It is often considered an activity only for the wealthy. Karabo Morule would disagree SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | After leaving a career in banking, the actuarial graduate immersed herself in art investment and now works as an art advisor, guiding art lovers and investors at some of Africa’s biggest art …
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Move aims to foster youth creativity through art ARTS | AGENCIES | BIC, the French manufacturing corporation of disposable items, renowned for its dedication to nurturing youth creativity has introduced a groundbreaking initiative by unveiling its inaugural art gallery in the Metaverse in Africa. The metaverse is a loosely defined term …
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SPECIAL FEATURE| ART | In East Africa’s heart, Uganda is having an art comeback, and modern art is stealing the spotlight. Forget the usual stories – a bunch of new artists are jazzing up the scene. Before you get into the details, make sure to bet in Ghana and hope …
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The list provides a glimpse into the remarkable diversity and vibrancy of African crafts, highlighting just a few examples from the continent’s rich artistic heritage. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s artistic tapestry is as diverse as its people. Africans breathe life into art and craft, with every stroke …
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Samuel Kakaire work is true to the tradition of icon painting in its attention to detail ART | AGENCIES | Afriart Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition of Ugandan modernist painter Samuel Kakaire at Art Dubai 2024. The presentation is part of the fair’s curated section ‘Art Dubai Modern’. …
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Artist works with nonconventional media to achieve experimental processes in his art and to pay attention to the subject of recycling in art ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | A solo sculpture show by Ronex was probably one of the milestones missing on the artist’s long list of outstanding achievements on the …
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ART | PETER KIMANI | East African literature continues to grow and reshape itself in exciting new ways. The world really did take notice of the region when Tanzanian-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. Interest in Gurnah’s work continued last year when he made a …
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Artist celebrates his maturity on canvas with a solo show reflecting on his past, present and future ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Eighteen is the age of adulthood and artist Ismael Kateregga uses this as a metaphor for his maturity in the visual arts industry. The celebrated figurative artist whose forte …
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Ina-Marie Shikongo deploys her art to protect the Okavango Delta ART | KATE OKORIE | Normally, seeing Ina-Marie Shikongo’s works in Dubai would seem incongruous; she is an activist whose layered textile designs convey powerful messages about climate action and the African continent. Dubai on the other hand, is a bastion of …
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ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Artist Henry Mzili Mujunga fits the description of an intellectual. From the time I have known him; which is close to two decades now; his conversations have always been intellectually nuanced. Even for light conversations like the weather or the Kampala traffic jam, he has a …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
