News and updates from the Nest Collective.
ON INSTAGRAM:
We’re excited to share our first film release of 2020! We’ve been part of a really special project with the wonderful people at the International Film Festival Rotterdam: they asked us, alongside 2 other African collectives, to make films to be presented at the festival. These 3 works would be part of a total of 14, in their Pro Harvest docket. The other 2 African collectives are Geração 80 (Angola) and Kriolscope (Cape Verde).
Read MoreWe're really proud to be one of six British Council new Art new Audiences (nAnA) grant recipients with our 2020 project: The Feminine and the Foreign, commissioned by the 2020 edition of the London International Festival of Theater (London) and Infecting the City (Cape Town).
Read MoreWe can’t believe it’s already been a year! Strictly Silk - the Nest Collective's premier dance party for women by women is celebrating its first anniversary this December! For our birthday, we present an all-star line-up of female DJs and a super special live performance by the phenomenal Fena Gitu.
Read MoreThe third edition of Strictly Silk was phenomenal! We are tremendously grateful to everyone who showed up and brought their own brand of magic to the night! We know that Strictly Silk is the amazing space it is because of all the people who show up to share joy and care, and we appreciate every one of you!
Read MoreThe Nest Collective’s all-womens dance party returns for a third edition on the 21st of September (5pm - 11pm) at Ikigai Westlands. This edition presents blazing music from our talented DJ lineup of Djbee254, DJ IV, Shishi and Ziggie, along with a special VJ perfomance from VJ Vajayjay.
Read MoreAs part of our continuing involvement in the International Inventories Programme (IIP), our very own Dr. Njoki Ngumi and Jim Chuchu travelled to Frankfurt and Cologne this month for a series of intense workshops and tours courtesy of the Weltkulturen Museum (Frankfurt) and the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum (Cologne).
Read MoreWe’re so incredibly grateful to everyone who came through for Strictly Silk and all the amazing ways you contributed to it being such a brilliant night! Thank you to everyone who supported the event even before it happened by spreading the word and sharing the love you had for the first edition. You kept us excited and motivated to bring you an evening worth remembering.
Read MoreOur latest adventure with Ami is the design exploration “Salt Of The Earth”, after her well- earned selection as Kenya’s first designer to go to London’s International Fashion Showcase in its 2019 edition!
Read MoreOur very own Dr. Akati Khasiani recently represented us at the Bozar Center for Fine Arts in Brussels, Belgium as part of Africa Week 2018 - where she spoke about our practice and work within an afro-feminist framework. Also on the panel were JepChumba, artist, activist and founder of African Digital Art and Marion Louisgrand, founder and director of Ker Thiossane in Dakar. The discussion was moderated by curator Oulimata Gueye.
Read MoreLast year we partnered with What Design Can Do to spread the word about their annual design challenge, which was focusing on Clean Energy and taking entries from 5 global cities: Mexico City, Delhi, São Paolo, Amsterdam and Nairobi! By the end of the open call, approximately 80 projects had been entered for the Nairobi City briefing.
Read MoreOur very own Sunny Dolat spoke about our work and practice, as well as the stilted boundaries that circle African expression at the annual What Design Can Do 2018 conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Read MoreY’all are amazing!!! We are so very grateful to all the amazing folk who were at #StrictlySilk, and for all the many others who supported the event by buying tickets for friends. Thanks to all who spread the word and sent us messages of support. We are so grateful for the love!
Read More
