ARTS

The artist draws inspiration from cave and Egyptian art that used the human figure as a symbol of spiritual, social and cultural expressions The human figure is a dominant symbol in Fred Kakinda’s paintings. It will usually take on different forms and meaning; depending on the subject the artist is …

Yaounde, Cameroon | Xinhua | “Stand by!” shouts the director as actors take their marks. The lighting blinks on. The film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up. It’s a sunny day in Tiko, a locality in southwestern Cameroon and a local film crew is gathered to …

Mural paintings confront issues of social-cultural identity and critical exchanges between artists and public Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Murals as a form of public art are popular in passing over a specific message to the public. They are probably the most effective visual mode of communication to any …

The workshop inspired new ways in the process of art and exhibitions on the local at scene. Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The experimental project Atwork conceived from the itinerant workshop Visionary Africa- Art at Work that travelled from Tripoli to several African capitals including Ouagadougou, Addis Ababa, Cairo …

Artist delves into the subject of dance as metaphor for Black women liberation and empowerment | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI |  Artist, Sungi Mlengeya’s recent solo show (Un)choreographed is about celebration of dance in everyday life. This should not come as a surprise since the artist easily admits to love the art …

Jinja, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Last weekend was very lit with events, but the archetypal party lovers and animals flocked Jinja for Swangz Avenue’s Roast and Rhyme’s Nyam on the Nile edition. As it was away from Kampala’s dust and traffic jam, they threw on their favourite party outfits …

Blaq Diamond unveiled as Surprise Act   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Blankets and Wine marks 10 years with a special festival  set to take place on 24th July 2022. The theme for this edition is ‘’Blankets is Me’’. Blankets at 10 is to celebrate the music, art and fashion over …

A trajectory of blacksmithing as a creative practice in pre-colonial and contemporary Buganda CULTURE & ARTS | Dominic Muwanguzi |  Since the pre-colonial times indigenous communities on the African continent have engaged in different art forms as a means of social-l cultural expression and survival on a day to day basis. …

The artist pays tribute to luminary Black African scholars and activists like Cheikh Anta Diop, Franz Fanon and Dr. Henri Clarke in his work | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Stuck Traveller was a conceptual, quite hypnotic installation that featured in the Kampala Art Biennale 2016 exhibition, that introduced the artist, Matt …

Students reconstruct the spiritual identity of the goddess through the appropriation of indigenous objects in the artworks Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The Nakayima fable, a story of a royal princess who disappeared behind a tree in pre- colonial Buganda, has for centuries become a subject of diverse cultural …