Good news: Happy to announce, #UCASDR received funding from Newcastle university ,UK .Thank you #Newcastle university Thank you #prof Andrew Burton

UCASDR is humbled to be joined by a team of Makerere University - CEDAT (Home of Innovations) during the Community Skills Development Workshop in Kalerwe - Sub Urban near Kampala.

Prof. Philip Kwesiga (Chair - Department of visual communication, Design and Multimedia)

Kanuge John Bosco

Nsereko Raymond

Ssewanyana Robert (lecturer and PhD Student)

The LC1 chairman of Kalerwe graced the workshop.
The community  were trained in the following skills during our workshop
candle making
Metal fabrication
shoe making and last making
simple Sandal making for law income earning
sand metal casting
 leather works
broom making
chalk making
soap making
curving
Tailoring

Interactive workshops between Art writer expert Artisans and the youths. UCASDR with the support from Newcastle university school of Art and culture UK. Thank you #Newcastleuniversity # mathiastusiime

Uganda: Kids in Kalerwe community learn art skills using recycled materi...

Tusiime Mathias meets the famous Italian Artist Leonardo Da Vinci in Kampala Uganda

It's a wonderful experience to  meet the famous Italian Artist #Leonardo Da Vinci in Kampala( seeing his works on the walls of uganda Museum)
I and UCASDR community let's take this opportunity to thank the management of  Italian Embassy, for inspiring more Artists , sharing great master works to ugandan communities and  for supporting Arts.
I wish each  year you  bring more Italian Artist to uganda to share the both Art and culture experiences
Thank you
Tusiime Mathias

Tusiime Mathias life experience

Uganda community Art skill devt and recycling( UCASDR)Using Art as a tool to sensitize the teneger to Know their mensuration period in Kamwokya community Kampala uganda

#UCASDRcommunityprogram#and#Creative arts256# working on the
Event theme
Knowing you're mensuration period among teneger in the community in #kamwokya@kampala
 uganda

Tusiime Mathias on face painting

Group photo after the workshop with the Youths of Kamwokya 

Tusiime,Bernard, and Buzizi after the workshop

Interactive workshop with Andrea from Austria at UCASDR arts centre in Nansana

It was a great honor to make interactive workshop with Andrea from Austria at UCASDR arts centre in Nansana.
We are very happy for her Amazing comment that,she
 really love our project and she can’t wait to work more on it.
she's interested to work with us on future community skills development and recycling programs in our organization.
We are inviting every one interested in interactive  Art workshop at our centre
Your welcome
For details
Call us or WhatsApp on
+256 752533122

Tusiime Mathias on going exhibition in Nairobi kenya at the Photozio gallery

Here is the link
soon posting the images
   https://store.photizoartgallery.com/artist/tusiime-mathias/

Trip to Zanzibar exhibition, Networking and Art opportunities

 life is coming to normal  after receiving a motorcycle
Its a great pleasure to visit Zanzibar  for the aim of making exhibition, networking and opportunities with the Artists and Artisans in the great lakes
region

work on Display in Zanzibar

Director UCASDR with my Zanzibar friend James

inside  the Gallery in zanzibar

old Fort Zanzibar

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UCASDR to Appear in American print making History conference presented by Prof Casey Smith USA

https://printinghistory.org/printmaking-at-marakere-university-kampala-uganda/

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wednesday, november 6, 2019

Printmaking at Marakere University, Kampala, Uganda

Mathias Tusiime with some of his woodcuts on his handmade paper. (Casey Smith)

Sat., Oct. 26 | Casey Smith presented on his month-long trip to Kampala, Uganda as part of a cultural immersion program for artists through apexart. He explored the city and prestigious Makerere University in particular, where he learned about their printmaking techniques using hand-registered woodcuts on MDF. As Smith showed photos of the woodcuts (both blocks and prints), he pointed out that they typically depict domestic life or political subject matter.

Smith went on the discuss the community-building work of Mathias Tusiime and Raymond Nsereko, co-founders of a non-profit art education initiative, Uganda Community Art Skills Development, and Recycling, or UCASDR. Tusiime is an artist and educator who met Nsereko at Makerere University, where they both work and teach. Tusiime is a staff member and Nsereko is on the faculty. UCASDR was formed in 2012 and has introduced sustainable art practices to thousands of children who otherwise would have no access to art-making. Their work is changing lives every day.

Smith described the paper they use, explaining that because Tusiime makes it from local plants that are abundant and free, it is less flexible than we’re used to and more like canvas. He concluded by expressing his admiration for Tusiime’s work and UCASDR’s mission, which he hopes to support through the sales of posters that he’s created. 

If APHA members would like to directly support UCASDR’s mission, please click on the UCASDR link above or contact Casey Smith at csmith@dcad.edu

Comments

1. Steven Rand8 November, 2019 at 11:45 am
   we are so proud at apexart to have been instrumental in all the connections and UCASDR is doing an amazing job. everyone involved is so committed to doing good. congrats mathias, raymond and casey and thank you to the staff at apexart that coordinated everyone’s Fellowship. our visit to kampala several years ago remains a great memory. best wishes, steven rand exec. dir. at apexart in nyc
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Mia D'Avanza

Mia D’Avanza is Head of Circulation at the New York Society Library and a visual artist. Her research interests include the history of the book and printing, natural history, and modern and contemporary art. She is co-editor and contributor to Frida Kahlo’s Garden, the catalog accompanying The New York Botanical Garden's 2015 exhibition FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life.

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Good News : Letter of appreciation to friends for replacing Tusiime Mathias Motorcycle

Dear Friends 

Hope this Good News finds you well,I don't know how much I can thank you!

This is to thank you   for love you showed me.

Thank you very much for this lovely and very useful present /Money you gave me to buy

 a motorcycle . 

This will soften my life and work  in Kampala Things have not been easy for me since my motorcycle got lost/ stolen from in front of Makerere Art Gallery-Kampala in March 2019 

Again Friends thank you very for the support

Find pictures of me on my Motorcycle.

Again Friends thank you so much..!

God bless you your families and the work of your hands

Find pictures of me on my Motorcycle

A friend in need is a friend indeed

UCASDR fundraiser and Art exhibition @ Makerere univesity art Gallery CEDAT

https://youtu.be/1flw6E6sb0I

Mathias Tusiime life story on program Guba Mutiima on star TV UBC

https://youtu.be/Jb-_H7kkuPE

uganda community Art skill development and recycling(UCASDR) excites Jinja women's Groups

It was delightful to continue training women groups in Jinja municipality we
 thank Robina kazahura, principle environmental officer  Earnest Nabihamba  and Deputy mayor for working with us to make everything happen.
UCASDR is committed to bring positive change in the grassroot communities in uganda through practical skills development for socio change
As well we thank our volunteers Ayebale Juliet and Ssekibala Andrew for working with us.

The participants  beginning Textile workshop in Jinja Municipality process 

process and Technic

process and Technic by Andrew with participants 

The Director UCASDR Tusiime Mathias left, center is the participant showing a final textile product and Principal environmental officer Earnest Nabihamba on right.

The Director UCASDR Tusiime Mathias  Principal environmental officer Jinja Municipality Earnest Nabihamba with 

 the participant showing a final textile product

more textile products

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