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UJUZI Metorship program 2023
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UJUZI MATTERS Issue 1
Exhibition

Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute

Sep 26, 2024

An exhibition at NCAI opening on September 26, 2024, gives opportunities to showcase the program and expand the audience's understanding of artistic development.
UJUZI ONLINE

To augment the in-person components of the program, a digital platform is being developed to facilitate mentorship and publicly disseminate learnings.
Mentor

Usha Seejarim

Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa

Socially engaged artist Usha Seejarim transforms quotidian objects in her large scale scluptural works to delve deeper into the realm of women's percieved domestic spheres...
Mentor

Elena Marchevska

Lives and works in London, United Kingdom

Elena Marchevska is vastly experienced in performance research, migration, and feminism, and brings her unique, collaborative approach to research and teaching...
Mentor

Abdullah Qureshi

Lives and works between United Kingdom, Canada, and Pakistan

Artist, curator, and educator Abdullah Qureshi, brings invaluable insights to methodologies of collaboration, to address personal histories, resistance, and sexuality...
Residencies

Residency I

Nov 27 - Dec 6, 2023

Brings artists and mentors together in person with initial presentations, field trips led by artists and mentors, studio visits with participating artists, and concludes with a writing workshop.
Residencies

Residency II

May 20 - May 29, 2024

During the mid-way meeting, artists present works in progress for critique sessions, thematic workshops by invited facilitators, and a full-day writing workshop.
Residencies

Residency III

Nov 27 - Dec 6, 2023

The final residency follows the exhibition and is designed for artists to reflect on the mentorship experience through debrief sessions, and potential public symposia.
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UJUZI is born out of a desire to develop artistic education in East Africa through a more holistic approach encompassing creative research methodologies and contextual thinking to create conceptual and aesthetic rigour
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