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Ugandans at the Venice Biennale

Uganda, April 27 -- When we talk about the Venice Biennale, we are talking about the biggest event in the visual arts. You could easily call it the Olympics of the art world. Countries come together i... Read More


Ndere, Kansiime keep Kenyan coast in stitches

Uganda, April 22 -- Listening to local media will always make it look like the only art Uganda exports is music. But the past five days in the coastal regions of Kenya proved that Uganda exports more ... Read More


Behind the scenes of the making of a conversessions Season II

Uganda, April 19 -- The lockdown came with many things that did not stand the test of time. For instance, there was a time when everyone became a podcaster, talk show host, or cooking show host. You c... Read More


Dance is storytelling through movement - Nabaggala

Uganda, April 14 -- "I am a professional dancer; that is what I do for a living," Nabaggala will likely tell you if you are meeting for the first time. Like many creatives in Uganda, she has probably... Read More


Nairobi opens up to Xenson in solo show

Uganda, April 13 -- Samson Ssenkaba, alias Xenson, is one of the most intriguing creatives in Uganda. From being a spoken word artist, graffiti artist, painter, and sculptor, among others, he remains ... Read More


Musiimenta is fitting stories to her silent world

Uganda, April 8 -- Every few years, a film shows up and changes people's perspective on art. These are films such as Avatar, which basically popularised a new technology; The Godfather, which defined ... Read More


Azawi fires up Jinja Fun Rugby

Uganda, April 2 -- At the end of 2023, Azawi released new music. In fact, it was a complete album - Sankofa. Yet in a very unorthodox way, Azawi released a brand new single outside Sankofa - Masavu. ... Read More


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