NTARE AFRICAN Art Festival
Funded by HIVOS EAST AFRICA / SIDA
“NTARE” is a word that means Lioness/Lion in the Language of the Bantu Tribe found in Western Uganda called the Banyankole. In different dialects by the Bantu the Lioness is celebrated for her strength, cunning, hunting skills, prowess, and Roar. In this project we would love to elevate the voices of Femxle Creative Artists in East Africa, they are the Lionesses of our time, and we believe its time for them to RISE.
Celebrating Womxn in the arts is very important, we are often looked as objects of desire but not respected a curators of Art. Through conversations with Creatives in the industry we will shade more light on the need for gender equality and the need for documentation of folklore so that we can help preserve narratives from the past.
We will hold a dialogue on New Ways of Working during the NTARE art festival with LBTIQ+ Femxle and male creatives in Uganda, documenting them in their element while they Create Critical Content, this festival will be a hybrid event, there will be online sessions with Creatives and Physical filmed sessions that will showcase creatives content and create a Safe Space to Collaborate and Create Art that speaks to the need for Gender Equality in the Creative Industries in Uganda.
#Art is our DNA. It transforms us and drives us to higher vibrations where we exist in love and celebration as we convene with our ancestors and create meaningful connections with each other #NtareFest#music #photo #fashion#CreativeConsciousness #queerart#love pic.twitter.com/wnRUO8wL9N
— Simma Africa Creative Arts Foundation (@SimmaArts) July 19, 2022
Ntare African Arts Festival is our Pride and time to Roar. We are here to celebrate and elevate Queer Refugee and indigenous creative artists in Africa. Art is the story of creatives, it’s how we express ourselves. How we show love and communicate our fears and dreams. Art is not just our language.
It’s who we are, ART is our DNA. It transforms us and drives us to higher vibrations where we exist in love and celebration as we convene with our ancestors and create meaningful connections with each other #NtareFest We believe that every moment in our lives should be a celebration of art love and life.