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YOU WERE IMAGINED AT THIS TABLE.
Separate histories, lives and stories share a table on a beautifully vulnerable night of wonder, music, food, meaningful conversation and whimsy. @afrika.housekenya navigated by @peterhac

One week from today, I’ll gather 22 people across generations, cultures, and creative worlds for an intimate Ecotone Salon Dinner as apart of a residency at Afrika House in Nairobi.

Inspired by Muyaka Shitanda’s exhibition @_shitanda_ curated by @azzasatti and @prithika.mohan , The Singer and the Red Rose, we’ll take art off the walls and bring its questions to the table.

Through food, music, and three movements of conversation, we’ll explore the stories we perform, the ancestors who witness us, and who we choose to become when the applause fades.

Not simply a dinner. A living work of art made of the people gathered around it.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 | 5–9 PM
Dinner served at 6:30 PM
📍 Holmes à Court Gallery, Afrika House
20 Twiga Hill Road, Hardy, Karen, Nairobi

22 seats | KES 8,500 per person
Includes a full culinary experience, wine, and music.

Limited overnight accommodation packages with breakfast are also available.

RSVP by October 25: https://luma.com/xopvabne

Please include any dietary requirements when registering. Payment details will follow.

Come as you are. Leave with a story worth carrying

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Last night at Afrika House (@afrika.housekenya), we gathered for a conversation on East African art, collecting, and the stories that shape the auction world.

In discussion with Danda Jarolimek (@dandajaroljmek) of Art Auction East Africa (@artauctioneastafrica), we explored the journeys artworks take before the hammer falls, from Salah Elmor’s early exchange piece finding its way back into the room to a Cyrus Kabiru sculpture surprisingly within reach.

We also reflected on what it means to collect thoughtfully: not simply to own, but to become a steward of an artist’s work and story.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the evening.

Art Auction East Africa takes place on 28 October at 7pm. The works are on view now.

Is there a piece you’re quietly circling?

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HAPPENING TODAY | FEW SLOTS AVAILABLE

Join us this evening at Afrika House for a conversation between Danda Jarolimek, Director of Art Auction East Africa, and Peter Holmes à Court, founder of Afrika House and the Holmes à Court Gallery.

An evening exploring East African art, the evolving art market, and the stories behind the auction world.

📅 Thursday, 22 October 2026
🕕 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Afrika House, Hardy, Nairobi

Limited parking available, so please support your local ride-share driver 🤍

RSVP required. Link in bio.

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FEW SLOTS AVAILABLE

Dear Art Lovers,

The Holmes à Court Gallery in collaboration with Art Auction East Africa invites you to an evening with Danda Jarolimek, Director of Art Auction East Africa, in conversation with Peter Holmes à Court, founder of Afrika House and the Holmes à Court Gallery in Nairobi.

Join us for a discussion on East African art, its evolving market, and the world of auctions.

Gain a behind-the-scenes perspective on Art Auction East Africa, exploring the stories, personalities, remarkable works, and moments that unfold before the hammer falls.

Thursday, 22 October 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Afrika House, Hardy, Nairobi

We have limited parking, so please support your local ride-share driver 🤍

Attendance is strictly by RSVP only. RSVP link in bio.

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Sport is more than a game, it’s a tool of hope for young people in Kakuma.
#easyfitgang #sportsforchange #youthempowerment

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Interviewing an artist who lets his work do the talking. Turns out, Shitanda’s (@_shitanda_) art had even more to say ☺️.

His solo exhibition is still on at The Holmes à Court Gallery at Afrika House until 31 October 2026. Consider this your sign to come see what he’s been up to.

Viewing is by appointment only. RSVP via art@afrika.house.

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Epic people, epic guests, and the Epic Foundation, an evening bringing together people committed to creating meaningful social impact.

Through Afrika House’s residency program, our convener in chief @peterhac welcomed back Epic Foundation (@epicfoundation) to highlight their work and bring together a diverse group of social impact NGOs making a difference across Kenya. These included Kidogo (@kidogoearlyyears), Carolina for Kibera (@cfkafrica), JustDigIt (@justdigit), Lwala Community Alliance (@lwalacommunity), Save the Children (@savethechildren_int), and Apollo Agriculture (@apolloagriculture).

We are also grateful to the stakeholders, and investors who joined us for the occasion, including Yann Borgstedt (@borgstedtyann), Franco-Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist; Robin Decaux (@robin2ko), Co-founder and CEO of Equito; Sébastien Lovy, CEO of Intermedical Group (@intermedical_pro_group); Lucie Basch (@lucie.basch), Co-founder of Too Good To Go and Poppins (@poppins.app, @toogoodtogo.fr); writer and director Simon Bouisson (@simonbouisson); Simon Lasry (@simonlasry) and Marie-France Lasry (@mariefrancelasry) of Fondation Almayuda; venture capitalist and co-founder of Xiji Incubator (@xiji_incubator), Laura Millan Mayoral; investor and entrepreneur Philipp von Wulffen (@philippvonwulfen); tech startups investor Cedric Sellin; Philippe Griffiths (@pgriffithsphoto) of TLcom Capital (@tlcomcapital ); and Co-founder and CEO of Loop Pet Food, Laura Stanford (@according_to_lau).

Representing the Kenyan ecosystem were Juliana Rotich (@julesrotich), Kenyan technology entrepreneur and founder of Ushahidi (@ushahidi); Megan Root (@rootstafarian), Co-founder and CEO of Grounded (@grounded_africa); Nick Vilelle, Founder of the Nairobi Business Angel Network (NaiBAN) (@nairobi.ban); Bridget Deacon (@bridgetdfd), Managing Director of Shujaaz Inc.; Charlotte Mason (@chalakenya), Program Leader at Zeitz Foundation; Dr. Fiona Cresswell; Siddharth Gusain (@siddharthgusain1204), Velocity’s Head of Strategy and Partnerships; and Patricia Branch, Vice President and Head of Business Strategy at NBA Africa (@nbaafricaofficial).

Various government agencies were also represented,

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Presented by The Station and The Holmes à Court Gallery at Afrika House, The Singer and the Red Rose is Muyaka Shitanda’s first solo exhibition in Nairobi, marking years of investigation into performance, self-preservation, and the desire to be seen.

While African portraiture, from Malick Sidibé’s mid-century studio work to Hassan Hajjaj’s contemporary pop spectacles, has long used the lens as a tool of legibility and self-authorship, Shitanda shifts the dynamic from display to withdrawal. His figures dress for the stage, occupy dramatic light, and look directly at us, yet deliberately withhold their facial features, surrendering nothing else.

Exhibition dates: September 19 - October 21, 2026
Viewing by appointment only, art@afrika.house

Stay tuned for upcoming programming and activations ✨

📸 @angie.owiti

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Are you a female photographer?

Do your images challenge assumptions, start conversations, or offer new ways of seeing Africa?

Then this call is for you.

As the world marks 200 years of photography, curator Rose Musyoki @rosemusyoki_ invites you to be part of Black and Black @blackandblack.africa, an exhibition exploring authorship, agency, perspective, and the power of representation.

If your work challenges dominant narratives, expands conversations, or brings fresh perspectives to African experiences, we want to hear from you.

⏳ Just 3 days left to apply.

📅 Deadline: 25 September

🔗 Submit via the link in our bio or visit afrika.house/black-and-black

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We’ve noticed you have questions. Quite a few, actually. So we made an FAQ.

Swipe through for answers to some of the things you’ve been wondering about, and a few things you probably haven’t.

Black and Black applications are now open, with the deadline extended to 25 September.

Submit via the link in bio or visit afrika.house/blackandblack.

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THE SINGER AND THE RED ROSE
By Muyaka Shitanda

Join us for the opening of Muyaka Shitanda’s new exhibition, The Singer and The Red Rose, curated by The Station

📍 The Holmes à Court Gallery at Afrika House
✨ Opening: September 19, 2026 | 12-6PM
🗓️ Exhibition dates: September 19 – October 31, 2026

The Singer and The Red Rose explores the theatre of everyday life: the performer on stage, the audience watching, and the red rose offered as a gesture of applause. Through this metaphor, Shitanda asks who we are when we are being watched and who we become in solitude and whether, in the end, we live for the applause.

*Muyaka Shitanda* is a multidisciplinary artist working across photography, painting, textiles, sculpture, and film. His surreal, immersive works explore identity, memory, emotion, and the fragility of life - blurring the boundaries between fantasy and reality.

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@davidmuriithi elaborated on what the journey towards recognising one’s value as a creative can look like. He observed that many creatives stumble through their careers without initially recognising the value of their work. It is often only later, through experience and reflection, that they begin to understand their worth and then have to navigate how to reconcile that realisation with the realities of the industry and make it work for them.
Such an apt observation!

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#FichuaPazia #CreativeSector #FichuaPaziaForum #safeguarding #Nairobi

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