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Membership Programme Launch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE17th February 2025 Bayimba Foundation Launches Exciting Membership Programme for Artists, Fans, and Patrons: Bayimba Foundation is thrilled to announce the launch of its new Membership Programme, specially designed for artists, fans, and patrons who share our passion for the arts. This initiative aims to foster a vibrant community and provide access to…

Faisal Kiwewa

Faisal Kiwewa and Africa’s Creative Space

EXPRESSION AFRICA published an article profiling Faisal Kiwewa, founder of Uganda’s Bayimba Cultural Foundation. Kiwewa’s journey, from a young artist to a prominent arts manager, is detailed, highlighting his establishment of Bayimba, a significant organisation fostering East African arts. The article discusses Bayimba’s initiatives, including major festivals and the creation of Africa’s largest creative space….

Emboozi Teba Nkadde

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…

Festival Managers' Workshop in Uganda

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

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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…