Artist Residency in Nairobi!
I've been back in Tanzania for some time. The artist residency in Nairobi was too amazing to leave without a blog post. First of all, what is an artist residency? Wikipedia defines it: "Artist-in-residence programs and other residency opportunities exist to invite artists, academicians, curators, and all manner of creative people for a time and space away from their usual environment and obligations. They provide a time of reflection, research, presentation, production and immersion into a new culture. They often allow an individual to explore their practice within another community; meeting new people, using new materials, experiencing life in a new location and potentially integrating elements of that experience into their art. Art residencies emphasize the importance of meaningful and multi-layered cultural exchange and immersion into another culture." I used this definition because I love it. Its such a perfect explanation of where I was for 3 weeks! S...