MEAK’s heart Mission report 2018.
MEAK Heart Mission Report M. P. Shah Hospital, Nairobi, January 24th – 3rd February, 2018 2017 MEAK are very happy to report yet another highly successful heart mission in conjunction with our loyal sponsors March to the Top. The mission was conducted for the second year running at the M.P Shah Hospital in Nairobi, in […]
The art market in Nairobi: Creating a collector base
Interview with Danda Jaroljmek from Circle Art Agency, Nairobi. I was staying in a boutique hotel in Nairobi, in a secure enclave in the Westlands not too far from the Circle Art Agency. On evening I decided to investigate the nearby shops, in particular a clothing boutique that had caught my eye. I entered the […]
Emerging art scene in Nairobi, Part II
Gor Soudan and Michael Soi: Two artists politically engaged but at polar opposite in terms of process and aesthetics. Gor Soudan’s approach is essentially conceptual. He greeted me in his new small studio not too far from the Circle Art Agency. He came to art by way of his passion for philosophy. Translating an idea, […]
Interview with Kenyan artist Beatrice Wanjiku
Beatrice Wanjiku as a female artist breaks away from Kenyan traditional expectations, in her art and in her life. The Quintessence of Loneliness III, 2016 Beatrice Wanjiku was born in the Ngong Hills near Nairobi in 1978. She did her art training at the Nairobi’s Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts from which she graduated […]
Kenyan artist, Peterson Kamwathi has a solo show in New York City
A creative voice from Nairobi speaking up for good governance and peace Peterson Kamwathi , a contemporary artist from Kenya had his first solo show in New York City at the Volta art fair in March. ArtLabAfrica had been selected to show Kamwathi latest series “Positions”. This series came about as a reaction to the increasing […]
Good things also happen in Nairobi
Walking the streets of Nairobi One thing one learns when being in Africa is never to be rigid when you make plans! I came to Nairobi in November of last year. On my way to a fund raising safari walk up North country I arrived with a group of ladies and men at the hotel […]
UK Charity MEAK reports productive season in Kenya: Medical Missions and Education
“There is no free health service in Kenya. If you are involved in an accident or are struck down with a disabling illness or affliction, you are on your own. You will be obliged to carry that problem for the rest of your life if you do not have the means to pay for treatment. […]
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