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. …
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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 …
Read More »Sculptural Installation of Nakayima at Makerere Art gallery
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 …
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The Centenary Monument and Freedom Sculpture, epitomize technical dexterity and studio prowess Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | For one who has been to the Centenary Park in Kampala, located next to Hotel Africana, they should have caught sight of the strikingly in design artwork in the gardens of the …
Read More »Feed a Million Mouths International launches public art project in Katwe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Feed a Million Mouths International (FAMMI) – a social enterprise based in Uganda – has launched the “Kartwe Street Art Project” in the Katwe area of Kampala to impart art skills to underprivileged children and youth and transform the community through public art. The …
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OPINION | LEONARD AMANYA | The world today is centered around innovation, which innovation comes at a time when there is a ton of growth around the film industry in Uganda. The rate at which we have seen an increment of content creation and in tandem submission into the Uganda Film Festival, …
Read More »Radiance of Ugandan art at the 59th edition of Venice Biennale
Two Ugandan artists, Collin Sekajugo and Pamela Acaye Kerunen step on the biggest art stage in the World that runs from 23 April to 27 November 2022 ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | It is almost time to sing all praises to Ugandan art. The inaugural presence of Ugandan artists, Collin …
Read More »‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ tops North American box office on debut weekend
Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | Disney’s presentation of Marvel’s superhero film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” took the top spot at the North American box office on its debut weekend with a three-day estimate of 185 million U.S. dollars, according to studio figures released by measurement firm …
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Are young curators doing enough gate-keeping of art back home? Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Art exhibitions in Kampala in recent times have gained a good reputation far from what they were yesterday. They are curated by professionally trained curators who have the confidence to select what is suitably …
Read More »Production starts on National Geographic Kids Africa educational entertainment series
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | In the lead up to Earth Day 2022, The Walt Disney Company, Wildlife Direct, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of State have announced that production has commenced on the National Geographic Kids Africa educational entertainment series. Additionally, the series’ first group of …
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