Art sale / Fundraiser for Mzee Alphonce
Art sale / fundraiser for Mzee Alphonce. Details of our exhibition and sale of works to raise funds for Mzee medical expenses. Oct to Dec 2019
Nafasi Art Space congratulates Winifrid Luena
Nafasi Art Space congratulates Winifrid Luena on winning the prestigious 34th annual Absa L‘Atelier competition which took place in Cape Town, South Africa this year.
An Interview with Chabaka Kilumanga
An interview with Nafasi Art Space’s newest Board member, Chabaka Kilumanga.
Chabaka Kilumanga, from Moshi, Tanzania, is a career civil servant and diplomat who has lived and worked across the globe.
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Jackie “Kazimoto” Simela
Remembering Jagwa’s Electrifying Frontman, Jackie “Kazimoto” Simela
On 8 December 2018, Jack Simela, or ’Dogo’ Jackie as he was known, the forceful lead singer of Tanzania’s Jagwa Music, died in a car accident in Morogoro. He had just buried his aunt and was on his way from the cemetery.
Eulogy by Rebecca Corey, Director of Nafasi Art Space
Nafasi visits Kin ArtStudio in DRC
Nafasi’s Managing and Artistic Director and Visual Arts Manager travelled to Kinshasa, DRC for an exchange visit with Kin ArtStudio. The visit was made possible by Pro Helvetia Johannesburg (the Swiss Arts Council), which supports artist mobility and exchange in the SADC region. Read more about the visit…
Call for Artists!!!
In some cultures, a corpse cannot leave the house through the main door in fear that the spirit of the deceased will know how to get back into the house and haunt it. In other cultures, it is a curse … Read More
MINISTER OF CULTURE VISITS NAFASI
We’re very grateful for our first official visit from Tanzania’s Minister for Culture, during our 10th anniversary celebrations. The Minister’s visit to Nafasi Art Space was an honour for the organisation and an illustration of Nafasi’s growing impact and importance on the Tanzanian cultural scene … READ MORE
SANAA YETU: Miaka 10 ya Nafasi
NAFASI ART SPACE CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY THIS SEPTEMBER WITH A MONTH OF PUBLIC ART EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS “Life is short, but art endures.” In 2008 a small group of Tanzanian artists got together and dreamt up a … Read More
NAFASI JOINS THE GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE PROJECT
Google Arts & Culture Contemporary Art Project Goes Live! Google Arts & Culture, previously called the Google Art Project was launched in 2011 to create a free online platform where the public can view good quality images of artworks housed … Read More
ROOF FIXED!
CONSTRUCTION TO FIX THE ROOF OF NAFASI’S OUTDOOR PRACTICE AREA IS FINALLY DONE! It was a sad summer’s day in January when the roof over Nafasi’s outdoor practice area collapsed on one side after a particularly stormy day. We made … Read More