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Building on our own terms.The official press release has dropped today regarding our strategic pivot to a late 2028 full...
01/09/2026

Building on our own terms.

The official press release has dropped today regarding our strategic pivot to a late 2028 full launch for the Nairobi Arts Biennale.

We are choosing to build strictly on our own terms, ensuring our work is defined by the excellence of our collective output rather than the systemic and bureaucratic inefficiencies currently surrounding us. This proactive runway gives us the time to bring the right stakeholders to the table and secure a truly sustainable, autonomous, and inclusive future for the East African creative community.

The real work on the ground does not pause. We are strengthening our infrastructure, running grassroots workshops, and accelerating community-led curation.

Our core 2026 public actions are moving forward immediately:

โ€ขโ  โ The SOS Show โ€“ Saturday, November 7, 2026 (Open call for artists drops in the next few days).
โ€ขโ  โ โ The Kibera Arts Parade โ€“ Saturday, December 5, 2026.

Building an unshakeable cultural institution that lasts for generations takes time. We can do better, we will do better, and we are starting right now.

The full official press release is attached to this post as an image/PDF and is updated on our website: https://houseoffriendskenya.com/nairobi-arts-biennale

Letโ€™s keep building.

Jamey Ponte, Founder & Artistic Director
Patrick (Pato) Othieno, Community Lead
Santana Sino, Lead Gallery Director & Programming Coordinator

Thank you to everyone that made it to the opening of the three exhibitions in the Kibera Arts Districts.๐‡๐Ž๐… ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Š๐ข๐›๐ž...
24/08/2026

Thank you to everyone that made it to the opening of the three exhibitions in the Kibera Arts Districts.

๐‡๐Ž๐… ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Š๐ข๐›๐ž๐ซ๐š
Grounds We Inherit, Showcasing works of Akiba and Blaine29

๐๐จ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Œ๐„
Under the Same Sky, showing works of the twin brothers Mbiyu Ng'ang'a and Antony Mega.

๐€๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฑ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ
The Swamp, a solo showcase by Munene Kariithi.

The exhibitions will on display at the galleries till 10th of October.
Feel free to contact us if you need any information.
+254 741443678

๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž for 22nd August AT THE ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐„๐‘๐€ ๐€๐‘๐“๐’ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐‚๐“ TRIO EXHIBITIONS.๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐Ž๐… ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐„๐‘๐€๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐–๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ a conv...
18/08/2026

๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž for 22nd August AT THE ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐„๐‘๐€ ๐€๐‘๐“๐’ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐‚๐“ TRIO EXHIBITIONS.

๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐Ž๐… ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐„๐‘๐€
๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐–๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ a conversation featuring two amazing artists David Kipkoech (๐ด๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž) and Victoria Thuo (๐ต๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿซ)

๐Ÿ“๐๐Ž๐๐Ž๐ƒ๐˜ ๐Ž๐–๐ ๐Œ๐„ ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜
๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ค๐ฒ, a duo exhibition featuring two artistic brothers ๐Œ๐›๐ข๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ '๐š๐ง๐ '๐š and ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ ๐š.

๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐๐๐„๐— ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜
๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ a body of work by Munene Kariithi that exploresis a powerful exploration of vulnerability, manipulation and the seduction of political power.

๐Ÿ“… Opening Reception: Saturday, 22nd August 2026
โฐ 2pm โ€“ 7pm
Exhibition runs until 10th September 2026.

๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”:
๐Ÿ“Pin: HOF Gallery Kibera, Olympic Drive, Nairobi
For more information reach our to us through +254 741443678

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐’๐–๐€๐Œ๐ is a powerful exploration of vulnerability, manipulation and the seduction of political power. Through his pai...
10/08/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐’๐–๐€๐Œ๐ is a powerful exploration of vulnerability, manipulation and the seduction of political power. Through his paintings, ๐‘ด๐’–๐’๐’†๐’๐’† ๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’Š๐’•๐’‰๐’Š examines how promises of hope, handouts, and change can draw people into systems that ultimately leave them trapped in the very rot they were promised would be dismantled.
As the illusion begins to fade, ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ becomes a space of awakening, inviting us to question power, resist deception and demand a society that is functional,
just and accountable.

Save the Date on 22nd August 2026, the exhibition open at the Annex Gallery in the Kibera Arts District.
Incase of any information feel free to contact us on +254 741443678.

๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ for ๐”๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐’๐€๐Œ๐„ ๐’๐Š๐˜ brings together the distinct artistic voices of two brothers, Mbiyu Ng'ang'a and An...
10/08/2026

๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ for ๐”๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐’๐€๐Œ๐„ ๐’๐Š๐˜ brings together the distinct artistic voices of two brothers, Mbiyu Ng'ang'a and Antony Mega, in a shared reflection on the world they inhabit. Through abstraction, colour, mark-making and layered material
the exhibition explores the space between hope and reality, aspiration and uncertainty. While Mbiyu's ๐‘๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘”๐‘š speaks to awakening, abundance and the changing social consciousness of our time, Antonyโ€™s works turn towards Nairobi and the realities that shape everyday life, holding alongside them a desire for something better.
Together, their works become two ways of seeing, two experiences, and two voices meeting U๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“ T๐’‰๐’† S๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† S๐’Œ๐’š.

Opening on ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” at the Nobody Owns Me Gallery in the Kibera Arts District from 2pm.
Incase of any inquiry feel free to contact us on +254 741443678

๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž as we invite you for ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐–๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง that brings together two distinct perspectives on conte...
10/08/2026

๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž as we invite you for ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐–๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง that brings together two distinct perspectives on contemporary African life. ๐‘จ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’‚ looks to the land as a space of identity, memory and becoming, placing contemporary figures within landscapes that carry history while imagining new ways of being African. ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’† turns toward the realities unfolding within those landscapesโ€”social uncertainty, fractured systems, loss, unemployment, resilience and resistance. Together, their works consider the ๐บ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐ผ๐‘›โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก, the realities we negotiate, and the identities we continue to shape. The exhibition becomes a conversation between place and people, beauty, struggle and inheritance.

Exhibition opening on 22nd August at the HOF Gallery Kibera from 2pm.
Incase of any information feel free to contact us through +254 741443678

Lots of appreciation to everyone who made it to the openings of the shows last Saturday. Exhibitions runs until 2nd Augu...
07/07/2026

Lots of appreciation to everyone who made it to the openings of the shows last Saturday.
Exhibitions runs until 2nd August 2026.

๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐Ž๐… ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐„๐‘๐€
Featuring ๐‘ต๐’‹๐’๐’ˆ๐’– ๐‘ฒ๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’‚, ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’š๐’„๐’† ๐‘ฒ๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’‚, ๐‘ด๐’†๐’“๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’๐’‚ ๐‘จ๐’๐’š๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’,and ๐‘จ๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’˜ ๐‘ฒ๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’‚.

๐Ÿ“๐๐Ž๐๐Ž๐ƒ๐˜ ๐Ž๐–๐ ๐Œ๐„ ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜
๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐๐†๐’ ๐“๐‡๐€๐“ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„ ๐”๐’, a duo exhibition featuring the works of ๐’€๐’–๐’”๐’–๐’‡ ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’“๐’–๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’† & ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’๐’‹๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ถ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’…๐’‚

๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐๐๐„๐— ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜
๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐‘๐„๐’๐„๐๐‚๐„ featuring ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’‚ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’๐’.

All galleries are opened daily from 10am till 6pm.
๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”:
๐Ÿ“Pin: HOF Gallery Kibera, Olympic Drive, Nairobi
For more information reach our to us through +254 741443678

๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐”๐ ๐Ž๐ ๐Ÿ’๐“๐‡ ๐‰๐”๐‹๐˜ AT THE ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐„๐‘๐€ ๐€๐‘๐“๐’ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐‚๐“ TRIO EXHIBITIONS.๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐Ž๐… ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐„๐‘๐€๐‡๐Ž๐”๐’๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐Š๐”๐‘๐ˆ๐€ brings together th...
29/06/2026

๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐”๐ ๐Ž๐ ๐Ÿ’๐“๐‡ ๐‰๐”๐‹๐˜ AT THE ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐„๐‘๐€ ๐€๐‘๐“๐’ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐‚๐“ TRIO EXHIBITIONS.

๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐Ž๐… ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐„๐‘๐€
๐‡๐Ž๐”๐’๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐Š๐”๐‘๐ˆ๐€ brings together the works of four artists connected not only by blood, but by a shared commitment to making, imagining, and storytelling.
Featuring ๐‘ต๐’‹๐’๐’ˆ๐’– ๐‘ฒ๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’‚, ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’š๐’„๐’† ๐‘ฒ๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’‚, ๐‘ด๐’†๐’“๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’๐’‚ ๐‘จ๐’๐’š๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’,and ๐‘จ๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’˜ ๐‘ฒ๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’‚.

๐Ÿ“๐๐Ž๐๐Ž๐ƒ๐˜ ๐Ž๐–๐ ๐Œ๐„ ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜
๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐๐†๐’ ๐“๐‡๐€๐“ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„ ๐”๐’, a duo exhibition featuring the works of ๐’€๐’–๐’”๐’–๐’‡ ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’“๐’–๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’† & ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’๐’‹๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ถ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’…๐’‚, exploring identity, heritage, nostalgia, and the journey of becoming. Come experience stories of culture, memory, and the things that make us who we are.

๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐๐๐„๐— ๐†๐€๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜
๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐‘๐„๐’๐„๐๐‚๐„ is a body of work by ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’‚ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’๐’ that explores what it means to remain visible, engaged, and accountable in a rapidly changing world. What does it cost to be fully present.
Along side a public introduction of Santana Sino's poetry collection, ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐–๐ž ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ, ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐–๐ž ๐๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ža reflective body of writing that explores memory, identity, love, loss, and the stories we carry within us.

๐Ÿ“… Opening Reception: Saturday, 4th July 2026
โฐ 2pm โ€“ 7pm
Exhibition runs until 2nd August 2026.

๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”:
๐Ÿ“Pin: HOF Gallery Kibera, Olympic Drive, Nairobi
For more information reach our to us through +254 741443678

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐‘๐„๐’๐„๐๐‚๐„ is a new body of work by ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’‚ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’๐’ that explores what it means to remain visible, engaged, and a...
17/06/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐‘๐„๐’๐„๐๐‚๐„ is a new body of work by ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’‚ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’๐’ that explores what it means to remain visible, engaged, and accountable in a rapidly changing world. Through painting, text, memory, and material traces, the exhibition reflects on the responsibilities, quiet acts of endurance, and personal sacrifices that shape who we become.
At its heart, the exhibition asks a simple but urgent question:
What does it cost to be fully presentโ€”to yourself, to others, and to the communities you call home?

Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, 4th July 2026, from 2pm to 7pm at Annex Gallery, Kibera Arts District.
Along side a soft public introduction of Santana Sino's poetry collection, ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐–๐ž ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ, ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐–๐ž ๐๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐žโ€”a reflective body of writing that explores memory, identity, love, loss, and the stories we carry within us.
Come for the art, stay for the conversations, and share in an afternoon of reflection, connection, and becoming.

๐Ÿ“Kibera Arts District
๐Ÿ“… Saturday, 4th July 2026
โฐ 2pm โ€“ 7pm

What shapes who we become?The memories we carry, the cultures we inherit, the places we come from, and the experiences t...
17/06/2026

What shapes who we become?
The memories we carry, the cultures we inherit, the places we come from, and the experiences that transform us.
Join us for โ€œ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐”๐ฌโ€, a duo exhibition featuring the works of ๐’€๐’–๐’”๐’–๐’‡ ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’“๐’–๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’† & ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’๐’‹๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ถ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’…๐’‚, exploring identity, heritage, nostalgia, and the journey of becoming. Come experience stories of culture, memory, and the things that make us who we are.

๐Ÿ“… Opening Reception: Saturday, 4th July 2026 | 2PM โ€“ 7PM
Exhibition runs until 2nd August 2026.
๐Ÿ“ Nobody Owns Me Gallery, near HOF Gallery, Kibera

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Olympic, Nairobi
Kibera

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