Stimulating Creativity and Empowering Artistic Expressions
By Faisal KIWEWA – From Culture we get Strength …
The Project: Emboozi Teba Nkadde
EMBOOZI TEBA NKADDE which translates as ‘a conversation is never old’, is a research and development project initiated by Bayimba and implemented with the support of the British Council UK. With the development of the Bayimba Center for Visual and Performing Arts on Lunkulu Island, learning the history and identifying further opportunities for the communities…
Bayimba Foundation Activities and their alignment to the SDGs
Bayimba Cultural Foundation exhibits a remarkable commitment to advancingSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across various sectors, thereby fostering socioeconomic prosperity and cultural vibrancy within communities. A Through various initiatives, including festivals, workshops, and capacity-building programs, Bayimba addresses goals like No Poverty (SDG 1) by empowering local artists to earn sustainable incomes. It enhances Quality Education (SDG…
Mapping The Current Landscape Of The Culture And Creative Industries In Uganda
A comprehensive analysis of the current landscape of the Culture and Creative Industries (CCIs) in Uganda. This mapping study, undertaken by Culture and Development East Africa (CDEA), was conducted in collaboration with the British Council, Bayimba Cultural Foundation, Cross Cultural Foundation Uganda, Kuonyesha Arts Fund, and Uganda’s Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. It…
Interview with Faisal in Italian “Artribune” about BAYIMBA
Uganda, dove l’arte è coscienza civile By Niccolò Lucarelli -1 marzo 2022 “OUR REPORTAGE ON THE AFRICAN ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL SCENE MAKES A STOP IN UGANDA AND GIVES VOICE TO THE BAYIMBA CULTURAL FOUNDATION, WHICH HAS BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 2006” Link to the article
Mugabi takes strings to the wild
Afro-soul singer Kenneth Mugabi engaged at least 50 of his fans at Lunkulu Island, the home of Bayimba Festival in Mukono. In an event dubbed Strings in the Wild, the revellers were treated to local tourism as they enjoyed a blend of art, enjoyed nature walks, bird watching, forest trek and later music by Clarissa…
African Crossroads – 11th Dec. 2020
Hybrid online and offline Presentation on The Past, Present and Future of the Mombasa Declaration On the 21st November 2019, during the 2nd meeting of the network of African Crossroads delegates and stakeholders in Mombasa, over 70 participants signed on the Declaration of Mombasa – it was a landmark effort the team and the participants…
2021 – Festival managers’ workshop in Uganda
Call for Applications Bayimba Foundation and the Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association, are accepting applications for the 18th edition of Atelier for Young Festival Managers event that will take place in Kampala, Uganda, between 7th and 13th August 2021. Read more on the Bayimba Academy website
World Culture Day 20
ART, CULTURE and CRISESOpportunities and Challenges in Uganda Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Triumph of Death (detail), c. 1562, Museo del Prado, Madrid Never waste a good crisis – Winston Churchill Most of us are being confronted with yet another crisis in their lives, this time a global health crisis. Given the magnitude of its impact…
2020 ATELIER for Solidarity | re-imagine our future together/ COVID-19
Open call for application 14 – 20 June 2020 The Festival Academy calls for applications for an online Atelier. Alumni of The Festival Academy are invited to apply by 20 May 2020! While we are still trying to grasp what is going on here and now with most of us in quarantine or going into lockdown while we…
