Kuona Trust, Centre for Visual Arts, the leading art space in East Africa is restructuring its administration to optimise efficiency and delivery to the art community.
We are recruiting for 4 posts:
- Director
- Programme and Marketing Officer
- Finance, HR and Administration Officer
- Office Administrator
If you wish to apply for any of these positions, please click on a job post to access the corresponding job description and send a letter of application and CV to - recruitment@kuonatrust.org by 5pm on 21st November 2011.
Please note only those selected for interview will be contacted on or before 5th December 2011
KUONA TRUST SUMMER SCHOOL 2011
11th – 23th July
(Summer school art programmes are usually organized by colleges, museums and art schools during their summer holidays from June to August. Kuona Trust has appropriated the name and concept and developed a series of art workshops this June.)
Below is a schedule of workshops covering a wide range of techniques and professional skills designed for art students, emerging and even established professional artists in Nairobi next month.
The workshops are led by master artists on a variety of visual art topics see below. Alongside these workshops, some of Kenya’s ‘Art Legends’; Sane Wadu, Jak Katarikawe, Bertiers and Osei Kofi of Gallery Watatu have kindly agreed to talk about their work and hold discussions during the 2 weeks.
‘Legend’ talks are scheduled around the listed workshops.
Workshops Schedule:
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WORKSHOP
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FACILITATING ARTIST
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MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
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DATES & TIME
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Lino and Wood Cut Workshop **
Become familiar with the history and art of lino and wood cuts. This will enable participants gather experience with the medium and make small editions without a printing press. Applicable to both beginners and advanced levels.
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Mathias Muehle
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FULL
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30th June – 3rd July
9.30am - 5.15pm
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Art Workshop
Focuses on improving the artist’s skills rather than finished work. It involves a critic session and practical application of the different approaches to an artist’s work.
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Anthony Okello
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10
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11th – 14th July
10am – 5pm
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Photoshop Workshop
Providing the basic yet essential topics required when working with Photoshop such as the tool box, palettes, layers, file types recognized by Photoshop, resolution and size, and color balance.
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Dennis Maingi
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FULL
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12th -15th July
10am – 4pm
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LEGEND DISCUSSION
Sane Wadu
Topic: Struggles of Visual Artists
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14th July
2pm – 5pm
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Discussion on Art, Space & Presentation
A summary of discourses that have been taking place within the context of contemporary art from Africa in the last 5-10 years.
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Jimmy Ogonga
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20
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15th July
2pm -5pm
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Introduction to kiln formed glass (slumping and fusing)
Basic intro to the technique of making or using existing molds, melting recycled and window glass in a kiln and experimenting with materials that can be included in the process. All Artists will make at least 2 small pieces.
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Danda Jaroljmek
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FULL
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16th -17th July
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LEGEND DISCUSSION
Osei Kofi
Topic: The Challenge for African Contemporary Art in the International Market
Jak Katarikawe
Topic: Down Memory Lane – Development of East African Contemporary Art
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18th July
2pm – 5pm
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Sculpting (Finishing)
A thematic process specializing in relief by exploring human figures which are semi-abstract. Handling of tools, concept or theme and process.
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Mosoti Kepha
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18th – 21st July
10am - 4pm
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Figure drawing and painting Workshop
Quick drawings, movement, reverse drawing, long poses for painting on canvas.
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Patrick Mukabi
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15
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19th - 21st July
9am – 12.30pm
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LEGEND DISCUSSION
Bertiers
Topic: Bertiers - Life and Works
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20th July
2pm – 5pm
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Business of Art Workshop
How to be a professional artist. Art as a career, not a hobby. How to run your art as a business.
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Sylvia N Gichia & Gakunju Kaigwa
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15
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21st – 22nd July
9am – 4pm
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** This workshop will be held before the official Summer School dates.
Registration for each workshop is Ksh 200/- .
The Artist Legend discussion forums are open to all.
To register for any of the workshops, send an email to info@kuonatrust.org or ring Wangui or Damaris on 0721 262326/0733 742752, before 6th July 2011 at 4pm.
Registration is on a first come first served basis as class numbers are limited.
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Artist’s Presentation by
Megumi Matsubara
Date: 22th March 2011 Time: 2:30pm Venue: Kuona Gallery
Megumi Matsubara (b.1977) works individually as an artist and collectively as an architect through Assistant, an international & interdisciplinary design practice that she co-founded in 2002.
She received her MA from the University of Tokyo and later from the Bartlett School of Architecture. Based on an architectural approach, her works combine the use of diverse media such as installation, performance and texts to question the balance between presence/absence. She currently lives and works in Tokyo.
Recent works and projects include House of 33 Years (Assistant, 2010), exhibition space design for the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Assistant, Tokyo, 2009), PUBLISHED (solo exhibition, Art Center Ongoing, Tokyo, 2009), Point (group exhibition, Kyoto Art Center, 2010), Emporium (group exhibition, Museo Leonardo da Vinci, Milano, 2009), and a project visit to Lagos (supported by the Japan Foundation, 2009). She is a participating artist in Nairobi Art Project in Spring 2011
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Artist’s Presentation by
Jide Adeniyi-Jones
Date: 15th March 2011 Time: 2:30pm Venue: Kuona Gallery
Nigerian photographer Jide Adeniyi-Jones has been in professional photographic practice since 1973, with experience in the civil service, private media, advertising, fashion, editorial and documentary photography in Africa, Europe and the United States.
Currently his work is divided between commissioned assignments usually of development issues and self-assigned long-term photographic documentation.
He will facilitate an interactive discussion about artistic practice (with emphasis on photography as a medium) with the creative community in Nairobi.
For more info on the artist please visit;
http://www.adeniyi-jones.net/index.html
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Artist Mentoring Programme
Topic: Workshop/Residency Application Procedures for local artists
Date: 8th March 2011 Time: 2:30pm Venue: Kuona Gallery
Kenyan artists despite being talented and ready for international residencies, workshops and exhibitions, often miss out simply by writing poor applications.
This is a skill that is easily learnt if you know the procedure, language and expectations. Kuona has recently put out a call for applications for its 11th Wasanii International Workshop, August 2011 and is using this as an opportunity to teach a session on workshop/residency application procedures with Wasanii as a model.
Artists will be taken through the definitions and contents of all the required documents; Application letter, Biography, Curriculum Vitae, Artist statement, A supporting statement, Statement of Intent and how to edit images including universally accepted formats.
They will then be guided on how to compile an application that may give you that life/art changing opportunity!
Kindly confirm your participation by email;
info@kuonatrust.org
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Kuona Trust Jamhuri Open Day
Saturday 11 Dec 2010