Discussions

What do you think would be the impact of Arts and Culture to the development in Uganda?

We have been engaging in discussions about the role of art and culture through dialogues, small facebook interactions, television discussions, radio talkshows, with limited time and sometimes space – but now here we are with such an option of deeply and further engaging in what we know best that its the contributing key to cultural, [...]

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Grand Debate: The Way Forward

Background From February to May 2009, Bayimba Cultural Foundation presented to the general public and the arts sector in Uganda a series of discussions about the Role of Arts and Culture in Society. During these discussions, the role of arts and culture in society, the role of arts in development, the role of the public [...]

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Debate: The Role of the Media in Developing Arts

Bayimba Cultural Foundation started producing a television series discussing the role of Arts and Culture in Uganda and East Africa under the theme “Our contribution to society”. Panellists are always invited to these discussions to share their views with the artists and the public. Our first discussion focused on the “Role of Arts and Culture [...]

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Debate: Supporting Arts – Whose role?

Bayimba Cultural Foundation started producing a television series discussing Arts and Culture in Uganda and East Africa under the theme “Our contribution to society”. Panellists are invited to the discussion to share their views while the public was also invited to make their comments. The first discussion focused on the Role of Arts and Culture [...]

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Debate: Arts & Development

At the 20th Feb 2009 first Bayimba cultural discussion, the panellists defined culture from their perspective. The perspectives presented all came down to the meaning of Culture is who we are, what we do, the sum of beliefs, attitudes and habits. Art is an expression and a visible part of Culture (quote Serumaga). Today, we [...]

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Debate: The Role of Arts and Culture in Society

BAYIMBA CULTURAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS OUR CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY A TV DISCUSSION SERIES As a newly founded organisation Bayimba Cultural Foundation aims at stimulating original intra- and interdisciplinary cultural exchange and creativity. The Foundation is dedicated to making Uganda and East Africa a significant hub for music and art culture on the African continent. To achieve [...]

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