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ARTESAN MARKET IN MAPUTO

The fortress that is located close to Maputo old harbour There is regularly a market of crafts here in Maputo, every Saturday morning in a square here in town, but occasionally also in the old colonial fortress. The regular market is fine if one can manage the fairly pushy salesmen. Interestingly it is clear that […]

November 22, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

ISARC STUDENT ACTIVITY

Fashion design students planning outfits It gives me pleasure to disseminate the ambience and work of the students in the academy in Mozambique. There are not so many openings for the students to show their work nor information about the school. Here is a little album showing moments in the ISArC campus in November 2010, […]

November 8, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

ISArC FACES FROM STUDENT PROJECTS

Fun faces made by the students at ISArC, great fun exploration of the fusion of art and african traditions. Tweet This Post

November 5, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

ISArC CAMPUS GROWING

The new administrative block under construction The one year old academy in Mozambique is slowly growing and establishing itself as an institution of learning and culture. The campus is actually a rehabilitation of an earlier school for crafts and skills. That means there are primitive workshops on site for timber, metal, glass and electricity. These […]

November 2, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

ISArC FIRST BIENNALE ABOUT CULTURE

Canadian Guest (professor of pedagogy from British Columbia University). Director of the cultural management faculty Estevpo Filimpo and Mike van Graan, leader of the Arterial Network in Africa: http://arterialnetwork.org/ The first Biennale about culture and the arts in Mozambique is taking place these days (27th-30th October). It is very interesting to follow the dialogue and […]

October 30, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

2D/3D EXHIBITION

One of the most culturally active places in Maputo is the Centre Culturel Franco-Mozambicain, a culture centre run by the French government. They import various artists from abroad and also support lots of local activity. This week, days in a row there have been openings of exhibitions and most weekends there are great concerts. The […]

October 13, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

ISArC student HENRIQUE CALISTO OPENS EXHIBITION

Henrique listening to good words about himself from the director of the cultural center and on the left the exhibition organizer Henrique Calisto is of the first group of students to attend ISArC and he is also a teacher in ENAV art school. Henrique has been painting for years and yesterday he opened a 10 […]

October 12, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

OCTOBER CAMPUS IN MAKING IN ISArC

The newspapers are informing the public about the first biennale in ISArC. This is from the newspaper Scorpion Tweet This Post

October 10, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

FIRST BIENNAL IN ISArC IN MAPUTO

ISArC was formally opened just over a year ago. Here is a little blog about that moment. Now the school is in full process, lots of activity on campus and the next milestone will be the first Biennial held by the school, named Bienal 2010, Campus de Outubro. This will become a milestone in the […]

October 7, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

Celeste Rodrigues Cambaza is a Fashion Designer in Mozambique

Celeste Rodrigues Cambaza has been active in Maputo, but has now shifted to Sweden and intends to develop her skills there while also basing her work in the traditions and inspirations from her home country. I helped her put up a simple portal about her work. I hope she will be able to develop this […]

October 6, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

PURE OIL FOR BABIES IN MAPUTO

Video of the oil making ISArC, the art academy in Mozambique has run its first year and the second intake of students will take place over the Christmas break, which here in the Southern hemisphere is summer holiday. Next March the school will start its second year of full program. But the lower level high […]

October 2, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

End of semester presentation in ISArC

The students working the final touches on their group work before presentation. This is the fashion gang in front and the product designers in the distance. This week was the final week of the first formal semester in ISArC here in Maputo. Yes, ISArC is the name from now on. The leadership is developing vision […]

July 3, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

DANSE ARTES CULTURAL CENTER IN MOZAMBIQUE

The main boundary wall to the right when entering the site is painted with the mural by Gilles and Cecilie The Danse’Artes project is moving in strides. Construction is in full action and sure has to be since the first opening ceremony is planned next week on the 23rd of June. The project is a […]

June 16, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed

FORMAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT ISArC-KHiO

Filimone Meigos, director of ISAC and Cecilie Broch Knudsen, rector of KHiO, the two leaders that have signed the formal cooperation agreement on June 15th 2010. As those that have followed my work for a while know, I have been working in Mozambique supporting the establishment of the promising new and first National Academy of […]

June 15, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

MURALS, A PUBLIC INTERACTIVE ART/DESIGN

The Mural in DANSE’ARTES starting, the paint workshop on the beautiful African soil. Murals are really interesting activity since it involves so many actors in very different roles. The project here in Maputo has developed in interesting directions. I am writing reflections about the project. I have listed the main factors to reflect on: A […]

May 21, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed