Emerson Collection Catalogue April 2025
April 14, 2025
Events · July 2021
Artists came together in workshops led by Luba Roshchyna, to share their experiences and move a step further together.
Free entry · 9am–4pm daily until 30 July 2021
Events
In the months preceding this exhibition, artists have participated in workshops with different themes. Luba Roshchyna led the workshops and brought together the artists for an opportunity to share their experiences and move a step further together as an artist community.
The Art Exhibition is curated by Luba Roshchyna.
With well experienced artists and young and upcoming artists together the atmosphere was very ambitious, all looking forward to prepare artwork for a big exhibition to come.
The exhibition brings together well experienced artists and young, upcoming artists from across Zanzibar.
The exhibition
In this exhibition we will see artists that are going a step further. With input of the artists and curator of the exhibition Luba Roshchyna, Emerson Zanzibar created a list of selection criteria for each artwork to be included in the exhibition, ensuring originality of conception, artistic and professional quality. This resulted in an exhibition of selected artworks, which reflect the best of the best currently in Zanzibar.
Having the exhibition open to all Zanzibar artists means that there are equal opportunities for the well experienced artists and the upcoming artists to take part in the exhibition. A fair chance for all Zanzibari artists to participate and especially for the young upcoming artists a fantastic opportunity to have their artworks finally seen and promoted.
Unity
The collaboration also reflects a huge step in terms of unity within the artist community in Zanzibar. All artists who participate share the aim to promote arts in Zanzibar in general and hope that it will be valued more by the wider community. The initiative offered a chance for everyone to give their ideas, a chance to participate in preparation workshops and a chance for everyone to have their artworks seen in this exhibition. All participants showed an eagerness to show their creativity and capabilities without competing with each other.
On Monday the 26th of July 2021, the Emerson Zanzibar Foundation will hand out its first Visual Arts Award.
Find out about some of 'All Things Emerson Zanzibar' events taking place between 17 to 30 July 2021.
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