The ambiguous or slippery nature of the term “emerging artists” calls for its revision to clearly define which artists it suits. | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The term “emerging artists” is frequently used in many art circles globally. Art galleries, dealers, collectors and art writers use the phrase from time to …
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When paranoia for controversy clashes with financial ambition Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | In 2010 the first edition of the Controversial Art Exhibition was mounted at Afriart gallery, Kampala. It was a brainchild of the art gallery, under the patronage of Kampala Arts Trust, a creative collective of visual …
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The creative process creates an expanded capacity of joy, love and confidence Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Questions abound how communities across the world can now cope with the increasing numbers of depression in the population. This is as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic which has inspired a …
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Art market maintains surge amidst Covid-19 pandemic Storm Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Well, the Covid- 19 pandemic will not affect the booming art market for contemporary art from Africa. This to many may come as a big surprise compared to how the pandemic has severed several businesses across …
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The art on display suggests a multiplicity of innovative process with traditional and contemporary techniques of art making Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | There was always going to be room for another art gallery on the Uganda Contemporary art scene. This is because of the many emerging artists who …
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An exhibition by Makerere Art School Alumni Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | It is exactly six years now that three fresh graduates of Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fineart got together to mount a show at the Makerere Art gallery. The three artists namely: Patrick Mulondo, Emmanuel Lwanga …
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Laba! Street Art festival was an idea conceived by a group of artists to link the public to art. At the art studios and galleries, few locals were coming to interact and buy art hence, the alternative to this void was to extend art to them by way of creating …
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In a society where art appreciation is understood to be a preserve for the rich and white expatriate community, producing at with familiar themes enables the locals to consume it Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | In a small studio in Najjera, on the outskirts of Kampala, Bernard Omony is …
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Retrospection on impact on local art appreciation Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | You have probably seen this type of art in craft shops. Often there is a dry savannah with wildlife imagery in form of elephant, giraffe or lion. On other occasions, it will be abstract human figures in …
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“Referencing the work of others shows an awareness of self and others” Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The influence of Western modern art on Modern and Contemporary art from Uganda is has always been visible. . In the past artist like Geofrey Mukasa (RIP) where much inspired by western …
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