‘Looking Beyond’ Satellite Image Exhibition, Mar. 31 2023 @ Creativity Gallery, Nairobi National Museum.
Opening: March 31, 2023
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: from 6 PM
Entry: Free (Prior Registration Required)
About
“Looking Beyond” is an exhibition of satellite images curated by Filippo Maggia, promoted by the Italian ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio/e-GEOS.
Through a series of images acquired by the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite constellation owned by ASI and the Italian Ministry of Defence, the project offers an opportunity to reflect on the contribution of satellite technologies to Earth observation, the promotion of sustainable development and the protection of natural and cultural heritage.
In order to attend the event on Friday 31st March, it is necessary to register by 29/3 by sending a confirmation email to Italian Cultural Centre, Nairobi.
Further, we remind that on all other days it is possible to visit the exhibition by purchasing a regular museum entrance ticket.
Exhibition: ‘Before Line / After Image’ by Jackie Karuti, Mar. 29 – Apr. 26 2023 @ Goethe Institut Nairobi.
Opening: March 29, 2023
Venue: Goethe Institut Nairobi
Time: 6 PM
Artist Talk: April 13, 2023 at 6 PM
Until April 26, 2023
Exhibition: ‘Fantaisies Humaines’ by Dominque Zinkpé, Mar. 29 – Apr. 6 2023 @ Alliance Française.
Opening: March 29, 2023
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6 PM
Until April 6, 2023
The Art of Dominque Zinkpé
Dominique Zinkpè, from the Republic of Benin, is arguably one of the most recognisable African contemporary artists. He is a versatile self-taught artist, producing drawings, paintings, sculptures, and installations. His vivid paintings and drawings are both intimate and revealing, often denouncing injustice and hypocrisy, and steeped in Benin’s rich history, culture, and spirituality, especially voodoo.
NCAI Presents KASPALE by Syowia Kyambi, Mar. 23 – Jun. 30 2023 @ NCAI – Rosslyn Riviera Mall.
Opening Date: March 23, 2023
Venue: NCAI, Rosslyn Riviera Mall
Time: 5-8 PM
To attend, signup here – https://artsvp.com/b4c04b
On Until June 30, 2023
About
KASPALE, a solo exhibition by Syowia Kyambi, opens on Thursday, 23rd March 2023 at 5pm.
Kaspale is a trickster character created by Kyambi to intervene in situations where the burden of often violent histories has rendered them difficult to articulate and engage with.
Showcase Wednesday – La Francophonie Edition ft. Syssi Mananga & DJ KasbaH, Mar. 22 2023 @ Alliance Française.
Date: March 22, 2023
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: from 7 PM
Entry: Free
About
Syssi Mananga
With a cultural identity split between Africa and Europe, Syssi Mananga’s music is like the wind (mopepe in Lingala) cross-bordered and fluid. It can’t be caged in or boxed in a single genre. Reflecting my mixed heritage, my musical signature is a fusion of styles, at the crossroads of Kongo rhythms, folk, jazz and pop.
DJ KasbaH
The concert will be followed by a live DJ set with DJ KasbaH. KasbaH is a DJ, producer and music explorer. Through his Trans Africa Airlines, Kasbah’s music will have you on your feet with a musical panorama of the Francophone world.
Exhibition: The Last Born of Melody by Nega Yilma (from Ethiopia), Mar. 11 – Apr. 7 2023 @ Banana Hill Art Gallery.
Dates: March 11 – April 7, 2023
Venue: Banana Hill Art Gallery
About
Experience the vibrant and culturally-rich art exhibition, “The Last Born of Melody” by Ethiopian artist Nega Yilma, on display from March 11 – 7 April, 2023 at the Banana Hill Art Gallery.
Yilma’s intricate patterns and traditional motifs bring to life themes of identity and history.
the Pio Gama Pinto Exhibition, Mar. 5 – May 31 2023 @ the Nairobi Gallery – CBD.
Opening: March 5, 2023
Venue: the Nairobi Gallery
Time: from 3 PM
Dates: Until May 31, 2023
Entry: Museum Rates Apply
About
Step into history and celebrate the life of a true Kenyan hero #PioGamaPinto – Independent Kenya’s first martyr.
Exhibition: ‘Double Perspectives’ by Adam Masava & Coster Ojwang’, Mar. 8-29 2023 @ Garden Lounge Gallery, Next to NCBA Bank – Village Market.
Dates: March 8-29, 2023
Venue: Garden Lounge Gallery, Next to NCBA Bank – Village Market
Time: 9 am – 6 pm
Exhibition: Her Story by Over 30 Women Artists, Mar. 6-26 2023 @ Alliance Française.
Dates: March 6-26, 2023
Venue: Alliance Française
About An exhibition of artworks by over 30 women artists that are inspiring, thought-provoking, and a showcase of achievement. #IWD2023
Matteo Di Leonardo Kenyan Tour: Concert Schedule for Nairobi with Mackinley, Jo_G and Mike Onyie, Feb. 16-17 2023 @ Geco Café & Shamba Café.
Date & time: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Geco Café, Mbaazi Road
Free admission
Date & time: Friday Feb. 17, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Shamba Cafe (Loresho Ridge)
Free admission
About
The Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi has the pleasure of inviting you to two concerts to be held by Italian guitarist Matteo Di Leonardo in Nairobi together with Mackinley (Trumpet), Jo_G (Drums) and Onyie (Bass) on 16th and 17th February, and two further concerts, with the Mijikenda Jazz Band in Watamu and Malindi on 20th and 21st February (schedule below).
Matteo Di Leonardo (1993) is a jazz guitarist born and raised in Teramo, Italy. After completing his studies at the Brussels Conservatory, he began his artistic career that led him to perform in several countries in Europe (Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland), as well as in Africa (Kenya). In 2019 he released the album “Kabisa,” in collaboration with some of Kenya’s best jazz musicians, including Juma Tutu and Mackinley Mutsembi.CONCERT SCHEDULE FOR WATAMU AND MALINDI:
- Monday, Feb. 20th at 7.00pm: MATTEO DI LEONARDO with the MIJIKENDA JAZZ BAND
Sunset Beach Watamu– Free admission
- Tuesday, Feb. 21st at 7.00pm: MATTEO DI LEONARDO with the MIJIKENDA JAZZ BAND
Barbar Malindi – Free admission
Exhibition: Sex & The City V by Michael Soi and Thom Ogonga, Feb. 15-28 2023 @ Alliance Française.
Dates: February 15-28, 2023
Venue: Alliance Française
About
Sex & The City V is a continued exploration of the city’s controversial sex industry. Allowing for sometimes uncomfortable musings about personal relations between consenting adults.
The exhibition portrays snapshots of a lifestyle that is generally accepted but deemed immoral.
It provokes us to contemplate the depths beneath the images, parody of social realities in the space we live in – Nairobi, without glorifying promiscuity.
Exhibition: Digital Informalities, Feb. 10-26 2023 @ Wajukuu Arts Collective, Mukuru Lunga Lunga.
Opening: February 10, 2023
Venue: Wajukuu Arts Collective, Mukuru Lunga Lunga
Time: 3 PM Dates:
Until February 26, 2023
About
A contemporary art exhibition about the forms of security, reciprocity and trust necessary for a community to thrive in a world marked by digitalization.
An exhibition with artists; Shabu Mwangi (KEN), Joan Otieno (KEN), Mounir Ayoub (TUN, CH), Flurina Rothenberger (CH), Ngugi Waweru (KEN), Nabalayo (KEN), Wanjiru Ngure (KEN) and Ronald Pizzoferrato (VEN).
A Matza project curated by Anja Wyden Guelpa and Séverin Guelpa.
Concert: Form Ya Mabestie ~ Yaba’s Birthday Party, Feb. 5 2023 @ the Alchemist – Westlands.
Date: February 5, 2023
Venue: the Alchemist, Westlands
Time: from 3 PM
Tickets: KES 500/- Advance, and KES 800/- at the Gate
About
Yaba is a prolific upcoming musician and performer who has graced both big and small stages to provide entertainment under a genre of music called Rhumbacane.
The genre has inspired an event series called Ibada Ya Rhumbacane usually hosted at The Alchemist in Westlands, Nairobi.
On the 5th of February, the series will be hosting its 6th event with theme of ‘A Month of Love’ to celebrate both the Valentines theme of the month and Yaba’s love and appreciation for his craft and fanbase.
The Music concert will be featuring a line up of nine artists including a live band and DJ performances.
The artists featured will be: YABA. Steph Kapela, Dj Shikkiey, Le’ Laika, Apesi, Coster Ojwang and three curtain raisers.
Out of Town: Art Legacy Exhibition by John Solly Savala (Big Foot), Peter Mumia (Pemu Arts) and Joan Gendo, Jan. 27 – Feb. 18 2023 @ Alliance Française Mombasa.
Opening Night: January 27, 2023
Venue: Alliance Française Mombasa (Nyali – Moyne Drive)
Time: 6:30 pm
Entry: Free
Until February 18, 2023
About
Under his alias ‘Big Foot’, Savala is an “abstract fine artist by profession with no formal training but born talented. Each painting is an original one of a kind Acrylic on fabric, board and any other related materials even recycled ones, signed by Savala upon completion.”
Along with exhibitors Peter Mumia (Pemu Arts) and Joan Gendo.
Exhibition: ‘The Moon Man has Gone Under the Sea…’ Recent Works by Jessica Atieno, Jan. 22 – March 5 2023 @ Red Hill Art Gallery.
Opening: January 22, 2023
Venue: Red Hill Art Gallery
Time: 11 am – 5 pm
Jessica Atieno will give an introduction into her artworks at around 2.00 pm.
James Mweu and is dance group will present a dance performance in the afternoon.
Screen Prints on large canvasses
Jessica Atieno explores the role of historic photographic archives in reconstituting current perspectives within ethnographic representations.
“What happens when a photographic object vacates the space of the archive and is re-appropriated in the creation of a new artistic work?”
The exhibition is on view until 5th March 2023.
Exhibition: Mirror, Mirror – Portraits of Being Alive by Leo Mativo, Jan. 18-30 2023 @ Alliance Française.
Dates: January 18-30, 2023
Venue: Alliance Française
About
Using oil and/or acrylic Leo Mativo created a series of pieces that serves as a reflection of concealed emotional and psychological states of being we are engulfed in either briefly or over substantial periods of time, through exposure to various emotional and psychological environments of today. The work is strongly characterised by unrestrained paint application techniques and captivating eyes on abstract backgrounds that give the work soul and presence.
Out of Town: Exhibition: Neighbouring Lands by Tabitha wa Thuku, Dec. 20 2022 – Jan. 20 2023 @ Peponi Hotel – Lamu.
Dates: Until 20 January 2023
Venue: Peponi Hotel, Lamu
About
Neighbouring Lands, is selection of Tabitha wa Thuku’s (Kenyan, b. 1963) vibrant and fluid, dreamlike landscapes consists of a body of work focused on the portrayal of nature and the environment; a theme wa Thuku has been referring to in her work since she began painting in the 80s.
Her work invites the viewer on a mysterious journey through the artist’s own real and imaginary landscapes from around the world.
If you study them carefully and take time, you find yourself following her paths and streams into the depths of each painting. Tabitha often uses dark hues, reds, browns and blacks which allude to the dark side of human interference in nature.
Believing vehemently in the regeneration of our environment, wa Thuku’s uses her work to criticise the pillaging nature of our society and confirm her belief in growing and replenishing the natural world.
Exhibition: A Trajectory of Etchings – 1980’s to 2000 by Rashid Diab (from Sudan), Nov. 20 2022 – Jan. 12 2023 @ Red Hill Art Gallery.
Opening: November 20, 2022
Venue: Red Hill Art Gallery
Time: 11 am – 5 pm
Until January 12, 2023
About
Red Hill Art Gallery is honoured to show in this exhibition part of the archive of the artist’s print work dated from the 1980’s until 2000, which he created during his 20 year stay in Madrid (Spain), as Artist-in-Residence, a PHD fellow and later as a lecturer at the Department of Fine Art at the Complutense University of Madrid.
Rashid Diab is a master in print techniques including the complete spectrum of Etchings, Collagraphs, Aquatints, Woodcuts and Silkscreens.
The exhibition comprises a selection of more than 50 prints, from meticulously elaborated miniatures to multi-coloured large-scale prints.
Out of Town: 20th Annual Lamu Cultural Festival, Nov. 24-26 2022 @ Lamu Archipelago.
Dates: November 24-26, 2022
Venue: Lamu Archipelago, Lamu County
Samosa Festival: Film Screening ~ Supastaz, Joy’s Garden & Millet, Nov. 24 2022 @ Cheche Bookshop & Café – Lavington.
Date: November 24, 2022
Venue: Cheche Bookshop & Café – Lavington
Time: from 6.30 PM
Entry: Free
Exhibition: Escape, Journey to the Heart of Digital Culture, Nov. 16-30 2022 @ Alliance Française.
Dates: November 16-30, 2022
Venue: Alliance Française
About
The exhibition offers an educational and playful look at digital cultures through a selection of artworks that combine web documentaries, video games, and AI.
Organized in three sections: “A History of the Internet”, “The Data War”, and “Digital Humanity”, it will allow us to explore the upheavals caused by the Digital Revolution through its major concepts: Web, social networks, algorithms, data, GAFAM, hacker, maker, fake news, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, etc.
In an era that constantly encourages us to connect, the exhibition invites us to look at this digital world with a critical eye, to take a step to the side and escape its grip for a moment.
Exhibition / Installation: Excavation, Elevation, Oct. 25-31 2022 @ the GoDown Arts Centre – Kilimani
Dates: October 25-31, 2022
Venue: the GoDown Arts Centre, Kilimani
About
Exploring geological manipulation of the urban landscape, this exhibition follows the materials of Nairobi’s transformation.
An Exhibition by James Muriuki – a Nairobi based art practitioner – and Constance Smith – a social and visual anthropologist from Manchester, UK.
Magical Kenya Travel Expo: Rediscover the Magic, Oct. 5-7 2022 @ Bomas of Kenya
Dates: October 5-7, 2022
Venue: Bomas of kenya
Time: 10 am – 6 pm
Tickets: $ 30 for a 3 days pass
Tickets and more information, available, here -> http://MKTE.co.ke
Pop Up & Chill Handmaker’s Market, Oct. 1 & 2 2022 @ Parade Ring, Ngong Racecourse
Dates: Sat. & Sun. – October 1st & 2nd, 2022
Venue: Parade Ring, Ngong Racecourse
Time: 10am – 6pm
Entry: KES 300/- Facebook event page: https://facebook.com/events/765949277977974/…
Muze Open Air Presents DJ Le’Soul (from South Africa) ft. Hometown Heroes, Oct. 1 2022 @ the Mall Rooftop
Date: October 1, 2022
Venue: the Mall Rooftop, #Westlands
Time: from 5 PM
Tickets: KES 3,000/- at the Gate, & KES 2,000/- Advance
Adv. Tickets Available, here: http://muzeclub.com
Macondo Literary Festival 2022 – The Future of Memories, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 2022 @ Kenya National Theatre
Opening: September 30, 2022
Venue: Kenya National Theatre
Time: from 4.30 PM
Entry: Free (RSVP, here – https://kenyabuzz.com/events/event/macondo-literary-festival-2022#…)
Festival Dates: October 1-2, 2022
Venue: #Kenya National Theatre
Weekend Pass: KES 1,000/- at the Gate & KES 800/-; Advance Day Pass: KES 700/- at the Gate & KES 500/- Advance .
#MacondoLitFest: A Gathering of Writers from Lusophone, Francophone & Anglophone Africa & Brazil.
Out of Town: Nyege Nyege Festival, Sept. 15-18 2022 @ Itanda Falls, Jinja – Uganda.
Dates: September 15-18, 2022
Venue: Itanda Falls, Jinja – Uganda
Find more information, here.
Social Comedy: ‘Mstinji – The Miser’, Sept. 17-18 2022 @ Alliance Française Nairobi
Dates: September 17-18, 2022
Venue: Alliance Française Nairobi
Time: 2 & 6 PM
Entry: Free (Prior Registration Required)
Register, here – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mstinji-2022-tickets-403898389957
About
2022 marks the 400th anniversary of Molière’s birth. Molière (Jean Baptiste Poquelin) is one of the greatest comic geniuses the world has seen, and undoubtedly the master of “social comedy. His plays have transcended the times and the society for which they were written, and remain as relevant today. His critical insights into human nature have gained him a lasting reputation as dramatist and satirist.
The Alliance Française has invited the Nairobi Performing Arts Studio to produce a Kenyan adaptation of Molière’s comedy of manners ‘L’Avare’ with a stellar cast including Sam Psenjen (Mission to Rescue), Angel Waruinge (Tahidi High) and Dru Muthure (Radio presenter), directed by Stuart Nash behind the hits ‘Sarafina’, ‘I will marry when I want’…
Don’t miss this Kenyan take on Molière’s comedy ‘L’Avare’. How to get a Mubaba? A critical look at the failings and foibles of human nature in our society and the peculiar behaviour of Kenyans.
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