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in Events, Visual ArtA WALK IN MAKINDYE – A SOLO EXHIBITION BY MONA TAHA. 18 April – 13 June 2026
A WALK IN MAKINDYE A SOLO EXHIBITION BY MONA TAHA (B. 1988, UGANDA) AT AFRIART GALLERY, KAMPALA 18 April – 13 June 2026 | Opening Saturday, 18 April, 4.00 – […] More
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THE SOULFUL MISSION
Hola, Last weekend was quite an eventful weekend for Ugandans, so many plans to raid with so little time for optimum fun. Nevertheless, the highlight of the weekend was dancehall […] More
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Weaving Hope: Akello’s Battle To Revive Teso’s Lost Basket Craft
The morning sun filtered through the thatched roof of Akello’s small home in Soroti, casting golden streaks across the woven mats where she sat, her nimble fingers coaxing strands of […] More
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From Prompt to Platform: What Women Photographers Told Us About Empowerment
In 2025, I began examining a question that sits at the centre of much of our work at Unpublished Africa, which is what empowerment for African visual storytellers and photographers […] More
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in Education and Academia, Identity & Culture, Innovation, Science and Technology, Music and Dance, Politics and Government, Visual Art, Writing and LiteratureWhy Uganda Needs the Arts and Social Sciences Towards the 22nd Century: Reclaiming Integrated Knowledge
Introduction A dangerous and short-sighted intellectual apartheid is being engineered in Uganda today. The NRM regime, with President Tibuhaburwa Museveni as its most vocal proponent, has openly declared an unprincipled […] More
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in Visual ArtSelf-Taught Artists Take Centre Stage in Kampala Exhibition Challenging Artistic Convention
A new exhibition in Kampala is challenging long-held assumptions about who gets to be recognised as an artist, bringing renewed attention to the role of self-taught practitioners in Uganda’s […] More
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in Cinema, Community & Opinion, Finance, Markets and Economics, Identity & Culture, Movies and Television, Visual Art
FILM HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE OF THE NATIONAL CAKE
Last week, I read through the 2025/2026 Uganda national budget. Not something most filmmakers would usually do on a Sunday morning, but I’m glad I did (I can share a […] More
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Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow: Xenson opens Uganda’s Barkcloth Center to transform heritage into opportunity
KAMWOKYA, Kampala — Beneath the rich brown textures of Uganda’s ancient barkcloth, history and innovation now share the same space. On 29 July 2026, Xenson Art Space officially launched […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Movies and Television, Music and Dance, Poetry, Visual Art, Writing and LiteratureGIVERS OF JOY
Many gifted people, those who make our lives brighter, who give us joy especially when we are in trouble, who relieve our stress, anxiety, and depression when we listen to […] More
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HOSTILE TAKEOVER (PT.2)
Nolan had been by-passing the Chalalambus Business Park allhis days and had never drawn near enough. This time he had to; the premises were fenceless with a large expanse that […] More
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in Identity & Culture, Movies and Television, Music and Dance, Photography, Poetry, Visual Art, Writing and LiteratureWHEN SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS BECOMES CONTROL.
The problem we have with international organisations that are supposed to assist and support artists in Malawi is that they often take the place of the artists themselves. Instead of […] More
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