Exhibition Details

AKKA (A Kostic Khachatourian Art) Project is a commercial gallery and project space that represents and supports artists from the African continent and its diaspora, increasing opportunities for artists to introduce their work to new geographies. With the exhibition Kampala Contemporary #Dubai, we wish to bring more recognition and awareness to the Ugandan art scene here in the United Arab Emirates.
Kampala Contemporary #Dubai exhibition presents powerful perspectives on cultural traditions, Ugandan identity, feminism, politics and the overarching combination of these subjects. The artists take inspiration from their distinctive and rapidly evolving culture while commenting on tradition.
The artists' common focus is exploration, bringing to light topics hidden on the sidelines and telling their stories to the world, as witnessed through their own eyes. The seven selected contemporary artists work with various mediums, from fabrics, collages, and acrylics on canvas to woodcut prints.