Working at the intersection of culture and human rights, the project will create three multidisciplinary (music, spoken word, dance and food) public platforms for freedom of expression and community engagement at Creatives Garage (Nairobi), AfriKera Dance Theatre Hub (Harare) and Bluez Cafe (Bulawayo). The project strives to present the potential of the arts as a […]
LakeHub plans to create a professional environment for makers and a ‘playground’ for them to experiment in. The group will put out a call for makers and creatives from six predetermined categories to showcase their work at an exhibition. The exhibition will focus on the following themes: storytelling, poetry and spoken word, music, visual art, […]
Makarao ‘Makarao’ is a satirical 2D animation series that revolves around two fictional police characters, Sgt. Kosgey and Cor. Kip, who are based at Cendrol Police Station in Nairobi. The stories use humour to address social topics that are relevant to the average Kenyan, depicting them in the show through the main characters’ interactions […]
Create Your Kampala ‘Create Your Kampala’ will utilise ‘Data Artistry’ to combine the aesthetics of digital illustrations with the hard facts of data through a data-focused collective. The aim is to thereby empower citizens to seek better public services in their communities. As part of this project, Pollicy plans to conduct a research study of […]
My Urban Committee ‘My Urban Committee’ is a programme that will feature one presenter and a panel of young people discussing different issues arising within their community. They will cover topics such as survival and crime in ghetto areas, gender equality, and the role of women in society. ‘My Urban Committee’ will provide a platform […]
PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE is a multimedia journey through the evolution of Zimbabwe. By utilising different mediums including video production, visual effects, animation and augmented reality, the project creates an immersive experience that takes each viewer through time: beginning with the great Ancient Empires, through colonisation and liberation to the present – a time plagued by poverty, […]
MAM #2 Media Art & Film Workshops and Master Classes Series MAM #2 (Media Art Morocco), the Arab Media Lab’s training and educational activities platform, will organise a series of workshops and masterclasses on media arts culture (including alternative and experimental film, video art, digital mapping, net art and other hybrid forms) and the ability […]
Deaf performing arts ZDMT plans to work on documenting Deaf oral literature in Zimbabwe through the use of new media. The group will develop a Deaf entertainment site to promote Deaf artistic work and challenge the stereotype that music/dance is chiefly linked to sound. Content will be repurposed into various formats, such as images, infographics, […]
Concert series Hamdan plans to launch a concert series, EP album and video titled ‘Voice of the Displaced’, to create a music project in collaboration with a range of musicians who have found themselves on Lebanese soil due to circumstances beyond their control. The project uses this topic as a further example of how the […]
Artistic Expression Lab DHK wants to strengthen its role as an ecosystem for socio-cultural innovation and safe space for people who think differently by setting up an artistic expression lab and strengthening the online art journal ‘Start Journal’ as communication channel. For the lab they plan on facilitating a quarterly cross-disciplinary creative call for a […]