African Art
Calling all African artists! If you are an artist interested in envisioning a more positive future for Africa – or the world! – consider submitting your work to the Future of Human Rights Forum’s (FHR Forum) international competition: Future Cities, Future Life. The deadline is October 30, 2014 – so don’t miss out!
An Open Letter to the Cultural Foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany by Safia Dickersbach How can the German Federal Cultural Foundation believe that 2 million Euros will promote cultural relations with the whole continent of Africa (and not even involve the Africans in the process)? The cultural foundation of the Federal Republic of…
Edward Manyonge, a 27 years old Artist from Kenya who now specializes on modern art, studied Graphic design at one of the prestigious local Art schools in Kenya from 2004 to 2006 at the Buru Buru Institute of Fine Arts in Nairobi, and is still practicing till date. He started teaching Art Design and Technology at the…
DUSK to NIGHT I love sunsets. There is something about that limited time in the day when the blue sky turns orange and occasional hues of purple and scarlet emerge into something that only be described as awesome. These are a few of my attempts to capture the awesomeness of that golden hour. I keep updating…
Emmanuel Jal is a former child-soldier from South-Sudan, who is using Rap music to globally raise awareness about the destiny of war children. He has founded the organization gua Africa to create peace for kids, many of them former child soldiers; to build schools, and much more. Currently being in New York for the Tenth Session of…
Hey Nancie, I have been following your Blog – The Fashion Notebook – for a few months now and am repeatedly astonished about your creativity and obvious love for fashion. When have you started to develop this passion? I always loved fashion since I was young. But my perception of fashion then was more of creating…
The Kenyan core team around African Perspectives met yesterday eve to discuss further steps and sharpen the content of the profile. So what is this all about? … … you might ask yourself. Well, we all share a deep dedication and love for the continent that is subject to this platform. And we feel that…
On this blog, we provide you with another forum for African Perspectives additionally to the one on facebook. African Perspectives gives you a wide array of African Art, Music, the Diversity of Cultures, Fashion, Innovations, Politics and much more … Our aim is to broadly showcase the enormous potential and capacity thriving on the continent. Join…
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