TMF).

A Novel Idea 2012 Photography Competition.

2011-04-01T15:10:00.000-07:00

Robert Sterling Clark Fellowships

2011-03-19T15:04:00.000-07:00

5 Fellowship Awards for Mid-Career Artists From:

Burundi	Comoros
Djibouti	Eritrea
Ethiopia	Kenya
Madagascar	Malawi
Mauritius	Mayotte
Mozambique	Reunion
Rwanda	Seychelles
Somalia	Tanzania
Uganda	Zambia
Angola	Cameroon
Central African Republic	Chad
Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea	Gabon
Sao Tome and Principe	Algeria
Egypt	Libya
Morocco	Sudan
Tunisia	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Canary Islands	Ceuta
Madeira Islands	Melilla
Botswana	Lesotho
Zimbabwe	Namibia
South Africa	Swaziland
Benin	Burkina Faso
Cape Verde	Cote d'Ivoire
Gambia	Ghana
Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
Liberia	Mali
Mauritania	Niger
Nigeria	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan de Cunha
Senegal	Sierra Leone
Togo

Fellowship Winners Receive:

8-week VSC residency	Round-trip air travel	Stipend
Private studio space	Art materials allowance	Cultural trip to New York
Housing/Food	Shipping Allowance	Travelers Health Insurance
Red Mill Gallery Exhibition

Modeled after VSC's prestigious Freeman Fellowships for Asian Artists, outstanding mid-career visual artists from Africa will be selected for 2-month residency awards by an independent jury. Five artists will be chosen from all sovereign and non-sovereign dependent territories on the continent of Africa.

For more info please click:

http://vermontstudiocenter.org/robert-sterling-clark-fellowships

East African Art Biennale 2011

2011-03-14T07:20:00.000-07:00

Dear Artists,

The Organising Committee - OC of the East Africa Art Biennale 2011 invites you to participate to the 5th edition of the biennale to take place in November 2011 in Dar-es-Salaam.

If the funding received allows it, we intend to travel after Dar-es-Salaam, and show the East Africa Art Biennale 2011 in Arusha, Nairobi, Kampala, Kigali and Bujumbura.

The artworks to be submitted to the biennale OC must fulfill the following criteria:

1. All media are accepted (Painting, collage, photography, wooden/metal/recycled material sculpture, installation, video art, textile art,....);

2. Artworks must be produced recently (That is after August 1, 2010) and show new developments in the artist's style ;

3. Artworks must have been produced in the spirit of the biennale 2011 theme: "One people, One destiny";

4. The OC must receive the application form (See attachment) completed and signed with the digital high definition images and description of the artworks submitted to the biennale, before December 31, 2010.

Best Greetings,

The East Africa Art Biennale Organising Committee. NB: Please forward to other whom you know!!!!

Gadi S. Ramadhani.
Studio198/Director.

East Africa Art Biennale, Ass.Program Manager.
+255 717 072 399
+255 767 072 399
Dar Es Salaam,TZ

Wonder Welders - Wonderful Art Works Made in Tanzania 100%

2011-03-05T14:58:00.000-08:00

Wonder Welders Website

In 2004 a group of adult polio victims, many of whom were begging on the streets in Dar es Salaam Tanzania, came together with help from Blue Mango Photography, funds from The Dar es Salaam Charity Goat Races and great support from big companies in Dar who donated their scrap metal, and established a welding workshop. Here, with training from a local welding expert they learnt how to weld and, using recycled scrap metal, started very quickly to make animals, birds and boats which were sold locally.
After a few months we were very lucky to have Heather Cumming, a professional artist/welder from Scotland, come to Dar es Salaam for two months to train the Welders in the finer art of metal sculpture. After her visit we held an exhibition and with the funds raised we officially launched the project and registered as the WONDER WORKSHOP, a Tanzanian NGO. Since then we have gone from strength to strength and are now training more and more disabled Tanzanians as well as producing world class metal artwork. We are fully self-sufficient and are expanding rapidly to keep up with demand.
In the last 3 years we have expanded the workshops to include a handmade recycled paper project, handmade wooden toys, natural handmade soaps and recycled glass bottle beads. We currently employ 40 people on a full-time basis as well as a further 4 in our out-sourcing satellite workshop. The sales of the items sustain the project and pay all the members all a good salary so that they can support themselves and their families. In the future we hope to continue to expand the project and have more polio victims come and join us as well as start exporting and exhibiting our work overseas.

OUR WORKSHOPS As well as undertaking special commissions, Wonder Workshop products are available from our workshops in Dar es Salaam, where you can meet the artists and see the welders, paper-makers, carpenters, soap-makers and bead-makers in action.
OPENING TIMES: Monday-Friday from 8.30am-5pm, and on Saturdays from 9am-2pm.
LOCATION: Plot 1372 Karume Road, Msasani District, Dar-Es-Salaam
DIRECTIONS: From town drive towards Namanga. At the junction on Ali Hassan Mwinyi at Protea Hotel, Oyster Bay turn right onto Haile Selassie. Continue on this road past St Peters Church on your left, make the left onto Karume Road just before the TTCL office (TTCL should be on your right as you make the turn). Follow Karume Road, you will come to a fork in the road, head right. You will then come to another fork in the road stay left, this will keep you on Karume Road. Continue on this road until the end of the road, we are the last plot on the right hand side, opposite Twiga Pub.
NOTE: Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road is also refered to as Bagamoyo Road. Also watch out for the Wonder Workshops signs as you make your way to our location.

WHERE TO BUY WONDER WORKSHOP PRODUCTS By purchasing a piece of Wonder Workshop art you are supporting this group of disabled Tanzanians, enabling them to have a sustainable source of income and better standard of living as well as helping us to promote recycling as everything we make is made from recycled waste.

Prague Quadrennial - Arts&Theatre Institute

2011-03-04T16:09:00.000-08:00

More at http://www.pq.cz/en

Check out for Open Calls.

“I Am An Entrepreneur” Photo Competition

2011-03-01T10:02:00.001-08:00

Cambridge, MA – December 1, 2009 – The SEVEN Fund is pleased to announce the ‘I Am an Entrepreneur’ photography competition. This competition recognizes the outstanding use of photography to tell compelling stories of role model entrepreneurs from around the world. Anyone is welcome to participate in this competition. The competition will award twelve (12) prizes, one per month, over a period of one year. Each month, one finalist will be selected and will receive a prize of $100. The grand prize winner (selected from among the 12 finalist photographs) will receive $1,000 at the end of the year.

Often, the imagery associated with developing nations captures the misery that accompanies poverty. While it is important that these things are taken seriously and are documented, we believe that developing nations also represent tremendous opportunities for hope. The “I am an Entrepreneur” competition strives to reframe the dialogue around solutions to poverty by infusing the world's imagination with new imagery that focuses on entrepreneurship. Our objective with this competition is to gather stunning photographs profiling individual entrepreneurs from around the globe.

Quick Links:
• Background
• About SEVEN
• Questions & Answers
• Important Dates
• Terms & Conditions

Background

At SEVEN, we believe an opportunity exists to change the terms of discourse surrounding poverty; and to break through existing stereotypes about emerging economies to change the assumptions and behaviors of entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, aid professionals, academics, and business leaders by exposing them to successful models of enterprise-based development. We believe that entrepreneurs who are starting and running for-profit businesses in ethical ways -serving customers, treating and paying workers well, generating returns for investors, and making investments in the public good - should be celebrated. These entrepreneurs are role models, in their own communities and on a global scale.
Photographers are invited to submit iconic images that embody the spirit of entrepreneurship and private sector innovation. These photos should feature individuals making a positive statement “I am an Entrepreneur” in their local or indigenous language and English.

Example: Young boy from East Africa, Swahili and English

http://www.sevenfund.org/entrepreneur-image/

Painting Studio in Zanzibar.

2011-02-25T13:43:00.000-08:00

Zanzibar Art. Unique way of expressing on canvas.

The Beautiful Eyes Photo Gallery in Zanzibar

2011-02-25T12:49:00.000-08:00

TZ-WAN promotes education and equality for all women

2010-12-09T16:47:00.000-08:00

https://sites.google.com/site/tzwan1/home
Photos in this album represent the work of students, faculty and volunteer Tanzanian and U.S. artists participating in the pilot Arts Education Project held in Tanga and Arusha, Tanzania from June 24-August 4, 2010.
The TZ-WAN mission is to promote the arts, education and equality of and for all women in Tanzania. Our mission is put into practice daily by example through the lives we lead as women and as artists.