Jim Chuchu Chosen For The Apollo Art Magazine 40 Under 40 Africa List!

The visual arts publication Apollo Magazine was founded in 1925, and has continued to be one of the sector’s most respected media entities. Its annual 40 under 40 lists, launched in 2014, feature what they describe as “the most talented and inspiring young people driving the art world forward today” and what others have described as “young leaders and future stars of the arts world”, and select 10 each of artists, thinkers, business people and patrons/advocates from multiple regions around the world.

NewsThe Nest Collective30 September 2020Jim Chuchu, Art

Drinks Freestyle: Music Video Direction by Noel Kasyoka

Our very own Noel Kasyoka directed RVMP & Chevy Kev’s music video for their track “Drinks Freestyle”! The captivating three-minute video just recently dropped. “I'd been listening to the track on repeat for a while—impressed by RVMP's and Chevy's venture into new sounds and styles—when two ideas of what its music video could look like popped up, and in time, morphed into one.

NewsThe Nest Collective10 September 2020music video, Noel Kasyoka

#HackUrCulture: A Pan-African Open Call

Credipple (a South African startup connecting clients with reliable creative and tech freelance practitioners and services) are collaborating with the Goethe Institut in Johannesburg for a really cool project! They are looking for young African creatives, as well as cultural and tech practitioners across Sub-Saharan Africa. The project is excited to connect with folk who are interested in designing innovative solutions for African GLAM and affiliated institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) engaging in the virtual space.

NewsThe Nest Collective4 September 2020open call

Open Restitution Featuring Dr. Njoki Ngumi: Webinar Link Up Now

Our very own Dr. Njoki Ngumi had an insightful, evolving conversation with the Open Restitution team for the launch of the Open Restitution Africa Project on their YouTube live webinar, where they dove in deep into the practicalities of restitution. Njoki speaks on the lessons we as the collective in the International Inventories Project (IIP) have learnt which include the scales of colonial plunder that we need to recognize as a people and as a continent when we talk about restitution and return of our cultural objects,

NewsThe Nest Collective2 September 2020Dr. Njoki Ngumi

Our very own Mars Maasai: XPRSO Present Nairobass!

XPRSO, a Nairobi based production team, counts among its members our very own Mars Masaai, alongside artists Baby’s Breath, MR. LU* and RVMP. We’re thrilled to share that they released their very first EP, NAIROBASS, this past March! The 7 track EP is vibes on vibes, showcasing their underlying love for bass and pure Nairobi sounds.

NewsThe Nest Collective31 August 2020Album

The LAM Sisterhood Presents Mekatilili & Wangu: The Brazen Way

We were excited to finally share these long awaited comics, and even more thrilled with the amazing responses we’ve been getting. We are tremendously grateful to everyone who is reading and sharing them, as well as interacting about them on our socials. We appreciate every one of you!

NewsThe Nest Collective7 August 2020comics

New Work: Two Comics Out Today!

We are thrilled to have officially published (digitally!) 2 comic books. We chose and framed, and wrote the narrative skeletons of these stories, then invited some of our favourite illustrators, Joe Barasa and Daniel Muli (who was assisted by Ray Gicharu), to work with us to make them a reality. One is the story of Mekatilili wa Menza, and the other is of Wangu wa Makeri.

NewsThe Nest Collective5 August 2020comics

Sunny Dolat At Industrie Africa: Advisory Board Membership

We are excited and very proud to announce that our very own Sunny Dolat is joining Industrie Africa as a member of its incoming advisory board! The new board comprises a diverse team committed to sector excellence, all already eminent in their own respective fields. Here are Sunny’s fellow board members in some wonderful interviews about their work and achievements: Omoyemi Akerele, Nigerian fashion business and industry developer; Hanneli Rupert, South African luxury designer and retailer;

NewsThe Nest Collective24 July 2020Sunny Dolat

Open Call: Digital Art Curator Bootcamp + Exhibition Commission

Fak’ugesi, a South Africa-based festival that sits right at the intersection of arts, culture and tech in Africa, are hosting their African Digital Innovation Festival soon! Themed #PowerToThePixel, this year’s explorations consider the pixel as the smallest visual unit, alongside its ability to bridge divides and bring focus to our digital creativity. The festival this year will take place in 5 main online interventions throughout the month of September.

NewsThe Nest Collective13 July 2020Festival, Jim Chuchu, Dr. Njoki Ngumi

Exhibition: Dynamic Spaces at Museum Ludwig

We Need Prayers, our short one-scene anthology web series, is showing at the HERE AND NOW at Museum Ludwig: Dynamic Spaces exhibition in Cologne, Germany. This exhibition was put together by the wonderful team at Contemporary And (C&) (Fun fact: C& commissioned the very first episode of WNP during the residency we did with them a couple of years ago!)

NewsThe Nest Collective2 July 2020Frida Orupabo, 2019

Screening: Pride Takeover with CampbellX and Conversation with Jim!

We are excited to announce that our queer anthology film, Stories of our Lives, is screening as part of the Bird’s Eye View for Pride 2020 Takeover by Campbell X, an amazing trans filmmaker! Campbell X is a luminary in contemporary British queer cinema, and for Pride Month this year, they have curated a mixture of features and shorts exploring the black queer experience—including our little film!

NewsThe Nest Collective1 July 2020Jim Chuchu, Birds' Eye View

DEEZEN X WDCD: Decolonising Design

Our very own Sunny Dolat will be live on What Can Design Do’s Facebook page as part of a series of urgent conversations around social justice in design today (Friday 19th June—also known as Juneteenth) from 4–5pm EAT (3–4pm CET). He'll be featured alongside Anoushka Khandwala, unpacking how colonialism has shaped the way we teach, value and practice design. The presentation is part of a teaming up between What Design Can Do and Dezeen to present a programme on social justice in design.

NewsThe Nest Collective19 June 2020Sunny Dolat, What Design Can Do

The Nest Collective is a multidisciplinary collective living and working in Nairobi, Kenya.

Latest news…