World Intellectual Property Day Celebration

| DATE: Thursday 26th April 2018.

| TIME: 8:00am-2:00pm

| VENUE: Louis Leakey Auditorium, National Museums of Kenya, Museum Hill

| ENTRY: Free

DESCRIPTION

Every April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property rights (copyright, patents, trademarks, industrial designs) play in encouraging innovation and creativity.

This year’s World Intellectual Property Day campaign celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courage of the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future. The theme will be ‘Powering Change; Women in Creativity and Innovation’.

The Attorney General Justice Kihara Kariuki will be the guest speaker.

Creatives will also get a chance to have free legal advise from Intellectual property lawyers.

 

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^Wallpaper Monday Download |African Digital Art

| REF: Mutua Matheka’s Wallpaper Monday [or download the App]

INFO

Every Monday, Kenyan Photographer Mutua Matheka releases

All images on/from the site are property of Mutua Matheka, unless otherwise indicated. The images are allowed for personal use to share on your blog or use in personal work, on condition that you:

1. Link back to mutuamatheka.co.ke
2. Give credit to Mutua Matheka

They may NOT be used for commercial purposes. For commercial licensing or for any general questions, please email info[at]mutuamatheka.co.ke

For information about his prints or to purchase any of his images kindly email sales[at]mutuamatheka.co.ke

You can also submit your photo to be featured on the blog free of charge.

 

Kenya Scriptwiters Workshop

DATE: Saturday 21st April 2018.

TIME: 9:00am-1:00pm

VENUE: Kenya National Theatre

ENTRY: Free, Registration available via Eventbrite

DESCRIPTION

The topics to be covered will be;
ELEMENTS OF STORY
TYPES OF CHARACTERS
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT USING THE 4FS.
CREATING MEMORABLE CHARACTERS

Facilitators: Cajetan Boy, Mildred Achoch, Elias Mutendei, Jackline Emali

 

YTK Script Writing Competition

| DEADLINE: 15th August 2018

INFO

It is with great excitement that the YTK present its latest project!

“The YTK script writing competition”

This year we are calling to all youth to submit their scripts and stand a chance to have their play performed in a YTK Festival this December.

Not only that, but you will get a chance to work with our team in developing not only your play, but your writing skills as well. From concept, to development, flow, characterization, scene changes and set design- The YTK will help guide you along the path to becoming a playwright!

We look forward to your submissions and all the wonderful creativity out there!

Make sure to include your:

-Name
-Age
-School (if applicable)
-Contact number

Best of luck! Get writing!

After Office Hours With Diana Opoti

 

| DATE: Thursday 19th April 2018.

| TIME: 6:00pm-7:00pm

| VENUE: Nairobi Garage, 7th Floor Pinetree Plaza, Ngong Rd.

| ENTRY: Free, Registration required. Tickets available via Eventbrite

DESCRIPTION

We do not underestimate the power of creativity as a lifeline for innovation.
Join us for Our AOH session on 19th April with Diana Opoti who will take us through her journey and success of using creativity at the heart of her businesses.
An exceptional creative leader who owns Artmeis Media and concept store Designing Africa Collective, Diana has a decade-long of experience driven by her unmatched creativity and extensive experience as a fashion publicity consultant, media professional, and executive producer of the television series Designing Africa. Diana takes a 360 degrees approach to promoting exquisite African fashion using various mediums including television and digital media.
After Office Hours is a monthly event, where members of Nairobi Garage and innovators from around Nairobi, learn from and engage with, speakers who are exceptional in their areas of business.

Earth Day [2018] Cleanup

| DATE: Sunday 22nd April 2018.

| TIME: 8:00am-4:00pm

| VENUE: Kenya National Archives, Moi Avenue, Central Business District (CBD), Nairobi

| ENTRY: Free, Registration optional and available via Eventbrite

 

DESCRIPTION

Equatorial Energies Limited will be participating in the 2018 Earth Day event and this year’s theme is to end plastic pollution.

We shall assemble in the CBD at archives and split in groups to clean our environment.

Workshop | Thinking Creatively About New Media Technologies

| DATE: Wednesday 18th April 2018.

| TIME: 10:00am-7:00pm

| VENUE: Nairobi Garage, 7th Floor, Pinetree Plaza, Ngong Rd.

| ENTRY: Free, Registration available via Eventbrite

 

DESCRIPTION

Join 360 Afrika and the NBOstoryLab team for a full Virtual Reality experience workshop. This inclusive workshop will teach you all that you need to know about VR.
You will also get the chance to build the first VR dome in Kenya. How cool is that?

Nairobi Garage holds The Workshop series every month and is designed for professionals that need to develop their skills and build their capacity to succeed in today’s dynamic business environment!
Don’t forget to RSVP! You do not want to miss this!