Freedom – A contemporary Sculptural Exhibition by Zambian Artist Tom Phiri, Nov. 27 – Dec. 15 2014 @ Kuona Trust

Freedom is an exhibition of mixed media sculptures by renowned Zambian artist,Tom Phiri.

Official opening : Thursday, 27th November 2014, 6pm- 9pm
Exhibition dates : 27th November – 15th December 2014

About
Phiri explores the concept of ‘Freedom’, using an approach that challenges the co-existence of different forms and the fusion of different techniques and materials; a reflection of the realities of life.
The artist challenges the debate around the ‘freedom’ to co-exist with the opposite elements in society and the respect accorded to these elements.

Phiri presents a body of work that may be interpreted in different ways and he welcomes the audience to explore their personal views.The exhibit is his reaction and contribution to a topic that influences many, ‘Freedom’.

Photo Exhibition: Mexico in One Image, Until Nov. 30 2014 @ Temporary Gallery – National Museum

Dates: Until 30th November 2014.
Venue: Temporary Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
Entry: Museum Rates Apply

About
“Mexico en Una Imagen” -Mexico in One Image- presents photos of moments, places and people that shape the multicultural wealth of Mexico.

Exhibition: Silent Conversation By Longinos Nagila, Nov. 25-28 2014 @ Italian Institute of Culture – Westlands

Opening: November 25, 2014 at 7:00pm
Venue: Italian Institute of Culture, Westlands

ABOUT: SILENT CONVERSATION
My work embodies my interest in socio-economic situations in life, while at the same time trying to provoke thoughts that are driven towards the judgment of these situations. I consider my paintings as a platform for conversation from within an individual or between two or more people. My main subject is human, with a kin interest in their emotions as expressed in their eyes.

My sources of Inspiration are endless. I am deeply interested in children and women as I see them both as vessels and sources of life. I have a keen interest on world religions and arts. I take my time to look and try to understand the different visual languages employed by artists from different parts of the world

SILENT CONVERSATION is a collection of portrait paintings of women trying to create a dialogue between the viewer and the ‘paintings’, the paintings, I consider them thought provoking and commands attention.

Though not quite detailed, the portraits silently holds the attention of the viewer. It is said that eyes are the windows to the soul, the main outstanding feature of the portraits is the eyes, they are dark and looks directly to the eyes of the viewer, this creates an emotional disturbance.

The exhibition interrogates the relationship between the artist, the art and the viewer, between what the society considers as beauty and ugly, sad and happy, stereotypes and judgment.

The exhibition will feature 25 portraits of different sizes all produced in 2014.

Exhibition: Into the Trees by YONY WAITE, Nov. 23 – Dec. 31 2014 @ National Museum

Opening: November 23, 2014
Venue: National Museum
Time: 11 am – 5 pm

Exhibition on Until End of December 2014
Entry: Normal Museum Rates Apply

Art on the Bus: W/ Visual Artist Paul Onditi & Music by Dread Steppa, Nov. 29 2014 @ Muthithi Road # 80

Date: November 29, 2014
Venue: the Bus, Muthithi Road # 80
Time: from 5 pm
Entrance: KES 500

Paul Onditi will turn the bus into an open studio at the same time Dread Steppa will play one of his DJ sets.

This is the first of many monthly events dubbed art on the Bus.

Recommended read: Double decker bus turned into a trendy office space by ISABELLA MUKUMU – Appeared on Business Daily on October 16, 2014

Exhibition: Life Experiences by Joseph Cartoon, Until Nov. 30 2014 @ Sushi Soo – Japanese Restaurant

Exhibition by Joseph Cartoon

Dates: Until November 30, 2014
Venue: Sushi Soo – Japanese Restaurant
Location: Opposite Komo Lane, Off Argwings Kodhek Road, Wood Avenue

About
Joseph was born in the Village of Ngecha in 1976, where most Kenyan artists have their roots. However after attaining school age, his parents moved to Lari division in Kiambu where he attended both primary and secondary school. Cartoon started drawing when he was still in primary school, art and crafts being his favourite subject besides history and agriculture. While in primary school, Cartoon studied art and crafts for nearly 6 years, though he never continued with it as a subject in secondary school due to the lack of Art in the syllabus.

After completing his secondary education, he met artist Shine Tani on his way to his uncle’s house and It is through him that Cartoon’s talent in art was revived again. Through his guidance and mentoring he introduced Cartoon to Gallery Watatu in 1994 where the late Ruth Scheffner purchased three of his paintings.

Since then, cartoon has grown as a talented artist and has so far participated in 50 group exhibitions both locally and internationally. He has also had over 8 solo exhibitions in Kenya and overseas. Apart from exhibitions, Cartoon’s work has been featured in local and international magazines and books. In 2001 he won a prestigious art award through ROSL- Overseas League and travelled for a 1 month residency in Scotland and 3 week travelling exhibition in London and Edinburgh. Over 160 paintings have been collected by individual art collectors and companies in the last 10 years of his art career.

Since 1996, Cartoon has participated in Art Action and Expiation in Northern Ireland, which is held yearly to raise funds to cater for schools around the slums in Nairobi. Over 500 children benefit from this project.
The drive behind the passion in Cartoon’s heart is to see Kenyan and African art exhibited worldwide and artists free to express themselves globally.

Stone Sculpting Workshop: With Tom Phiri – Zambia, Nov. 19-22 2014 @ Kuona Trust

Dates: November 19-22, 2014
Location: Kuona Trust, Hurlingham
Duration: 10 AM- 4 PM
Price: Ksh 6000 for the Full workshop including meals

Maximum number of participants: 10
To RSVP call us on 0721262326 or email info@kuonatrust.org

This will be an absolutely unique opportunity to develop your sculpting skills from one of Zambia’s most recognized sculptors,Tom Phiri. This 4 days intensive workshop is a beginner’s class in stone sculpting and does not require previous knowledge in sculpture.

About the artist
Tom Phiri is Kuona Trust’s current artist in residence. Phiri launched his artistic career in 2003 and is one of the founding members of a group of stone sculptors going by the name Roots of Xpression, currently based in Lusaka. Find more information more here.

Charity Event in Aid of Palestinians in Gaza: A Note for a Smile, Nov. 27 2014 @ Lord Erroll – Runda

A Note for a Smile: Music & Art to raise humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza

The six-week conflict this summer left more than 1,870 dead and thousands injured, homeless, and traumatized. The conflict had a particularly devastating toll on Gaza’s youngest and most vulnerable. Many of the affected children have suffered serious injuries that cannot be treated in Gaza due to limited medical capacity caused by the ongoing blockades, and others suffer from severe traumatic disorders. They need our solidarity and support.

A group of us working in various humanitarian and development capacities in Nairobi have decided to organize a charity event to encourage the community to contribute to the work of Palestinian health institutions to restore dignity and hope to the Palestinians in Gaza.

All funds raised during the evening will go towards supporting the activities of Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem, as well as to the Gaza Mental Health Community Center.

During the event we will hold a silent art auction showcasing a number of world-class artists from the contemporary East African art scene, who have kindly contributed their work to raising funds for this cause. The impressive line-up of artists includes Fitsum Behre Woldelibanos, Eltayeb Dawelbait, Michael Soi, Anthony Okello, Paul Onditi, Shabu Mwangi, John Silver, Justus Kyalo, Dennis Muraguri, Yassir Ali Mohammed, Mariantonietta Peru and Kamal Shah.

There will be music throughout the night with live sets from some of the best musicians in Nairobi who have accepted to perform for the cause, including Idd Aziz, Teto, Jahm, Afro Simba and Mutinda.

Designers’ fair (featuring Otenge, Chilly Mango, Madafu Moxie); a raffle with a chance to win exciting prizes; food and drinks (cash-bar), and more surprises await you…

Please note that your ticket number will be your registration number for the art auction.
Bids will be open from 17:00 to 21:00!

Date: 27 November 2014
Venue: Lord Erroll, Runda
Time: at 17:00
General Admission: KES 2000

For Tickets or to support the cause kindly get in contact with the following;
Inès Abdel Razek (UNEP): 0719 891 746
Isabell Kempf (UNEP)
Jason Jabbour (UNEP): 0710 682 332
Alexander Binns (UNOCHA) 0732391041

Also find more about the event on this Facebook event Page

NB: There will be a silent auction of inspiring North and East African Contemporary Art

All profits from the evening will be donated to the Makassed Charitable Hospital in Jerusalem and Gaza Community Mental Health Programme

Exhibition: CASUALE e CAUSALE (Casual and causal), Until. Nov. 19 2014 @ Italian Institute of Culture

Exhibition: CASUALE e CAUSALE (Casual and causal) by Italian artist Mario Prencipe

Dates: Until 19th November 2014
Venue: Italian Institute of Culture
FREE ENTRY

About
The function and the life of an artist must follow a parallel path, observing this principle. Mario Prencipe gives his works an additional meaning of “intentional casualness” in harmony with the almost fortuitous character of demonstrating his choices. The works are carried out in many takes, during which the artist searches the “casual” pictorial effect for a possible “cause” for the articulation and development of the composition.

Mario Prencipe was born in Sesto San Giovanni (Milan) in 1965, where he graduated from Arts High School in 1983. For decades he has led a wandering artist’s lifestyle, during which he has held exhibitions at the institutional level at the National Museum of Nicaragua inManagua, the National Gallery of Costa Rica in San José, at the Miraflores Museum of Art and Archaeology in the City of Guatemala and at the Museum of Fine Arts of Komsomolsk-Na-Amur in Russia.

He is represented by the Shen Chang Gallery in Hang Zhou, China

Exhibition: Two Worlds apart.. Japan & Sierra Leone by GOR SUDAN, Nov. 16 2014 – Jan 17 2015 @ Red Hill Art Gallery

Opening: Sunday 16th November from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm

The exhibition continues until 17th January 2015.

Download Directions Gallery [word document]

Musical Performance: by Children of KAG, Spurgeons & Valley View Academy, Nov. 11 2014 @ Spurgeons School – Kibera

ANNO’S AFRICA & ONE FINE DAY would like to invite you to a musical performance by the children from KAG Academy, Spurgeons Academy and Valley View Academy on Tuesday, 11th November at 12 noon at Spurgeons school in Kibera.

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The children will be demonstrating the skills that they have acquired during the Anno’s Africa intensive workshops and the One Fine Day weekly arts clubs.

ANNOS’S AFRICA & ONE FINE DAY
ANNO’S AFRICA, was founded by Bee Gilbert and Andrew Birkin, in memory of their son, Anno, in 2006. The purpose of the UK registered charity is to give children in the poorest slums in Kenya, the chance to discover their as yet unexplored artistic potential and the opportunity to lead imaginative and self-determined lives.

Anno’s Africa, works in partnership with ONE FINE DAY e.V., an NGO founded by Marie Steinmann-Tykwer and Tom Tykwer in Berlin in 2008. These two charities, have combined forces in a programme which offers intensive creative workshops for children and young people living in the Nairobi slums of Kibera and Mathare.

More then 700 participants are free to choose from various arts disciplines, according to their preferences: traditional and contemporary dance, ballet, drama, creative writing/storytelling, music, circus skills, and visual arts. European mentors teach side by side with Kenyan artists and performers, who then continue the lessons in once weekly arts clubs, for the rest of the year.

Continuity is at the heart of the philosophy and commitment from ONE FINE DAY e.V. and ANNO’S AFRICA. With regard to these weekly art clubs, as the firm belief is that young artistic talents should evolve constantly. And these regularly scheduled classes give the children, who live such difficult and challenging lives, an exciting bright spot once a week. Currently 24 such creative weekend clubs are taking place in all disciplines through out the year.

The positive results are unequivocal and the children are all making significant progress not only in the arts but in their academic achievements as well. And all of these talented kids are finding not only self-confidence but also great joy in their lives through their new found artistic skills and the development of their imaginations.

International School of Kenya (FOTA) Fall 2014 Sale, Nov. 7-9 @ International School of Kenya

Dates: November 7-9, 2014
Venue: International School of Kenya

Photo Exhibition: Long Live the King by Amunga Eshuchi, Nov. 5-18 2014 @ Que Pasa – Karen

Long Live the King is a campaign aimed at getting local Kenyans to be aware and directly involved in conservation efforts.

Opening: November 5, 2014
Venue: Que Pasa, Karen
Time: 6. 30 pm

There will be a huge sale for the prints on the exhibition opening day which will be going for half price to support this cause.

Exhibition: Pwani comes Upcountry, Nov. 6 – 28 2014 @ Alliance Française

Pwani comes upcountry!

Opening: November 6, 2014
Venue: Alliance Française Nairobi
Time: 6.30 pm

Exhibition runs Until: November 28, 2014

This exhibition is by 15 coastal artists

Exhibition is a joint project between the Alliance Française Mombasa and National Kenya Visual Artists Network – Mombasa Chapter

Blankets and wine + Amnesty International KE Present Artivism – End Forced Evictions, Nov. 2 2014 @ Carnivore Grounds

Date: November 2, 2014
Venue: Carnivore Grounds
Time: from 1 pm till late
Tickets: Advance KES 2000, Gate KES 2500

Exhibition: Informal Studio – Marlboro South, Oct. 29 – Nov. 16 2014 @ Department of Architecture & Building Science – UoN

Exhibition Opening: 29th October 2014 at 7.00 pm
Venue: UoN, Department of Architecture & Building Science, Add Building, ground floor
Admission free

Exhibition dates: 30.10.2014 – 16.11.2014

The traveling exhibition Informal Studio: Marlboro South documents a university course on in-situ upgrading developed by26’10 South Architects with the University of Johannesburg, South Africa in 2012.

During a seven week period, fifty architecture students worked with community planners (residents) from the informally settled warehouses and open plots in the industrial area of Marlboro South bordering Alexandra Township.

Exhibition: Echoes by Naomi Van Rampelberg, Oct. 26 – Nov. 26 2014 @ One Off Contemporary Art Gallery

PRIVATE VIEW/OPENING
Date: Sunday, 26 October 2014
Venue: One Off Contemporary Art Gallery
Time: 11am to 5pm

The exhibition runs until 26th November 2014 features paper collage, painted art and jewellery works by Naomi Van Rampelberg.

Find out more about the work of Naomi Van Rampelberg and the exhibition here

The Affordable Art Show, Oct. 24-26 2014 @ Nairobi National Museum Courtyard

Art Exhibition by Kenyan Artist Sebastian Kiarie, Oct. 18-31 2014 @ Banana Hill Art Gallery

Animation Exhibition: Get Rich by artist Andrew Njoroge, Oct. 23 – Nov. 2 2014 @ Kuona Trust

Opening next week Get Rich an animation exhibition by artist Andrew Njoroge

Date and Time: Thursday,23rd October at Kuona Trust from 6pm onwards

About the artist
Andrew Njoroge is a visual artist based at Kuona Trust. He attended Evelyn College of Design to study Interior Design and later went to Savannah College of Art and Design, and New Jersey University in the United States.Andrew is works with digital art, drawing, painting and music.

The exhibition officially opens on Thursday, 23rd October 2014 from 6pm.

Sanaa Exhibition: Supporting upcoming artists, Oct. 23 2014 @ Dari Hotel and Coffee Garden

Venue: Dari Hotel and Coffee Garden
Date: 23rd October 2014
Time: 4-8pm

Kampala Contemporary Art Festival, Oct. 4-31 2014 @ Kampala Railway Station & 28 Locations Across the City

KLA ART 014, Kampala Contemporary Art Festival
Theme: “Unmapped” Who are the unheard voices of our cities?

Dates: 4th – 31st October 2014
Venue: Kampala Railway Station & 28 Locations Across the City
For the month of October, thirty artists from Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Congo and Rwanda will unveil
new artworks across Kampala.

The festival will see the reopening of Kampala’s Railway Station to the public for an exhibition that will feature the work of ten artists, showcasing their interpretation of the “Unmapped”.

“The bicycle knife sharpener; the express fashion designer; the mobile nail salon: they fill every corner of the city. ‘Unmapped’ will attempt to artistically showcase how people from every stratum of society adapt creatively to survive” Violet Nantume, Curatorial Committee, KLA ART 014

Five Ugandan curators, working with renowned South African curator Gabi Ngcobo, have selected the artists, who include Helen Nabukenya; a visual artist from Uganda who uses discarded fabric to create vast tapestries depicting the overlooked, the forgotten and the rejected. From Kenya, Dennis Muraguri explores the matatu; presenting it, not only as a transport tool, but also as a space for intriguing gossip and communication.

Reaching out directly to the public, twenty boda bodas (motorcycle taxis) will be turned into artworks, ‘mapping’ Kampala, by forming temporary exhibition spaces in pre–‐‑selected locations across the capital. Ugandan artist Kizito Mbuga will transform a boda boda into a travelling cinema; whilst Ogwang Jimmy John will turn another into an interactive recording studio, which maps the ‘unheard’ musicians of the city. The mobile exhibition will attract new audiences from every corner of Kampala, from the iconic Independence Monument to bustling Ggaba market on the shores of Lake Victoria.

“Building on the success of the festival in 2012, KLA ART 014 offers a platform to showcase new and emerging ideas by contemporary Ugandan artists. KLA ART is a two–‐‑year process of thought, production and experimentation resulting in a unique festival, which directly links artists, artworks and audiences” Rocca Gutteridge, Project Director, KLA ART 014

“Umeme has partnered with KLA ART 014 to celebrate and support art as a driver of community togetherness, self-development and cultural diversity” Core Supporting Partner, Umeme (Energy distribution company, Uganda)

For more information visit http://klaart.org/

Exhibition: The Great Herds of Kenya by Patrick Mavros, Oct. 16-18 @ Village Market

Dates: October 16-18, 2014
Venue: No. 284, the Village Market
Time: 8 am – 5 pm

NMK National Heritage Art Competition for youth 18 – 25 years old: Room for Giants – Art for Change, by Nov. 7 2014

Ibuka: Room for Giants | Photo via NMK

Are you 18 – 25 years old?
Are you creative and innovative?
And are you ready to share your talent for a worthy cause?

Then Wild Life Africa (WLA) and the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) are collaborating with Ibuka and Maller Market ltd to give you an opportunity to help promote the role of art in enhancing wildlife conservation awareness.

And how do we propose that you do this? By participating in the NMKNational Heritage Art Competition for youth 18 – 25 years old whose 2014 theme is “Room for Giants: Art for Change” and donating your winning piece to raise funds for the conservation of wildlife.

Participation is encouraged from artists living in all regions in Kenya. The artwork must address conservation of wildlife. All submitted artworks will go through a panel of judges and only forty (40) artworks will be selected for the national competition and exhibition. The Gala will be held at the Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club in December 2014. The artworks will then move to Nairobi National Museum for a two months exhibition.

The grand prize is a fully sponsored world class experience of Kenya’s rich natural heritage in a top wildlife destination where the winner will spend quality time with an internationally renowned artist in a 2 weeks personalized art apprenticeship program; a unique combination of fun, heritage and art!

If you are interested in participating in this competition please read the concept and details below:

THE CONCEPT: “Room for Giants: Art for Change”
Room for Giants: Room for giants refers to the opportunity the project is providing for the conservation of Kenya’s magnificent wildlife. It also refers to the opportunity this project is providing today’s young artists as they forge their way to becoming tomorrow’s Masters.

Art for change: How can an artist use his creativity to create change in our society? Art for change is based on the principle of providing artists an opportunity to give back to the community. The project aims to use art to create positive change in the way we address conservation matters.

RULES FOR ENTRY:
• The artist is free to capture any aspect of conservation of wildlife in his or her best way using visual arts.
• Open to Kenyan youth between 18 – 25yrs old
• Size of work should range between 50cm x 50m and 100cm x 100cm
• Artist is free to use any material of choice that is durable and easy to transport
• Paintings on canvas should be stretched or framed, paintings on paper should be framed
• You should submit your art to Nairobi National Museums or any of these museums: Karen Blixen Museum, Fort Jesus Museum, Kisumu Museum, Kitale Museum, Wajir Museum, Nyeri Museum and Kenyatta House Maralal.
• Deadline for submissions 7th November 2014. Submissions made after this date will be disqualified.
• Artworks that do not adhere to the theme and concept will be disqualified.
• Selected artworks will not be returned to the artists and will be sold during the gala night to raise funds for the conservation of wildlife.
• The following details should be submitted with the artwork (stick the information at the back of the artwork):
o Full name of the artist, telephone contact, postal address and email
o A brief write up about you.
o Title of the art work, and a description of maximum 100 words.
o Medium used (state whether you have used oil paint, water colour, stone, wood etc)
o Indicate that the artwork is for Room for Giants: Art for Change competition and Exhibition 2014

All participants will receive certificates of participation.

PRIZES:
1st Prize: a fully sponsored world class experience of Kenya’s rich natural heritage in a top wildlife destination where the winner will spend quality time with an internationally renowned artist in a 2 weeks personalized art apprenticeship program.

2nd Prize: A tour to Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve on the Kenyan Coast, the largest stretch of coastal dry forest remaining in Eastern Africa and the second in Africa in birdlife conservation. This package includes visits to artists’ studios, galleries and museums in the coast region.

3rd Prize: A voucher of Kes 50,000 to purchase art materials
All the 40 young artists who will be selected for the national competition will also participate in an artist’s residency that will be facilitated by a team of East Africa’s top professional artists. The residency will happen at the end of the project and is aimed at providing the artists with a great opportunity for exposure and learning.

For more information contact any of the following:
• Ibuka on Tel 0714 169696 or 0775 241578. (browse https://www.facebook.com/ibukacommunity)
• The Art curator NMK on art@museums.or.ke

You can also talk to the curator of an NMK museum close to you for assistance.

Art Exhibition: Wild and Colourful by Adrian Nduma, Oct. 16-24 2014 @ Village Market

Sondeka Festival, Oct. 18-20 2014 @ Ngong Racecourse

It’s been a long year… and you deserve a break! Sondeka’s got you covered!

From 18th to 20th October 2014 at the Sondeka festival at the Ngong racecourse, we are going to serenade your staff with a beauty spa, fashion, movies, games for the kids and for the lovers of old school Kenyan sounds, Them Mushrooms will be out to please. Plus, over 40 other acts from H_art the band, Ricardo Garcia, Sarabi, Maia, Santuri Safari DJs to Dhol Xtacy and more.

Sondeka Festival is the first ever Create and Innovation Festival in East Africa brought to you by Creatives Garage. If you are looking to invest, come and be amazed by robotic and innovation displays at the Festival.

Programme of the Festival

Check out their website for more information

To purchase discounted corporate tickets email awesome@creativesgarage.org or call us on +254708 752 575. Come join the party and support the creative industry!

Blankets And Wine 56: An Ode To Hip Hop, Oct. 5 2014 @ Carnivore Gardens

WHAT?
For the first time ever, we are going to take you through a thematic discovery of the creative industry, through “An Ode To Hip Hop”. On October 5th, our focus is going to be on the incredible impact that hip hop has had on music, literature, film, fashion, art, culture and our collective imagination.
This Sunday October 5th from 1:00pm – 9:00pm all four stages of Blankets & Wine i.e. music, film, literature, fashion and art will carry out interactive elements of this theme.

WHO?
Following the theme, we want to showcase the major players within the creative industry who have been influenced by Hip Hop culture and have made it their own.

Hip Hop heads and music lovers will be treated to the finest sounds coming out of the Hip Hop music scene here in Kenya featuring TAIO, Muthoni the Drummer Queen and Rabbit.

On the writers stage curated by the Kwani? Trust, join mind indulging conversations with Muthoni Drummer Queens as she leads tantilising topics during Kwani? Mahewa. Catalyst your mind into conversations during the Emerging Voices segment dissecting the mind of pan-African writers from the Jaladan writer’s collective. Take a seat on the bleachers in the shade and fall deep into sheng poems with Mistari Shend Speare. Meet your fellow Blankets & Wine family by simply swaping a book with one of them.

Music and Literature isn’t your thing? Not to worry the film stage is here to help, showcasing a variety of films highlighting key players in the Kenyan hip hop industry, including “Juliani – The Road Trips Connections”. Express yourself at the Art Hive with FA254, Made With Love and KMS – Kilometers, as they take you through artistic expressions in the hip hop genre.

Finally, end the evening on a high and dance the night away on the DJ stage with some of HomeBoyz Radio finest DJ’s including DJ FinalKut, DJ Zaq and DJ Jack Rooster from Café Mocha Lounge. Mixing Hip Hop sounds and afro-house the DJ stage will be kicking all day AND night!

To encapture this dynamic Hip Hop theme, the very entertaining event ‘Hip Hop Karaoke’ will plug in to the space and take over the programme. From 6:00pm – 8:00pm let your hair down at the DJ Stage, and for a few songs be your favourite hip hop artist. We also encourage all Blankets & Winers to come dressed as your favourite Hip Hop artist.

WHAT TO EXPECT
From a music-driven lifestyle experience, Blankets & Wine has evolved into a multi-disciplinary, multi-stage platform for the expression of music, literature, film, fashion and art delivering an aesthetically and artisitcally stimulating experience. As all stages run concurrently, create your own B&W experience by picking up a programme at the entrance. Propel your creative curiosity through An Ode To Hip Hop and Discover, Love, Share at Blankets & Wine

Exhibition: Men and Women by Richard Kimathi, Until Oct. 22 2014 @ One Off Contemporary Art Gallery

Dates: Until October 22, 2014
Venue: One Off Contemporary Art Gallery

Find more information here

Exhibition/Documentary Film Screening: Crayon Rainbow, Oct. 1 2014 @ Kuona Trust

You are cordially invited to the launch of the Crayon Rainbows exhibit. Commissioned by Hivos International through their SDI Programme, Crayon Rainbows is a documentary film and art exhibition that traces the growing divide/breakdown between teachers and their vocational devotion to their students in Kenyan public schools as told through the eyes of the children interviewed.

The production team held creative workshops that gave the children a platform to express their feelings about what school means to them. Apart from the interviews, the children partook in drawing, painting, play dough, photography and craft making exercises as well as song and dance.The project sampled 5 schools across Lamu, Samburu, Turkana, Nairobi and Tharaka-Nithi. These art works are what form the exhibit on display.

What the team found was a crayon box worth of dreams and disappointment nestled in a rainbow of hope.

Crayon Rainbows trailer from Amirah Tajdin on Vimeo.

Poetry, Music and Art Fête: Reflectin Artward, Sept. 27 2014 @ Hilton Hotel – Amboseli Room

Nairobi’s Finest Art Extravaganza, The Bogof Presents “Reflectin Artward” At The Hilton Nairobi On 27th September 2014.

Date: September the 27th 2014
Venue: the Hilton Hotel Nairobi
Time: from 2 pm to 7 pm

For an afternoon filled with moving poetry, magical music and thought provoking artwork. The event dubbed “Reflectin Artward” will be hosted by the celebrated radio presenter, poet and musician Adelle Onyango.

Reflectin Artward is set to feature an eclectic mix of talent with; an electrifying hip hop performance by Jemedari backed by a live band, the sultry voices, acoustics and keys of KIU an all girl band and the musical mastery by Dira The Band.

Poetry will deftly be represented by one published poet and two spoken word artists. Abigail Arunga will give a reading from her recently launched anthology “Akello”.

The visual art works by the artist Nduta, Denet, Mel and Siege will certainly make the event complete. Their work will reflect the theme of the event and capture a wide breadth of visual art techniques to fit the mood, tone and ambiance of the event. Attendees could also get their live portraits done at the event.
Photographer Generali Njogu will display pictures from his journeys across the country and share the interesting visual perspectives of his lenses. Some of his work will be up for sale and attendees could even get themselves B.O.G.O.F.’s on his photos.

“Reflecting Artward”, promises to be a treat for the lovers of art and culture, with delight for the eyes and ears. If you are looking for entertainment that will draw in, to pull your heart’s strings and tingle your being, The B.O.G.O.F. at the Hilton is an event you should plan to attend. Mark your calendars.

“REFLECTIN ARTWARD” is a reminder to each of us to let art in and consume it entirely and at the same time allow it to take us on a voyage of self-reflection. Let the art mirror inside you.

Charged for the event are 500 shillings for students with proof of registration, 800 shillings for advance tickets purchased through Jambo Pay and 1000 shillings at the door.

The first fifty people to purchase a ticket at the door will get a copy of Abigail Arunga’s anthology “Akello”. There will be a 25% discount on food & drinks extended by Hilton Hotel.

You can get your advance tickets through MPESA business number 530100 to the business name the BOGOF. For any queries on tickets call support at Jambo Pay on 070992000