By Economic Empowerment Committee - KSIJ Dar es Salaam.
As one of the speaker I had to speak about my experience as an Artist in Tanzania and the challenges I faced.
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Dar Jazz Event by Bobby Ricketts, Delmar Brown, Tony Bunn, FidQ & Mzungu Kicha.
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This has been a new experience for me as I was supporting the Project as well as promoting Tanzanian Art internationally. This would have not been possible if Dr. Lusine would have not approached me. I would like to thank Dr. Lusine sincerely for this participation. And I pray for her success.
Albert Ishenko, Russia Oleg Popov, Russia Adrian Russell-Davies, Australia Terry Jones, Canada John W. Clark, USA Anush and Alla Sahakyan, Armenia Kadir Kale, Turkey Veroniccah Muwonge, USA Lusine Yeghiazarian, Elen & Allen Nersisyan, USA Alek Georg, Ukraine Ramaz Razmadze, Georgia Jose Romero, USA Per Siwmark, Sweden Waleed R.Qaisi, Qatar Monika Silmi, UK Alexander Osipov, Kasakhstan Rashid Diab, Sudan Takis Alexiou, Greece Guy Roger Mouanda, Canada Alexander Shraifel, Russia Elena Ventura, Australia Jose, Sebastião, Jõao, Filipa, Nadia, Henrique, Guilherme & Paulo Duarte Filipe, Portugal Jaspals, India Hengameh Farahmand, United Arab Emirates Amel Djenidi, Algeria Eva Fellner & Gerald Grünwerth, Austria Almas Keldibekov & his family, Kirgizstan Raiber Gonzalez Hechavarria, Spain Afa Akfunzade, Azerbaijan Lusine Simonyan, Litva | Gurgen & Suren Sahakyan, Germany Miguel Monteagudo, Venezuela Zorig Purevzhal, Mongolia Ofer MizraChi, Israel Jose Americo Pedroso, Brazil Yenny Yohan, Indonesia Anneli di Francis, Finland Keith Morant, New Zealand Min Zaw, Myanmar Sergey Suvorov, Russia Hazel Revington-Cross, Ireland Antonietta Montemurro, Italy Patricia Nasjleti, Argentina Shama Jaffer, Tanzania Silvia Logi, Italy Natali Mnazakanyan, Russia Ioannis Aris Alexiou, Colombia Anne Sophie Lorange, Norway Hama Goro, Mali Julie Meitz, France Mehrnoosh Najafi, Iran Narine Sharkhatunyan, USA Doreen McBride, Germany Elmar Fuchs, The Netherlands Javier Guilarte, Cuba Lila Troulaki & Gregory Mpairaktarhs, Greece Chang Shu - Wei, Taiwan Anna Sandberg, Sweden Mohamed Abbakar Hissan, Sudan | Paolo Albanese, Italy Roola Akbarian, Iran Meir Salomon, Israel Zhang Fan & Zhou Yang, China Lihting Lily Li Kostrzewa, USA Klaus Pöppl, Phillipines Sacha Janzee, The Netherlands Natalia & Yaroslav Kessler, Jordan/Armenia Prateeksha Sharma, India Christian Dittmann, Chile Susana Ascarrunz, Bolivia Wioletta Kotowa, Spain Jamshed Kholikov & Anton Rukhlov, Tadzhikistan Igor Prokop, Ungarn Koutsiafti Ermioni, Greece Sigridur Hjaltadottir, Iceland Christina Farage, Brazil Elena Candoli, Italy Armen Sakharyan, Russia Vlasta Mijac, Croatia Daniela da Riva, Italy Elena Osterwalder, USA Shanglie Zhou, Belgium Jenny Van Gimst, Belgium Nyuyse Damien, Cameroon Leif Nielsen, Denmark Barry Jackson, South Africa Bart van Oijen, The Netherlands Obododimma Oha, Nigeria Hayssam Masri, Italy Sara Masri, Lebanon | Ameen Roayan, Saudi Arabia Yoo Choong Yeul, South Korea Mason James Lee, Fiji Timur Rakhmetov, Uzbekistan Yondon & Chuluudai Badral, Mongolia Barbara Eva Catherina Zavodnik & Gregor Kerle, Slovenia Miroslav Zahalka & Šárka Valešová, Czech Republic Manuel Hernandez-Stumpfhauser, Mexico Olivera Velkova & Aleksandar Kasapinov, Macedonia Dibesh Man Singh Pradhan & Dev Maharjan, Nepal Gorm Spaabæk, Denmark Fofi Walter-Kyrlidou, Switzerland Christine Unger, Peru Arya Sukapura Putra, Indonesia Alper Durmaz, Turkey Slav Nedev, Bulgaria Claudia Schröder, Egypt Lorenz Kollmansberger, Malaysia/ Singapur/ Thailand Demetra Englezou, Cyprus Rodrigo Zorrilla de San Martin, Uruguay Adrian Lis, Romania Katarzyna Rzontkowska, Poland Sabine and Richard Manson, Luxemburg Yusuke Hirata, Japan |
I received this email from the Organizer.
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Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Charles F. Werderman welcomes VAI participants to the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam on July 28. Visual Arts Initiative Program Promotes Tanzanian Artists
August 2, 2011From July 4 through 28, U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam successfully held Visual Arts Initiative (VAI), exhibitions and workshops featuring the work of 27 American artists from Ohio. The VAI programs in Tanga, Dar es Salaam, and Zanzibar were held in collaboration with the Tanzania U.S. State Alumni Association (TUSSAA), Tanzanian Women Artists' Network (TZWAN), Great Lakes Consortium for Training for International Development (GLC), the Alliance Francaise, and the Arts Council of Lake Erie, Ohio. The hands-on artist workshops were provided free-of-charge for over 200 local Tanzanian artists. The programs were led by Mr. Martin Nagy of Toledo, Ohio, an American artist and instructor with knowledge of the arts in the United States and Tanzania.
On July 28, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Charles F. Werderman welcomed an exhibition and artists' roundtable discussion to the U.S. Embassy. Participants included representatives from the National Museums of Tanzania, the Tanzania Arts Council (BASATA) and Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources, Tourism and Culture, and members of the Tanzanian media. "We congratulate you because your work honors the golden legacy left by your ancestors through the generations. The American people are proud to partner with you in the Visual Arts Initiative Program. From Dar es Salaam to Tanga, and Zanzibar you have promoted the unique cultural values of Tanzania," Mr. Werderman said.
Tanzanian art exhibit.
The exhibitions showcased U.S artists and art as part of a project which included interactive educational and outreach programming for Tanzanian artists. These consisted of master classes, workshops, lectures, collaborative art projects, and other interactive teaching tools to instruct artists on marketing techniques for domestic and international markets. Participants also learned from Mr. Nagy how to "tell their stories," demonstrate "value," connect with the consumer, and use appropriate tagging and pricing of artworks, artists' biographies, signage, display, and technology. Of special impact, the VAI's facilitated dialogue and engagement with local audiences in the three cities and provided a forum for artists to meet and establish a national network to promote Tanzanian art from different regions. Each VAI concluded with artists painting a community mural in each city.
Fifteen artists were selected among the 200 participants to attend special "Focus Group Discussions" where they received additional professional development training. The sessions assisted participants with planning, developing, and operating grassroots arts organizations and networks, including establishment and management of art NGOs.
Participants in all three locations expressed common goals for increased support and recognition for artists and their work, and promotion of arts education programs for children of all ages in schools and communities.
The Visual Arts Initiative Program is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.
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Courtesy: http://tanzania.usembassy.gov/ph_08022011.html
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