Growing Creative Communities: Michael Armitage & Teesa Bahana

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Book now to hear Michael Armitage, artist and Director at NCAI, Nairobi, and Teesa Bahana, Director at 32° East, Ugandan Arts Trust, in conversation with Alessio Antoniolli, director at Gasworks and Triangle Network.The pair will discuss their journeys to founding two of the leading artist-centred organisations in East Africa; from the residency and workshop models at the heart of their innovative programmes, to working locally in supporting emerging creative communities while also building collaborative international networks. This event will be hosted on Zoom, and available to view on demand for 30 days for all ticket holders. A﻿bout the SpeakersMichael Armitage is a Kenyan-born artist currently living between Nairobi and London. The artist’s predominant concerns are the social and political issues facing our contemporary global society.Michael is the founding director at Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute (NCAI), a non-profit visual art space dedicated to the growth and preservation of contemporary art in East Africa.Established in 2020 and opening its doors to the public in January 2022, NCAI aims to build on a legacy of initiatives seeking to tell the stories of the artists and projects that have shaped the region’s contemporary art scene. Through exhibitions, the development of an East African art archive, a public program of talks, and a multidisciplinary educational program, it hopes to serve as a hub and resource for the thriving East African art community and as an inspiring cultural space for audiences.Teesa Bahana is the director of 32° East, an independent non-profit organisation, focused on the creation and exploration of contemporary art in Uganda. As director Teesa supports the development and execution of projects such as KLA ART, Kampala&#x27;s Public art festival and international residency exchanges. Bahana is currently overseeing a major new building project, helping to raise funds for the first purpose-built art center in Kampala. She has also been at the forefront of new arts initiatives such at KLA ART Labs, where artists, thinkers, writers explore new ways of working together, looking at research and critical thinking through public practice. With an academic background in sociology and anthropology, Teesa is particularly interested in the intersection between art and Ugandan society, and how artistic environments should be protected and nurtured.Alessio Antoniolli (chair) is the Director of Gasworks, London, where he leads a programme of exhibitions, international residencies and participatory events. He is also the Director of Triangle Network, a world-wide network of visual art organisations that work together to create artists’ exchanges and to share knowledge with each other. In 2022 he was appointed curator at Fondazione Memmo, Italy, where he programmes one exhibition each year, starting with a solo presentation by Wai Kin Sin, in 2023. He has lectured widely and has been part of many juries including the UK’s Turner Prize in 2019.About the Events Voices from the Factory Wed 16 Nov, 5pm Explore the legacy of Warhol’s Factory and its wide-reaching influence on contemporary artistic practice then and now. Jean Wainwright chairs a panel ft. artists Chiara Clemente and Pandemonia with Eric Shiner Making Place: Artists and creative ecologies Wed 30 November, Instagram Live How can artists, organisations and local communities work together to nurture sustainable creative ecologies? Artist Faisal Hussain in conversation with Cheryl Jones (director, Grand Union) Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dacsforartists/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>Series images credit: Studio Doug

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