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Uganda Sun 04-12-2011

'What I Have Always Wanted To Tell The World'
By David Kaiza | Africancolours.com

Arguably the highest achieving of Ugandan artists', Odoch Ameny is better known for his sculptural pieces out of pistons, bicycle chains, typewriters, and myriad other former machines welded onto them.

Uganda Tue 27-09-2011

Colours of Karamoja Exhibition At MishMash Gallery, Kampala Uganda
By Sophie Alal | AfricanColours.com

This exhibition operated in a different dimension from the stock images of “poverty porn” that usually accompany any discourse on life in post conflict Northern Uganda.

Uganda Mon 15-08-2011

History of Modern Batik Art: The Continuous Evolution of Modern Batik Technique
By a Correspondent

This is a journey in art which visits the past, pauses in the present, and continues into the future to discover how the Modern Batik style has evolved into an art form embraced and respected around the world.

Uganda Mon 20-06-2011

Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi’s Experience at CMA Fest 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
By Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi

Ugandan Batik artist Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi shares his exciting experience at the 2011 Country Music Awards Festival in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Uganda Thu 26-05-2011

365 Days of Art:The LaBa! Street Art Festival Returns
Press Release

As each year provides 365 days to create something new and each day of a year can be a challenge that gives the opportunity for success, artists will incorporate this year's LaBa! theme in their work.

Uganda Fri 20-05-2011

The Trouble with art in Uganda
By Bamuturaki Musinguzi/ The East African

“When I exhibit in the US, I am welcomed and supported. But in Uganda, I am charged all manner of fee, rent, taxes & commissions on sales." Ugandan artist Nuwa Nnyanzi talks to Bamuturaki Musinguzi on his artistic experience.

Uganda Sun 03-04-2011

Development as a Destroyer of Culture: Demolition of Uganda National Museum
By Mike van Graan

The Government of Uganda has decided that Uganda National Museum, the country’s only national museum will be demolished to make way for an “ultramodern” 60-storey East Africa Trade Centre.

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