The GoDown Arts Centre is home to Kenyan creativity in arts and media. Established in 2003, the centre has contributed significantly to the growth, recognition and visibility of local artist. The GoDown philosophy is centred on participatory, collaborative meaningful practice and processes which “explore and are responsive to societal issue through intersections with art, culture and creativity.”
The GoDown Arts Centre have provided artist studios, exhibition and performance spaces, and networking opportunities for local and international residencies.
The goals have been to “facilitate the development of diverse art forms and the emergence of independent artists” who have the skills and resources to earn a dignified living from their craft and have adequate means of self-actualization.
By catalysing the growth of a vibrant cultural sector in Kenya and across the region The GoDown Arts Centre aims to “stimulate cultural self-assurance and confidence between Kenyan society and Kenyan creative and cultural resources.” All Kenyan communities boast a rich artistic and cultural heritage.
In a post-colonial era, however, we are in a space where we are reclaiming the legitimacy and role of our artistic voice and actors in the nuanced interpretation and documentation of our past and present, and the envisioning and shaping of our collective and all-inclusive future., they states.
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