Chesta Nyamosi ~ @chestanyamosi
This Kenyan Government African Art Initiative Seeks To Build A Better Business Future For Its Young Creatives As They Calculate Young People Constitute The Greatest Proportion of The Kenyan Population In An Ever Growing Creative Market
Growth In New Industries Such As Tech, Digital And Gaming, Has Seen Kenyan Leaders Develop A New Perspective Centered Around Artistry
Exhibiton Held At ‘The Bermondsey Project Space’ Art Gallery Tues Nov 28 ~ Wed Dec 6 2023
The Kenyan Government Crest
Photo Posted On Instagram By thegrio. The Kenyan Government And The British Government Connect Through The Inaugural London Kenyan Contemporary Art Exhibition This December (2023), Kenya’s 6oth Independence Anniversary
The British Government Crest
Hosted Just Beyond London Bridge, It Proved To Be An Artistic Success And Positive Business Enterprise. This Proved To Be An Extra Special Achievement In The End As At One Point It Began As An Art Exhibition With No Art!
On The Preview Day Due To Bureaucratic International Travel & Transport Delays The Paintings Were Not In Place. But This In Itself Proved To Be A Great Business Lesson In The Importance of Proper Preparation, Pre-empting Practical Problems And Problem-Solving.
Fortunately Perserverance And Important Paintings Proved To Be A Powerful Combination And The Art Eventually Arrived Allowing Both Visitors & Artistic Entrepreneurs To Enjoy A Positive, Productive & Poignant Experience!
Dignitries & Leaders Proved Loyal And The Event Culminated With A Celebration of Kenya’s 60th Anniversary of Independence At Lancaster House, In London.
This Classy Cultural Kenyan London Collaboration Took Place Just A Month After King Charles III Enjoyed A Four Day Tour of Kenya On His First Visit To The African Continent Since His Coronation Earlier This Year, In The Spring On Saturday May 6th.
Here TheOrator.Press (TO.P) Showcases The Event With A Selection of The Artists’ Paintings, Video Clips From The Curators And Comments From Visitors
Brian Kimani ~ @bruh_yoh_kimani
Chesta Nyamosi ~ @chestanyamosi
Mark Maganga ~ @Lambogreen4.44
Stephen Ogalo ~ aka Sogallo ~ @sogallo
The Kenyan Government Is Combining The Swahili Word Meaning ‘Talent’ & The Swahili Word Meaning ‘Money’ To Highlight Its New Art Initiative Policy ‘Talenta Hela’ Dedicated To Growing Its Creative Industry. The Policy ‘Talenta Hela’ Is Designed To Boost The Kenyan Economy And “Put Money Into The Pockets” of Upcoming Entreprising Artists. This Is By Encouraging Them To Open Their Minds And Imaginations Further By Embracing The Concept of Art And Finance, A Notion Long Since Recognised By Affluent Art Collectors All Over The World.
Some Art Collections Owned By The Great And The Good Around The World Are Worth Millions of Pounds.
The Idea Is That An Initial Programme of Government Sponsorship And Support Will Allow Them To Showcase Their Work, Build Creative Platforms, Develop Networks, Promote The Kenyan Brand And Then Venture off On Their Own, Armed With New Skills, Confidence, Connections And Commercial Competencey For The New Emerging Creative Industries. In Addition This Is All With Regard For The Sustainability And Awareness of Climate Change.
In This Spirit It Deployed A Delegation of Ambassadors & Artists To Launch The Inaugural Exhibition of Kenyan Contemporary Art Running From Tuesday November 28 To Wednesday December 6th 2023 At The Bermondsey Art Space London. The Event Was Followed By A Reception At British Government’s Diplomatic Enterainment Venue Lancaster House In Anticipatory Celebration of The Upcoming 60th Anniversary of Kenya Independence Day (On December 12 2023 #jamhuriday).
Left: Kanazia Onalo Founder of @kanaizagallery And Kanaiza.com
Right: Kezhia Orege Founder of okellooregeart.com @okello_orege_art
Centre: His Excellency, Manoah Esipisu, Ambassador To The Kenyan High Commission kenyahighcom.org.uk
All In Attendance At The Preview of The ‘Visions & Possibilites’ Exhibition At Bermsondsey Project Space Art Gallery, London, England, @bpojectspace
Brian Lein ~ @_brianlein
Denis Cheruiyot ~ @denischeru.artist
Ron Enoch Lukes ~ @ron_lukes_art
Tedd Mwaniki ~ @tedd_arts
Douglas Kasimu, Council Member of The Kenya Cultural Centre, Discusses How Art Can Be Used To Influence Improvements In Climate Change
Olivia Ouko, Deputy Director of The Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy And Sports In Kenya, Explains That The Country Can No Longer Only Rely On Traditional Pathways To Job Creation And Why It Is Supporting Music, Art And Digital Developments
Michael Pundo, Charismatic CEO of The Kenyan Cultural Centre, Explains The New Kenyan Government Art Policy ‘Talenta Hela’. And That Eastern African Countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda & Rawanda Speak Swahili. Elegant Kanaiza Onalo, Founder of The Kanaiza Art Gallery, Hosted The Exhibition’s Q & A Session. @kanaizagallery And Kanaiza.com
@BettieZackAfricana
Clinton Odhiambo ~ @clinton_artisto
Eugene Kimotho ~ @eugenegarts
Henry Nyagudi ~ @nyags_art
Simon Marui ~ @maruiartist
Here, Eastender Kanaiza Onalo, Founder of The Kanaiza Art Gallery @kanaizagallery And Kanaiza.com, Along With Michael Pundo, CEO of The Kenyan Cultural Centre. @kenya.culturalcentre Highlight The Importance of Artists, Buyers, And Collectors, Building Networks & Independence.
African Art Curator & Tribal Art Expert Kezhia Orege (Right, Wearing Yellow Paisley, Poised With Some Fellow Beautiful Art Lovers), Founder of okellooregeart.com @okello_orege_art, Was Instrumental In Helping The Kenyan High Commission & The Kenyan Cultural Centre Produce The Inaugural Kenyan Contemporary Art Exhibition ‘Visions & Possibilites’ At The ‘Bermsondsey Project Space’ Art Gallery London, England, @bpojectspace
Comment: With Respect To The Concept of Art & Entreprise, The Creative Economy, Art & The Fashion Industry, Art And Sustainability, TheOrator.Press (TO.P) Has To Say How Much We Love These Shoes By @bettiezackafricana. We Discovered Them Whilst Doing Some Research. These Designers Also Make Their Shoes For Gentlemen Too. The Gents Shoes Appear To Be More Minimalist Art Though As They Are Not As Decorative As The Ladies So Far, But They Are Nonetheless Still Fabulous. Like All The Artwork Here!
Anne Atieno ~ @annisse4
Melissa Joe ~ @pursuit_ofpurpose
Comment: We Love The Way Niarobi Based Artist Melissa Joe Signs off This Digital Art Work As ‘MoJo’ Something Which We Note She Does Not Always Do.
In The Summer Her Instagram Page Detailed How She Used The Pattern Featured In This Piece To Create This Beautiful Image Which She’s Called ‘Barbie’. (Available @pursuit_ofpurpose And @unda.meta)
The Name of Her Page ‘pursuit_ofpurpose‘ Very Much Chimes With The Philosophy Behind This Inaugural Kenyan Contemporary Art Exhibition In London This Month, In The Same Year Kenya Celebrates Its 60th Year of Independence. Congratulations Kenya!
Clara Chebet ~ @cici_che_
Sharon Ekonge ~ @sha.gekon
Surrealist Artist Sharon Ekonge @sha.gekon
Attended The Q & A Sessions At The Inaugural London Kenyan Contemporary Art Exhibiton December 2023 Called ‘Visions & Possibilities’. She Also Kindly Gave An Interesting Insight Into Her Artistic Process. During The Chat She Mentioned Elements Such As Closeness, Intimacy, And Vulnerability In The Context of A Self-Portrait.
Cynthia Ngunjiri ~ @_nyakiro
Dedicated Kenyan Art Curator, Kanaiza Onalo, @kanaizagallery And Kanaiza.com – Kanaiza Was The Exhibition’s Cultural Dialogue Partner. She Looks A Picture Poised In Front of Paintings By Quniter Achieng (achiengquinter3@gmail.com).
Artist Sharon Ekonge @sha.gekon An Exhibition Ambassador For The London Kenyan Contemporary Art Exhibition Tues Nov 28 ~ Wed Dec 6 2023 Revealed That She’d Been Recommended Some British Cuisine To Try Whilst Here, Roast Dinner, Yorkshire Pudding And Gravy. And of Course Fish n’ Chips. Hopefully They’ll Prove To Be Comfort Foods As She Said She Found London “Freezing.” Compared To Kenya It Must Be. Happily She Looked Prepared.
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