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The
collaborative workshop conducted on 9th of July 2016 at Kalerwe was an outreach
activity organized by UCASDR in conjunction with the Margaret Trowell School of
Industrial and Fine Arts and Newcastle
University.
It
was coordinated by Tusiime Mathias and
fully supported and facilitated by Newcastle University Institute for creative
Arts practice.
The
training was attended by about 20 (twenty) artisans and 50 (fifty) children from the Kalerwe community
and was facilitated by lecturers from the
Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Arts (CEDAT) plus a professor
from Newcastle University i.e. Prof. Andrew Burton from Newcastle University was
Mr. J.B. Kanuge, Dr. Lilian Nabulime ,Mr. Edward Balaba from Makerere
University and students from the Art school.
We
also had representatives from Kalerwe Market administration namely Mr. Kabongezo,
Buzizi Rogers a batik artist as well as businessman in the market, and an LC chairman representative. We thank
the management of Godwins primary school for offering UCASDR space especially the
Head Teacher Hajat Janat. The event was covered by Urban TV and aired on PM
live program on 18th of Feb 2016, the New vision publications, Bukedde paper
and the Independent magazine.
We
thank Mr. Buzizi Rogers and Mr. Kabongezo for mobilizing the participants and
ensuring that the activities are timely and organized.
We
hope to have continuous collaboration with Newcastle University Institute for
creative Arts practice.
We
thank Newcastle University for fully supporting the activity which included funding
for everything during the workshop.
We
are looking forward Uganda community Art
skill Development and recycling UCASDR to have a formal collaboration with different
schools in College Engineering Design Art and Technology- Makerere University
Tusiime
Mathias
Programs -Director UCASDR
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