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Artist Derrick Munene’s Quest exhibition in Lamu uses paper collages, maps and mixed media to explore identity, belonging, migration and the meaning of home.
Through poetry and performance, Giza explores themes of identity, mental health, governance, social justice, and cultural heritage, using art as a tool for healing and change.
While there isn’t a definite threshold for a book to be considered a bestseller in Kenya or Africa, 3,000-5,000 copies are generally regarded as a bestseller in many African markets.
Sudanese artist Sannad Shreef's Indigo Hypoxia exhibition at Goethe-Institut Nairobi uses paintings, textiles and performance to explore vulnerability, identity and emotional states.
Filmmaker Graysen Nixon is expanding Actors' Day Out into a biannual networking platform aimed at breaking gatekeeping, fostering collaboration, and connecting actors, filmmakers, and creatives.
Do Not Disturb, a new comedy drama by Martin Abuya, follows seven strangers trapped in a psychologist's waiting room where humour gives way to shocking revelations.
House of Kuria exhibition at HOF Gallery transforms a gallery into a family home, showcasing the talent of the Kuria family through sculpture, painting, printmaking, animation and installation art.
Cosmas Bii's new one-woman production, Yes, I Cheated on You, will premiere simultaneously in multiple cities worldwide, using theatre to explore the devastating consequences of toxic relationships.
Kenyan sculptor Evans Ngure transforms discarded metal, wood and found objects into striking artworks that celebrate wildlife, culture, sustainability and environmental conservation.
The latest sculpture is another milestone for the young artist, who has built a reputation for creating realistic bronze works depicting some of Kenya's most celebrated figures.
Acrimony Unquenched, staged by the TUK's Basement drama club, uses a fictional campus murder to challenge audiences to confront femicide, institutional silence and gender-based violence.
Musyoka Martin's exhibition uses 37 paintings inspired by grass to encourage people to slow down, appreciate nature, and reconnect with the overlooked beauty of everyday green spaces.
Nairobi will host the African debut of The Great Repair: umunyu, an exhibition bringing together artists, architects and designers to explore repair, sustainability and community through art.
Figurative artist Fridah Ijai explains why she refuses to sell Her Pose, the painting she considers a masterpiece, and how an accidental elongated neck inspired her acclaimed Head Held High series.
Till Debt Do Us Part uses comedy to explore debt, social comparison, unemployment and the dangers of chasing appearances.
Creative technologist Natasha Nduku is helping popularise live painting in Kenya, using sip and paint experiences and corporate events to showcase art as an interactive performance.
The restoration was divided into phases last year to allow urgent work on the historic building to start while fundraising efforts are open for the full rehabilitation programme.
Inside the enduring legacies of Ousmane Sembène, Wole Soyinka, Fela Kuti, Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Chinua Achebe, whose groundbreaking work transformed African cinema, theatre, music and literature.
The Shifting Tides III exhibition at Kobo Trust brings together 64 works by emerging artists who explore identity, resilience, relationships and self-acceptance through figurative and mixed-media art.
Veteran theatre actor Njomo wa Nyathira was moved to tears after watching his daughter Nyathira Njomo perform and stage-manage at the Kenya National Theatre.
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