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Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera transforms dreams into powerful paintings
The Conversation  |  Sep 21, 2025

From an archival perspective, the exhibition is compelling because it frames these dreamscapes with materiality – paint, paper, canvas, brushstrokes –...

Sudanese artists display exhibitions in Nairobi to rally for peace
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 20, 2025

Exiled Sudanese journalist and human rights defender Khalid Mohammed told the Eastleigh Voice that the exhibition is significant because it tells the...

Wynton Marsalis to headline inaugural BC Jazz Lounge in Nairobi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

Marsalis, a global figure in jazz, serves as Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Centre, Director of Jazz Studies at The Juilliard Schoo...

Ruto announces 70 per cent artist royalties, unveils digital platform for music festival content
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 16, 2025

In a bid to make school performances more accessible, the President announced a digital platform on eCitizen for school drama and music festival conte...

Art and Culture exhibition in Nairobi honours struggles of women
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 26, 2025

The artistic displays were selected through an open call, resulting in four female artists creating works reflecting on specific themes discussed duri...

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