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Curving a niche in social transformation through Art

Ugandan visual artists want to help the slum-dwelling communities of Kampala to express their views artistically. Through creative media like painting, sculpture and printmaking the artists hope to...

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Do art festivals matter?

Art festivals like the recent LaBa! Street Art Festival give visitors a chance to get away from the struggle of life and indulge in something more pleasant; arts and entertainment. Kudos to the many...

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Curating the Acoustics Sessions

When Iso Marshall, as a young English girl, got tired and rather confused playing the clarinet under a teacher who focused on the rigorous training of passing graded music exams, she quit. Instead, she...

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Can a writer earn a living in Uganda?

Can a writer earn a living in Uganda? Who is a writer anyway? Does a journalist qualify as a writer? Written by Iwaya Mataachi In Uganda, yes. Most Ugandan writers have “graduated” from journalism to...

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Summoning the Rains: African women on patriarchy

Summoning the Rains is a collection of short stories by ethnically diverse African women, published by Femrite after their 3rd Writers’ Residency. In this review, Serubiri Moses wishes to explore the...

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Chris Mugarura: The present and future of Ugandan comics industry

Chris Mugarura is a Ugandan comics artist, striving hard to enrich the comics industry and trying to change people’s stereotypical perceptions towards comics. He believes he can do this through his...

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