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Artistic and cultural budgeting needs political will - Mukula

Uganda, April 2 -- In 2022, Pamela Kerunen Acaye and Collin Ssekajugo became the first Ugandan artists to represent the country at the Venice Biennale. That was the debut of the Ugandan pavillion at ... Read More


Celebrating firsts with Because of Her

Uganda, March 30 -- Uganda's leadership has, for the past few years, had a science fetish. Over the last few years, there has been a strong emphasis on science over the arts, with numerous clips of th... Read More


Njabala finds approach towards grief

Uganda, March 16 -- The first edition of the Njabala annual exhibition was held at Makerere University's Margaret Trowell Art Gallery in 2021. A year later, the second edition took place at the same v... Read More


Travis Greene leads joyful noise at Lugogo

Uganda, March 11 -- The weekend was long... concerts, comedy shows and art exhibitions - many of them celebrating the girlchild were thrown around town. But then there was the Travis Greene concert at... Read More


Art is actually a burden-Ronex

Uganda, March 9 -- "Sometimes people see an artwork and believe that the money they see quoted on the painting in the gallery is what the artist will get. But the truth is that some galleries take 40 ... Read More


Dancing to Busuulwa's letters to Naka

Uganda, March 4 -- Many times, the media makes it hard for artistes with a different sound to get airplay. Thus, people such as Kenneth Mugabi, Aloysious Migadde, Apio Moro, or St. Nellysade often get... Read More


People know me for acting rather than being Miss Uganda - Ellah

Uganda, Feb. 23 -- When was the first time you heard about Stella Nantumbwe? For many people, it was when she became Miss Uganda that her grace, poise, confidence, and outspokenness were hard to igno... Read More


Mitch unlocks 2024 with silent spoken poetry

Uganda, Feb. 19 -- Poetry has been constantly gaining momentum on the Ugandan art scene for years. From the days of Lantern Meet of Poets, Kelele, Verse in Vac to Kwivuga, the industry has been giving... Read More