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Trevor Mukholi July 6, 2020

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Sidney Kasfir – a selfless researcher and educationist
George Kyeyune February 10, 2020

Professor Sidney L. Kasfir (left). Image from twitter.com/LKasfir

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Kizito Maria Kasule February 10, 2020

Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Arts, Makerere University, Kampala. (image by Margaret Nagawa)

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Rose Namubiru Kirumira February 10, 2020

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2020 (6)

  • 06.07. - Notes About The Times – Kayem’s response to COVID-19 (Artist interviews, New media, Review, Visual Art)
  • 10.02. - Sidney Kasfir – a selfless researcher and educationist (Obituary)
  • 10.02. - Weeraba Sidney Littlefield Kasfir – Goodbye Sidney Littlefield Kasfir (Obituary)
  • 10.02. - Catalyzing Connections: A legacy by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir on African Art (Obituary)
  • 04.02. - In Remembrance of Sidney Littlefield Kasfir (1939-2019) (Obituary)
  • 20.01. - A new dawn in arts funding in Uganda’s creative sector (Opinions, Review)

2019 (12)

  • 13.10. - Embraces at Bedtime – A poem by Daphine Arinda (Poetry & Literature)
  • 17.09. - Imperial Blues: European-African co-production in the post-colonial era (Film, Opinions, Review, Special analysis)
  • 01.08. - Four minds of Gender Equity – The making of a stop motion animation (Creative techniques, Film, New media, Opinions, Photography, Special analysis)
  • 26.07. - WHAT IT IS (Poetry & Literature)
  • 26.07. - The money of Music in Uganda (Music, Opinions)
  • 07.07. - #Talkonit, A Censored Art Experiment About Freedom Of Expression (New media, Opinions, Special analysis)
  • 02.07. - WHAT IT IS – Arinda Daphine’s Poetry Series on Sexuality and Womanhood (Poetry & Literature)
  • 26.06. - Loose – a poem about a woman’s expression and desires (Poetry & Literature)
  • 25.06. - Entrepreneurship in the Arts, a model from the Malaika Children’s Mobile Library (Academic Articles, Special analysis)
  • 10.06. - Behind Closed Doors (Poetry & Literature)
  • 16.05. - 8 Ugandan Artists to Invest in (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 05.04. - Curator: Friend or Foe of Art (Opinions, Review, Visual Art)

2018 (16)

  • 02.10. - Transmission at the Kampala Biennale (Artwork critiques)
  • 12.09. - Exhibition Making in Enugu and Nsukka, Nigeria: 1960s-1990s (Academic Articles, African Modernisms Series)
  • 28.06. - From Archival Articles to Future Festivals – Editorial June (Editorial Notes)
  • 13.06. - Revitalising Ugandan Bark-Cloth – Concerns of the regime artist (Opinions, Review)
  • 10.06. - Ronex: “Can we think of a future without a documented or archived past?” (Opinions, Special analysis)
  • 10.06. - Poetry of Memory is Voice, Not Words (Opinions, Poetry & Literature, Special analysis)
  • 10.06. - Dreams to Write – A Poem by Daphine Arinda (Poetry & Literature)
  • 10.06. - Art Crossroads with Ugandan Mastery – Interview with Dr. Kyeyune (Artist interviews, Artwork critiques, Special analysis)
  • 10.06. - Art in Kampala at Work 012 (Academic Articles)
  • 11.03. - The Meaning of Contemporary African Art: Networks, Mobility, and Production (Academic Articles, African Modernisms Series, Special analysis)
  • 11.03. - African Art History and the Formation of a Modern Aesthetic (Academic Articles, African Modernisms Series, Artwork critiques, Special analysis)
  • 24.02. - Startjournal 2018: New Media, Channels and Connections – Editorial (Editorial Notes)
  • 15.02. - The Boda Moment. Positioning Socially-Engaged Art in Contemporary Uganda (Academic Articles, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 15.02. - In Transit: A sculptural response to Gaba landing site (Creative techniques, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 13.02. - Waswad Creates Extra-terrestrial Beings (Artwork critiques)
  • 13.02. - So You Make Cartoons for a Living? – 8 Career Lessons for Animators by Isaac Mugabi (Animation, Illustration & Comics, Artist interviews, Creative techniques)

2017 (16)

  • 14.11. - The Winner of Uganda Press Photo Award 2017- “An Example of Enterprising Journalism” (Photography)
  • 13.11. - “Do Not Touch My Hair” – A performance Review of Chombotrope  (Dance and Theatre, Fashion, New media, Review)
  • 13.11. - The art we make, the words we profess (Editorial Notes)
  • 05.11. - There is little I can say about Canon that he would agree with (Artwork critiques, Opinions, Review, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 04.11. - Why Damien Hirst is the greatest artist ever and why every artist should try to emulate him (Artwork critiques, Opinions, Review, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 04.11. - Can Ugandan Artists Portray Ubuntu? (Opinions, Review, Special analysis)
  • 03.09. - Ife Piankhi: A Language and Grammar of Healing (Artwork critiques, Creative techniques, Review, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 03.09. - Encounters with Art: The Inaugural Children’s Book Illustrator’s Exhibition (Animation, Illustration & Comics, Artwork critiques, Creative techniques)
  • 04.08. - Ife Piankhi in Residence at 32° East (New media, Visual Art)
  • 05.04. - Mira Nair and the making of Queen of Katwe (Artist interviews, Artwork critiques, Film, Review, Special analysis)
  • 05.04. - Katwe, a genuine pleasure (Opinions, Photography, Special analysis)
  • 05.04. - Re-reading the Warps and Wefts in Trowell’s Mother and Child Print: Debates and Contests (Photography, Special analysis)
  • 03.04. - Editorial: Returning to the archive: It is still rich, accessible and usable! (Editorial Notes, Review, Special analysis)
  • 03.04. - Bayimba turning 10yrs, with a bit of pressure on determining what next! (Dance and Theatre, Opinions, Special analysis)
  • 02.04. - The Art of Appropriation: The Ready-made through the Eyes of Matt Kayem (Special analysis)
  • 02.04. - Global Connections: Elise Atangana on 2nd Kampala Art Biennale (Special analysis, Visual Art)

2016 (8)

  • 14.12. - Ugandan Artists at the 2016 FNB Joburg Artfair (video) (Artist interviews, Film, New media, Visual Art)
  • 14.12. - Editorial: Start Journal Re-imagined (Editorial Notes)
  • 14.12. - Kampala Art Biennale – Photo essay by Fiona Siegenthaler (Opinions, Photography, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 14.12. - Art and the “Ghost” of “Military Dictatorship”: Expressions of Dictatorship in Post-1986 Contemporary Ugandan Art (Artwork critiques, Opinions, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 14.12. - Seeking that Coveted Photography Award (Opinions, Photography, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 14.12. - On the Role of Curatorial Assistant, Kampala Art Biennale 2016 (Opinions, Review, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 13.12. - ‘Dads’ – Report on Dads photography exhibition at the National Theatre (Artwork critiques, Review)
  • 12.12. - Kiln Remodeling and its Use with Bizen-like Pottery Firing Techniques (Creative techniques, Visual Art)

2015 (37)

  • 02.12. - transFORM#1: A conversation with Afriart Gallery Art director Daudi Karungi (Artist interviews, New media, Special analysis, Upcoming events)
  • 11.11. - Transcending the Proverbial box – Q&A with Jackie Karuti (Artist interviews)
  • 03.11. - East African art market ready for International recognition – Q&A with Circle Art Agency Director, Danda Jaroljmek (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 14.10. - Glass mirrors Stacey Gillian’s triumphs and despair (New media, Review)
  • 22.09. - Faceless Figures, White Cut-Outs (Special analysis)
  • 16.09. - Another Roadmap Cluster to impact on art education on the continent- Q&A with Wolukau-Wanambwa (Artist interviews)
  • 01.09. - Duplicating Fabian Mpagi’s, the thinker, by Waddimba spurs controversy (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 26.08. - George Kyeyune’s ‘Quiet Dignity’ repeats subject matter, pushes subtle boundaries (Artwork critiques)
  • 13.08. - Become Art Minded; Afriart launches Art Education Programme (Creative techniques, Visual Art)
  • 11.08. - Stimulating artistic inquiry with Ronex’ Bags (Creative techniques, Review, Visual Art)
  • 04.08. - Decolonizing Art Education on the Continent: Brief (Academic Articles)
  • 29.07. - Constructions Exhibition bridges gap between Artists and Artisans (Review, Visual Art)
  • 21.07. - How a single street leads us to the future (Review)
  • 14.07. - Rampant Contemporary Kampala is Komakech’s playful performance in sculpture (Review)
  • 07.07. - Surviving Ugandan Art (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 01.07. - Artists and Politics: Brief (Special analysis)
  • 17.06. - Melancholy Exhibition, probes the pain of introspection and the joy of self-knowledge (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 10.06. - ‘But I wonder, why do we have to be so bothered about the challenges of being received abroad?’ – Q&A with curator Bisi Silva (Artist interviews, Opinions)
  • 01.06. - A Tree in Public Space (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 26.05. - Ebishushani 2&3: Exhibition archiving Uganda’s history (Special analysis)
  • 25.05. - Thank you for your support, we are almost there! (Special analysis)
  • 19.05. - Revisiting the Value of the Arts in Uganda at UCU (Uncategorized)
  • 05.05. - Beautiful Imperfections: An exhibition of sculptures by Makerere Alumni (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 24.04. - “We have forgotten to attach an identity of relevance to our different forms of Art” – Q&A with Kwiz-Era (Animation, Illustration & Comics)
  • 15.04. - Inspired by Western Modern Art (Special analysis, Uncategorized)
  • 09.04. - Abstract (Uncategorized, Visual Art)
  • 01.04. - Art writing encourages dialogue in the Arts (Poetry & Literature)
  • 24.03. - Art collecting supports Art (Art collectors, Artwork critiques, Uncategorized)
  • 18.03. - A conversation with comic artist Chris Mafigiri (Animation, Illustration & Comics, Artist interviews)
  • 11.03. - Images, Reflections, Objects (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 03.03. - Ndema’s Last Supper Painting Immortalizes Pan-Africanism (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 18.02. - Atwork in progress (Review, Special analysis)
  • 11.02. - Totems of Uganda: A tribute to Ganda culture (Review, Visual Art)
  • 03.02. - Demystifying African art Primitivism on Global art scene (Artwork critiques, Special analysis)
  • 28.01. - Music to the ears (Opinions, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 14.01. - Introducing Dominic Muwanguzi: The New Startjournal Editor (Editorial Notes)
  • 09.01. - Q&A with Curator Simon Njami (Artist interviews, Visual Art)

2014 (35)

  • 20.11. - Mapping Kampala with KLA ART 014 (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 16.11. - An Exhibition of the Un-Recognised (Photography)
  • 15.11. - Photo Currency: Images of Kampala’s Unmapped (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 11.10. - Bayimba Comes of Age (Special analysis)
  • 19.09. - Issue 043 Bayimba International Festival of the Arts (Editorial Notes)
  • 20.08. - Art, Culture and Tourism – Need for Integration? (Opinions)
  • 15.08. - Vernacular Contemporary Art as a Manifestation of ‘Glocal’ Personality? (Opinions)
  • 10.08. - Bayimba – Mbale (Special analysis)
  • 05.08. - Africa, Kampala and the Irony of Progress (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 01.08. - Issue 042 – Kampala Art Biennale (Editorial Notes, Visual Art)
  • 05.07. - The Lubare and The Boat: Alexander MacKay’s Spirit Rises at Deveron Arts (Creative techniques, Special analysis)
  • 01.07. - Bayimba – Fort Portal (Special analysis)
  • 25.06. - Finding Solace in the West (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 04.06. - Swings and Roundabouts in Masaka (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 01.06. - From the Garbage Bin to Interactive Art (Creative techniques, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 01.06. - Issue 041 Public vs. Private (Editorial Notes)
  • 19.05. - Telling our Stories – A review of Invisible: Stories from Kenya’s Queer Community (Poetry & Literature, Special analysis)
  • 05.05. - Check Your Sex At the Door, Please! (Dance and Theatre)
  • 30.04. - Bayimba – Gulu (Music, Special analysis)
  • 29.04. - Double Lives, No Future (Artwork critiques, Special analysis)
  • 20.04. - Britain Loves Africa: Portraits of Culture and Intimacy (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 17.04. - Having Given it No Thought (Special analysis)
  • 15.04. - Ham Mukasa Archive Meets Contemporary Visual Art (Special analysis)
  • 08.04. - Tackling Texts 2014 – Sessions 1 & 2 (Poetry & Literature, Special analysis)
  • 02.04. - Issue 040 – Gender & Sexuality (Editorial Notes)
  • 01.04. - Uganda Recordings (Music)
  • 18.03. - The Power of Art (Special analysis)
  • 06.03. - A Workshop on Performing Life (Creative techniques, Special analysis)
  • 01.03. - Bayimba 2013: Images from Oscar Kibuuka (Visual Art)
  • 25.02. - A “To Do List” for Uganda’s Creative Cultural Sector (Opinions)
  • 24.02. - Issue 039 Inspiration (Editorial Notes)
  • 23.02. - Teaching Art Against the Norm (Special analysis)
  • 05.02. - Students and Masters (Artwork critiques, Special analysis)
  • 20.01. - Lasting Reflections from Lubumbashi (Opinions, Special analysis)
  • 15.01. - Beyond Tradition & Modernity: Contemporary Art in Uganda (Special analysis)

2013 (66)

  • 09.12. - Jaguza – Art That is Open to Everyone (Special analysis)
  • 06.12. - Issue 038 – Arts Education: an editorial brief (Editorial Notes)
  • 22.11. - Hollywood Blueprints – Nairobi Half Life (2012) (Artwork critiques, Film)
  • 20.11. - Lost in art, alien in our world (Opinions, Special analysis)
  • 12.11. - Mango Roses: A Review (Dance and Theatre, Music)
  • 06.11. - Abanene (Artwork critiques)
  • 02.11. - Issue 037 – There Are Problems… and There Are Solutions (Editorial Notes)
  • 31.10. - Photography Set to Impress (Photography)
  • 29.09. - Kampala’s Spoken Words (Editorial Notes, Special analysis)
  • 24.09. - Look Now – The 55th Venice Biennale (Special analysis)
  • 22.09. - Derek Lubangakene: The Only Ugandan on the 2013 Golden Baobab Prizes Longlist (Poetry & Literature)
  • 18.09. - Rift Valley Festival 2013 (Music, Special analysis)
  • 02.09. - Issue 036 – Festivals, Awards & Prizes (Editorial Notes)
  • 07.08. - Repackaging Gospel for the Mainstream (Music)
  • 07.08. - Capturing Conflict in Congo: Tyson’s Proverbial Attempt (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 07.08. - The Bad and the Beautiful: Commercial Consequences Vs. Art-house Teleology (Artwork critiques, Film, Special analysis)
  • 07.08. - The Power Games: Between Feminine Identity and African Identity (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 07.08. - Opinion Piece Luganda: The Challenges of Inclusion (Opinions)
  • 01.07. - Endnotes of Chapter Two (Opinions, Poetry & Literature)
  • 01.07. - Half Man, Half Words (Opinions, Poetry & Literature)
  • 01.07. - When Film Imitates Art (Film, Opinions)
  • 01.07. - A Mind of Its Own (Music, Opinions)
  • 01.07. - Writing Plays; What Is It? (Dance and Theatre, Opinions)
  • 01.07. - Why Write? (Opinions, Poetry & Literature)
  • 01.07. - Singing for the Heart (Music, Opinions)
  • 01.07. - New Directions in Contemporary Dance (Dance and Theatre, Opinions)
  • 01.07. - Art, that that……… (Opinions, Poetry & Literature)
  • 30.05. - Wazo 10: Xenson tells his story (Artist interviews, Film, Music, Visual Art)
  • 30.05. - Displays of War and Peace (Creative techniques, Visual Art)
  • 30.05. - Making contacts at Doa Doa and building music infrastructure (Music, Special analysis)
  • 30.05. - Bayimba Jinja: Crowd-pullers wanted (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 30.05. - On Creativity and Video Art: Refuse the Hollywood Frame (Creative techniques, Film)
  • 16.05. - Countdown to LaBa! 2013, May 25th (Upcoming events)
  • 06.05. - Free Expression by Mzili: Desperate Art (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 30.04. - Debunking the Chinua Achebe legacy (Artwork critiques, Poetry & Literature, Special analysis)
  • 30.04. - The Ernst May Exhibition at the Uganda Museum (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 30.04. - “His Skin Lost Its Soup” | A Survey of Memory Loss (Music, Special analysis)
  • 30.04. - Opportunities and challenges in international craft collaborations (Creative techniques, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 30.04. - Playing with me or against me? (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 22.04. - Sketching a Civilisation: Graphic records of unfinished ideas (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 31.03. - Producing Culture on Twitter: Is it Ugandan? (Music, Special analysis)
  • 31.03. - Secolliville: An imaginary city in the public space (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 31.03. - St. Nelly-sade: Luga-flo lyricist, emcee, poet and thinker (Artist interviews, Music)
  • 31.03. - WAZO 9: Arts Education — Lovely or Essential? (Music, Poetry & Literature, Special analysis)
  • 31.03. - Artachat: Divulging art in the public place (Visual Art)
  • 31.03. - The International Women’s day Festival (Artwork critiques, Music, Visual Art)
  • 01.03. - Censorship and the Arts in Uganda (Dance and Theatre, Opinions, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 01.03. - Talking happiness in love with Edison Mugalu (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 01.03. - A Ugandan MC’s intimate keyboard hip-hop (Artist interviews, Music, Special analysis)
  • 01.03. - The harsh rebirth of professional theatre in Uganda (Dance and Theatre, Opinions)
  • 01.03. - The influence of ancient drum practices on contemporary music (Artist interviews, Music, Special analysis)
  • 01.03. - The Collection Bug (Art collectors, Visual Art)
  • 01.03. - Free Expression by Mzili: For the love of a nation (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 30.01. - Banadda’s Marriage of Philosophy and Aesthetics (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 30.01. - On Cultural Destiny: The Klaus Wachsmann Music Archive (Art collectors, Dance and Theatre, Music, Special analysis)
  • 30.01. - Qwela’s Afrotopia album (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 30.01. - The many faces of ART (Opinions, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 30.01. - Pragmo and Lillian Mbabazi’s danger concert (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 30.01. - My Uganda @50 by Kaigo Betty (2nd runner-up of Femrite @50 Writing Competition) (Poetry & Literature)
  • 16.01. - Using art to help communities: The Benet Story (Upcoming events, Visual Art)
  • 02.01. - Nudity? It is Artistic Expression and Free Speech (part III) (Artwork critiques, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 02.01. - When group exhibitions fall short on competence and innovation (Artwork critiques, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 02.01. - Amakula 2012: Gangsterism and Ben Kiwanuka (Artwork critiques, Film)
  • 02.01. - The Book of Kirya: Songs written in the future about the past (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 02.01. - Museveni’s children and their splintered voices in ‘Broken Voices of the Revolution’ (Artwork critiques, Poetry & Literature)
  • 02.01. - Dependence by Muriel Baguma (1st runner-up of Femrite @50 Writing Competition) (Poetry & Literature)

2012 (68)

  • 30.11. - Nudity? It is Artistic Expression and Free Speech (part II) (Artwork critiques, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 30.11. - Expanding Africa’s story through photojournalism (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 30.11. - Dance Transmissions Festival 2012: A dialogue in dance (Artwork critiques, Dance and Theatre)
  • 30.11. - Ugandan Art: From Galleries to Green Lawns and Red Roads (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 30.11. - Ras Kasozi’s road to Vancouver (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 30.11. - A-fiftieth at Fifty by Linda Lilian (Winner of Femrite @50 Writing Competition) (Poetry & Literature)
  • 02.11. - Nudity? It is Artistic Expression and Free Speech (part I) (Artwork critiques, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 02.11. - Kampala Contemporary Art Festival: Setting new trends in art exhibitions (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 02.11. - Nawany: A sensitive Karamojong (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 02.11. - Amakula: A journey of a thousand miles (Artist interviews, Film)
  • 02.11. - Five monuments in Kampala from the first 50 years of independence (Visual Art)
  • 02.11. - Art reflects society and its peculiarities (Music, Opinions)
  • 05.10. - 10 Lessons learned from a well-organized Bayimba (Artwork critiques, Dance and Theatre, Music)
  • 05.10. - Fun factory: Cracking a rib (Artwork critiques, Dance and Theatre)
  • 05.10. - Visionary Africa: “Glass Boxes are a disaster” (Special analysis)
  • 05.10. - Fred Mutebi: Art – Bargaining for woman (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 05.10. - Awesome! An Art School that is wholesome (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 05.10. - How to enter the international music arena (Music)
  • 16.09. - Visionary Africa – Art at Work: Itinerant exhibition platform in African capitals (Upcoming events, Visual Art)
  • 03.09. - To Die a Martyr: The story of a Ugandan Tragicomedy (Artwork critiques, Dance and Theatre)
  • 03.09. - DaudiMzili Twin Exhibition: A Dichotomy of Creativity or Paradox of Mutual Confusion? (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 03.09. - Ugandan Voices of Change: Adong Judith Lucy (Artist interviews, Dance and Theatre)
  • 03.09. - Questioning ‘Salable’ Art at WAZO (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 03.09. - Kiwewa’yimba: Throwing architectural politics into the development debate (Opinions)
  • 03.09. - Bayimba: Celebrating five years of artistic inspiration (Music, Upcoming events)
  • 04.08. - David Kaiza on Ugandan Arts: Substance or airy pursuits? (Opinions)
  • 04.08. - Ronex celebrating his 10 yrs: New faces + new directions (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 04.08. - The Ugandan Paradox: A rich country of poor people (Artwork critiques, Poetry & Literature)
  • 04.08. - Uganda’s Independence Monuments at 50 (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 04.08. - Nii Ayikwei Parkes: Poets must learn editing and performing (Artist interviews, Poetry & Literature)
  • 04.08. - Color, participation and art at the LaBa! Street Art Festival (Artwork critiques)
  • 02.07. - Chris Mugarura: The present and future of Ugandan comics industry (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 02.07. - Summoning the Rains: African women on patriarchy (Artwork critiques, Poetry & Literature)
  • 02.07. - Can a writer earn a living in Uganda? (Creative techniques, Poetry & Literature, Special analysis)
  • 02.07. - Curating the Acoustics Sessions (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 02.07. - Do art festivals matter? (Special analysis)
  • 02.07. - Curving a niche in social transformation through Art (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 04.06. - Liberation-Arts-Participation at the 6th LaBa! Street Art Festival (Upcoming events)
  • 30.05. - DOADOA: Taking African music to the global scene (Music, Special analysis)
  • 30.05. - Does luga-flow symbolize Ugandan hip-hop / rap music? (Music, Opinions)
  • 30.05. - Felix Magima: Just the eyes (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 30.05. - Jane Bussmann: The comedy of tragedies (Artwork critiques, Dance and Theatre)
  • 30.05. - Bayimba Regional Festival of Arts kicks off in Jinja (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 30.05. - In Movement: Creative empowerment in Kansanga (Special analysis)
  • 30.04. - Bruno Ruganzu: Winner of the TED Prize City 2.0 in Doha (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 30.04. - Edison Mugalu’s art: The serendipity of success (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 30.04. - Dancing the night away (Dance and Theatre, Opinions, Special analysis)
  • 30.04. - Political Music: Kadongo Kamu is dead (Music, Special analysis)
  • 30.04. - The Lure of Poetry (Artwork critiques, Poetry & Literature)
  • 30.04. - Arts and Heritage: Who owns what? Why we have to (be) care(fully)? (Creative techniques, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 30.03. - Turning Trash into Treasure (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 30.03. - Olubugo Reloaded: The push towards a new awareness (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 30.03. - History In Progress: Ugandan photo opportunities (Art collectors, Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 30.03. - Freeing the audience: Women in live music (Artist interviews, Music)
  • 30.03. - Different But One 16: A Story without End (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 30.03. - Ekisaakaate: Ganda culture holiday camp for kids (Special analysis)
  • 29.02. - Nneka: The Soul Dynamite (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 29.02. - Outlook 2012: Six leading Ugandan arts and culture professionals share their visions (Artist interviews, Dance and Theatre, Music, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 29.02. - Jjuuko Hoods’ visual memoir of Kampala today (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 29.02. - A Case for Good African Music (Artwork critiques, Music, Special analysis)
  • 29.02. - Kiwewa’yimba: Creative minds, dare to fail! (Opinions)
  • 15.02. - The 100 Posters for the Right to Education Exhibition: Its Lessons for the Enforcement of Fundamental Rights (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 30.01. - Breaking Free, a fusion of life (Artwork critiques, Dance and Theatre)
  • 30.01. - Creativity, innovation and experimentation sets a new pace for the Ugandan visual arts (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 30.01. - Why Art? An essay by Doreen Baingana (Artwork critiques, Dance and Theatre, Opinions)
  • 30.01. - Afrigo Band, Watoto Choir and Pragmo Jazz: Live music for the festive season (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 30.01. - Behind the Artwork: Joseph Ntensibe’s ‘Disappearing Forests’ (Artist interviews, Creative techniques, Visual Art)
  • 30.01. - Notes on the African Creative Economy (Opinions, Special analysis)

2011 (75)

  • 28.12. - What is Original? Do-cultures and don’t-cultures (Special analysis)
  • 28.12. - Geoffrey Mukasa: The enduring painter (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 28.12. - Is this really Uganda? (Artwork critiques, Music)
  • 28.12. - This Is Uganda: Artwork in Progress (Artwork critiques, Music, Visual Art)
  • 28.12. - East African Art Summit 2011: The coming together of creative minds (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 19.12. - A Writers’ Residency bearing fruits (Artwork critiques, Poetry & Literature)
  • 15.12. - Startjournal.org’s hits and misses: Celebrating the one-year anniversary of being online (Opinions)
  • 29.11. - Kyeyune’s The Kampala I Will Always Come Back To: Sanitised Economic Injustices and the Risk of Propaganda (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 29.11. - Great Achievements by Makerere Ceramists (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 29.11. - Xenson’s Futuristic Past enthralls (Artwork critiques)
  • 29.11. - Kiwewa’yimba: Ugandan art is booming! But where is the market? (Opinions)
  • 29.11. - Sam Ibanda: Spreading the passion for Ugandan contemporary dance (Artist interviews, Dance and Theatre)
  • 29.11. - Women’s Voices: A discussion on English literature in Uganda (Poetry & Literature)
  • 01.11. - Umoja sets the bar for performance high (Artwork critiques, Dance and Theatre, Music)
  • 01.11. - Patronage, finesse and passion (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 01.11. - Vision for Africa Pottery Workshop: A case study for traditional African design (Artist interviews, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 01.11. - Where’s the real voice of Ugandan hip-hop? (Artwork critiques, Dance and Theatre, Music)
  • 01.11. - The Butterfly Effect: An interview with Caine Prize-nominee Beatrice Lamwaka (Artist interviews, Poetry & Literature)
  • 01.11. - Tracing the Life of a Song: Poetic Wisdom in Gganga Alula (Music, Poetry & Literature)
  • 13.10. - In memory of Geoffrey Mukasa: Exhibiting at AKA Gallery at Tulifanya (Upcoming events, Visual Art)
  • 02.10. - Is the Ugandan art scene on the right path? (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 02.10. - Sculptural figures reflected on daily experiences? Nabulime confronts the canon of visual representation (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 02.10. - The Gospel of Evolution through Sane’s Brush Strokes (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 02.10. - The Art of Economic Instability (Special analysis)
  • 02.10. - Bayimba 2011: A celebration of music, dance, art and culture (Artwork critiques, Dance and Theatre, Music)
  • 02.10. - The bright tones of Katanga (Artist interviews, Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 27.09. - The Umoja Cultural Flying Carpet is landing at Ndere centre September 30th (Dance and Theatre, Music, Upcoming events)
  • 31.08. - Taking art back to communities: The Mabarti Street Art project (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 31.08. - Shifts in Ugandan Art: From a rooted symbolism to philosophy as world-view (Artwork critiques, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 31.08. - Can you really find your favourite Ugandan visual artists online? (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 31.08. - A woman with many artistic hats: An interview with Margaret Nagawa (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 31.08. - Behind the Artwork: Taga’s ‘Changing Kampala’ (Creative techniques, Visual Art)
  • 31.08. - Bayimba Festival: Champion of the Arts (Special analysis, Upcoming events)
  • 04.07. - Contemplating the Early Years Exhibition, Moving Past Propaganda: A Critical Review (Artwork critiques, Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 04.07. - The Twentyfour-Seven Artist: An interview with Ronex Ahimbisbwe (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 04.07. - Color, Creativity and Fun at LaBa! Street Art Festival (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 04.07. - The language of art (Artwork critiques, Poetry & Literature)
  • 04.07. - Three artists telling their tales at the LaBa! Street Festival (Artist interviews)
  • 04.07. - Acting the role of Chopin: Kiggundu’s piano performance (Music)
  • 13.06. - Acoustic moments: A portrait of Michael Ouma (Artist interviews, Music, Upcoming events)
  • 01.06. - Sane: Artists should put their creative minds into Ugandan culture (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 01.06. - Do we really care about our Arts and Culture? Ugandans speak out at their 2nd national conference (Special analysis)
  • 01.06. - The Missing Ink: An interview with Fred Mutebi (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 01.06. - Food for thought: Recent work by Fred Mutebi (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 01.06. - Poetry in Session: An intellectual revival in Kampala (Artwork critiques, Poetry & Literature)
  • 01.06. - How to Curate Your Own Art Exhibit (Creative techniques, Visual Art)
  • 01.06. - David Oduki at ‘Let Us Share Beauty’: “Adapt exhibitions to global trends” (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 28.04. - How group studios can foster creativity (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 28.04. - Wasswa Donald: I Speak Elephanish (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 28.04. - Art the mirror of our politics (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 28.04. - How to prepare bark cloth using charcoal and leaves (Creative techniques, Visual Art)
  • 28.04. - The new dawn of the MishMash Experience (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 28.04. - Street theatre is taking the floor in Uganda (Dance and Theatre, Upcoming events)
  • 31.03. - Group studios in Uganda: The Challenges of a Collective (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 31.03. - Beyond the Controversy (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 31.03. - The Art of Self-making: An interview with Edison Mugalu (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 31.03. - Material Evolution: Ugandan Bark Cloth exhibition at the University of North Texas (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 31.03. - Art collector Kaddu Sebunya: “I would go to Brazil for one of Fabian’s paintings” (Art collectors, Visual Art)
  • 31.03. - Kora Sessions: An interview with Joel Sebunjo (Artist interviews, Music)
  • 28.03. - Issue 008 will be out April 1st, followed by Start First Sundays at Cayenne April 3rd (Editorial Notes)
  • 03.03. - Where are the Ugandan female artists? (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 03.03. - The Special One: An Interview with Rose Kirumira (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 03.03. - Different but One 15: The Makerere Masters (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 03.03. - How to carve a wood relief (Creative techniques, Visual Art)
  • 03.03. - Making an Artists’ Village work: Nesting for the next, big thing (Upcoming events, Visual Art)
  • 03.03. - The Sons of the Master: Tingatinga painters coming to ISU Kampala (Upcoming events, Visual Art)
  • 03.03. - Join us at Start First Sundays at Cayenne at 6pm (Editorial Notes)
  • 02.02. - Art and writing can change the world (Upcoming events, Visual Art)
  • 02.02. - Evolution of visual arts in Uganda (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 02.02. - Art Criticism and Art History: A Symbiotic Relationship (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 02.02. - Jewels in Motion: An interview with Sanaa Gateja (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 02.02. - How to do Woodcut Printmaking using a Dark-to-Light Technique (Creative techniques, Visual Art)
  • 02.02. - Free Expression by Mzili: Secondhand goods- first class art (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 02.02. - The Soul of a Man: Qwela Band’s Joseph Kahirimbanyi (Artist interviews, Music)
  • 26.01. - Startjournal.org launches first 2011-issue on February 3rd (Editorial Notes)

2010 (8)

  • 15.12. - How to make Art interesting? (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 15.12. - Corporate sponsorship of the arts: Friend or foe? (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 15.12. - The Perceptive Observer: An interview with George Kyeyune (Artist interviews, Visual Art)
  • 15.12. - How to use fibreglass to make a mould (Creative techniques, Visual Art)
  • 15.12. - Taga Unveils Totems of Uganda (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 15.12. - Sane: The steady decline in media coverage of visual arts (Opinions, Visual Art)
  • 15.12. - Amakula Congress raises a need for movie industry boost (Film)
  • 14.12. - Start Journal launches next issue online December 15th (Editorial Notes)

2009 (7)

  • 01.12. - Viral Value: A chat with the curator of the Dutch Masters Today exhibition (Special analysis, Visual Art)
  • 01.12. - Henry Mzili Mujunga: A Work of Fiction (Opinions)
  • 01.12. - Critic’s Pick: Rolands (Birutsya) Tibirusya (Artwork critiques, Visual Art)
  • 01.12. - Pamela Kertland Wright: Collector, writer and owner of Emin Pasha hotel (Art collectors, Visual Art)
  • 01.12. - Learning A New Language: Lillian Nabulime (Artist interviews)
  • 01.12. - Issue No 004 Dec ´09 (Editorial Notes)
  • 01.07. - Issue No 003 Jul ´09 (Editorial Notes)

2008 (1)

  • 01.02. - Issue No 002 Feb ´08 (Editorial Notes)

2007 (1)

  • 01.10. - Issue No 001 Oct ´07 (Editorial Notes)

Opinions

Liz Mbabazi Co-ordinator of the Kuonyesha Project during an artist info session.

A new dawn in arts funding in Uganda’s creative sector
Dominic Muwanguzi January 20, 2020

Indian alley with director Dan Moss, Ashish Verma and Nicolas Fagerberg - Image: Imperial Blue
Imperial Blues: European-African co-production in the post-colonial era
David Cecil and 1 more September 17, 2019

The team working on their co-creation (image by Design Hub Kampala)
Four minds of Gender Equity – The making of a stop motion animation
Esteri Tebandeke August 1, 2019

Jackie Akello

The money of Music in Uganda
Pamela Acaye Kerunen July 26, 2019

The #Talkonit team on a mission in Katwe

#Talkonit, A Censored Art Experiment About Freedom Of Expression
Matt Kayem July 7, 2019
8 Ugandan Artists to Invest in
Matt Kayem May 16, 2019

Librettist Simon Njami giving direction to KAB18 apprentices. Image Startjournal

Curator: Friend or Foe of Art
Dominic Muwanguzi April 5, 2019

Image: Modern Refugees, The difference between Africa’s refugees and their West counterparts was that there was hope behind the barbed wires.
Revitalising Ugandan Bark-Cloth – Concerns of the regime artist
Fred Mutebi June 13, 2018

Art Venues

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Design Hub Kampala
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National Theater

Uganda National Cultural Centre / National Theater
start May 14, 2019

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