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M A S K (Mobile Art School in Kenya)
Unleashing creativity and innovation in young people for personal and socio-economic development
UK registered charity No: 1128734
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NEWS 11 December 2012. Article about MASK Article about MASK by James Brewer "Mobile art project MASK brings hope to youngsters in Kenya", 11 December 2012.
10 December 2012. Video: MASK's student Joe Gatua speaks at UNESCO Check MASK's students and staff speaking at UNESCO! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IllGhIGlI8g&list=PLNZdRn3u7ZPkqLdd2Jt7w5obhSRHSduuI&index=3 5 December 2012. MASK Christmas drinks MASK had Christmas drinks on 5 December at the Royal Overseas League in London. H.E. Dr Joe Sang, Minister Counsellor in charge of Cultural Diplomacy at the Kenya High Commission in London, Dr Lyndsay Bird, MASK’s Trustee, and to Brittany Glenn, MASK’s volunteer, spoke at the party. The famous children's writer Kaye Umansky was amongst the guests.
MASK is at UNESCO's HQ in Paris MASK was invited to present its practice at the UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) Policy Forum "Engaging youth in planning education for social transformation" on 16-18 October 2012 at "Dear Alla, we deeply thank you for putting the effort to showcase the MASK paintings at the Forum.You and Joel put an important issue on the agenda in terms of the importance of creativity and art in education. Read more in exhibitions _____________________________________________________________________________________________ MASK success stories. "Taking my life to my destinations" Jane Enyen, 17 She is now earning money by selling her own paintings to farmers around Lake Naivasha. ”I am very happy and I thank teacher John and Madam Alla for introducing MASK in my life, it helped me realize my talents. I am helping now my peers to draw and paint. I am very happy and my parents are happy with me too "
Joel Gatua, 20 Joel came to MASK club at Lariak Secondary School four years ago when he was 16. In 2011, he was signed up by one of the leading advertising agency in Kenya, got commissioned to paint murals in several restaurants in Nairobi and Mombasa. He has now rented a room where he is painting his art and giving lessons to the local children. He displays art on the walls of his room ‘for neighbours’ virtually turning it into an art gallery! “Why do I like Art? It helps me think outside the box and keeps my mind, spirit and emotions always busy. One day art will take me somewhere in my life, possibly to the international levels. I feel art is one of the hardworking and discipline-centred developer.”
Benson Kinyanjui, 16 “Painting is an art that involves passing information to peoples through objects that are being painted. These include peace and beautifying our country. I love painting with all my mind and dignity. My dream is to study technology engeering and continue with art because painting is a talent. It can take my life to my destinations.”
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29 November 2011-12 January 2012
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17 May 2011
Alla Tkachuk gave a live interview which was broadcast at the National TV station about MASK and art education.
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13 May 2011
MASK and KENA GROUP is meeting with the Kenyan Minister for National Heritage and Culture, Mr Ole Ntimama, and Director of Culture, Mrs Gladys Gatheru.View our video by clicking on this link
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6-13 May 2011
MASK organised workshops of our newly foemed KENA Group (Kenyan Emerging National Artists) out of some our most talented young people.See the artworks by artists on our Art Gallery page
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24 February 2011
We apploaded theKenya Ministry of Education MASK's Approval Letter
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10 March 2011, 5:00 pm
Room B102 Brunei Gallery Thornhaugh Street Russell Sguare, London WC1H 0XG
Please RSVP to: cas@soas.ac.uk
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3 February-3 March 2011
“MASK: UNLEASHING CREATIVITY IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN KENYA”
Address: Education Room Saatchi Gallery Duke of York's HQ King's Road Chelsea London, SW3 4SQ
The works are by children in Kenya of mixed age and from a variety of schools. They were working with MASK on two themes, 'Young Ambassadors for Peace', and ‘Painted Sounds'.
"The messages of peace and restoration are so heartfelt, it makes you stop dead in your tracks". Angela Ficca, LL.M. Organization for the Protection of Children's Rights (O.P.C.R.). Canada
15 January 2011
The Article about MASK in one of the leading Keyan newspaper, The Star.
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MASK’s artwork made a shortlist of 20 works for the annual Saatchi Gallery/Sunday Telegraph Schools Art Prize and is shown at the Saatchi Gallery until 26th of January 2011, at the address: Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 4SQ, UK ‘Extinguish Flames in Kenya’ by Duncan Mwangi, 14, is a public poster created by him at MASK’s artworkshop during the post-election violence in Kenya of 2008. Read more and see the selected picture on the Sunday Telegraph. Director of the school, Alla Tkachuk, at the opening. It would be great if Duncan could be here... Please support us by donating onwww.justgiving.com/Mobile-Art-School-Kenya/ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
26 May 2010
The Nation, the leading Kenyan newspaper has visited our schools in Naivasha and published an article about MASK and how its works affects children. We are very proud! Congratulations, MASK! ____________________________________________________________________________________________
11-15 April 2010
MASK children's artwork is exhibited at Siragusa Gallery in Chicago, USA, by MASK's artist Georgiana Phua who spent 4 weeks in Kenya as a volunteer teaching art to our kids. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ March 2010
We run workshop at our Makutano Primary School " What makes a good teacher?" Children's' replied that good teacher is that who: explain well, teach good things, teach children to share food, who does not punish for mistakes, does not beat pupils, does not get angry and shout, finish the lessons, give advice and give homework. March 2010. Teacher training workshop at MASK's Laikipia Center
Seven schools teachers, who help us to run our weekly art clubs at the MASK's schools, attended our teachers' workshop and party!
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March-April 2010. PAINTING of the SOUNDS!! We run abstract art workshops. We have bought a huge drum and invited children to paint sounds!!! ____________________________________________________________________________________________
January-February 2010
Mobile Art School in Kenya, MASK, is showing artwork by Kenyan childrenon a subject of HOPE at the invitation of The Kenyan Embassy in Paris from 19 January to 18 February 2010. read more on UNESCO's page about MASK (click on invitation -right - to enlarge)
(click on invitation to enlarge) Githirwa Art Club Safe House Art Club Street Boys Art Club Lake Naivasha Art Club Sipili Deaf Art Club Mirera Art Club Bondeni Primary School Makutano Primary School Kiwanja Primary School Rubiri Primary School Shinning Stars Primary School _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ "One Year After The Conflict" at IIEP/UNESCO, Paris, 20-31 July 2009
Private view and MASK's presentation is on 24 July 2009 from 5 to 7pm. Director Mark Bray of UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning will be hosting the event. A cocktail will be held throughout.
They hid in the bush, scared and hungry for days. Some lost their parents and now live with their siblings in over-crowded huts with their relatives who cannot feed them or pay for their schooling. In the refugee camps, a few possessions covered by a plastic sheet have become their homes.
In 2009, one year after the conflict, children expressed their experiences and hopes for the future. The wounds are still open. Children want to go back to their lands and rebuild their houses. As a result of the conflict, famine and hunger became widespread in the country. This became the biggest concern to children, and they strongly expressed their daily struggle for food in their paintings.
The exhibition 'One Year After The Conflict' is to be shown at The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO on 20-31 July 2009, and during the UNESCO General Conference in Paris in October 2009.
Alla Tkachuk, MASK's founding director, will give a short talk about MASK to the participants of IIEP/UNESCO Summer School 2009 on 24th July. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Just see what our kids at our Githirwa School Art Club do!
Thankyou to MASK volunteer teacher Tamara Berbee to bring this in our children.
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Alla Tkachuk, the founder of the Mobile Art School in Kenya (MASK) had given a talk about MASK and had also exhibited paintings by Kenyan children on Monday, 23rd February, 2009, at The Kenya High Commission, 45 Portland Place, London W1, organised by the Kenya Society _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Letter of Support We are happy to associate ourselves with the Mobile Art School in Kenya and its founders. This programme is the first of its kind in this country. Though the ministry of Education has some small allocation on art in schools the schools hardly utilize these facilities preferring to concentrate only on the examinable subjects. We hope that this programme can be extended to most parts of the country.Francis Apollo, Executive Director, Center for Conflict Resolution - Kenya, NGO _____________________________________________________________________________________________
January 2009
MASK on local K24 TV Station On 27 January, K24 Local television station aired a programme about MASK and the children of Lariak Art Club and how art can help to build peace between communities. We will try to put a video of this on our website soon. We are very proud and congratulate the children! _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Educational Film on Poetry
MASK intends to make an educational film on poetry. Poetry is a compulsory subject in Kenyan secondary schools.
It is one of the feared subjects which most students believe to be hard/ difficult to understand.
As such we intend to demystify poetry. We are quite sure the film will reach many schools.
We’ve already identified ten poems that we are going to dramatize all composed by Kanyoko T. Kahari and we’ve already started practicing them.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ December 2008. "It has been a busy year!"
Due to its popularity, the Club has been invited to one day youth explosion day at a neighboring school which will involve youths from all spheres of life. The officials from the ministry of youth affairs and other non-governmental organizations will give their talks. The Club will exhibit paintings on that day. The event will take place on 6th December, 2008.
The Club is also expected to give a talk on MASK. Due to its popularity and uniqueness, The Club has received numerous calls and messages from active community groups enquiring on how MASK can be of assistance to their activities. These groups perform: plays, poems, songs and a few of them do painting. Most of their members are non-school going youth.
It has been a busy year. We thank all the supporters of MASK and its activities. We wish them all Merry Christmas and a happy prosperous New Year.
MASK is making film!
MASK has started making a film about drug abuse among youth. Written and directed by John Githiri, MASK volunteer teacher. See more on drama page.
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Exhibition of Kenyan children's art work following "What we say to our Government about post-election conflict in Kenya" workshops, at Stephenson Harwood Law Firm HQ in the City of London. See ourArt Gallery
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Before the advent of the artist, MASK was unknown to us. We were like lost strangers In trackless plains. Though we had something We could tell the world, How could we have told it from The wilderness? But like John the Baptist, MASK came to prepare the Way for us, This is a bottle light That lights the way of the Traveler, And us the lamps which are now Lit never to be kept under. By MASK our hilltop, We shall tour the whole world, And the world, we shall Whisper what we know, ’cause soft words win hard hearts.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ MASK's Lariak Art Club (LAC) LAC is now meeting twice a week due to its popularity amongst pupil of LAriak Secondary School in Sipili, West Laikipia.
It has established Drama Club and has invited children from the neighboring Sipili School for the Deaf to participate in these workshops. Read more on Newsletter
We thank Lariak Secondary School teacher Kanyoko T. Kahari, MASK volunteer teacher, John Githiri and students Hellen Gichuki and Joel Gatua for their hard work and for making the Club such a success! ______________________________________________________________________________________________
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Jane joined MASK’ club at Revered Githirwa Secondary School in the area of Lake Naivasha in Kenya two years ago. 
Benson is an orphant. He attended MASK’s club at the Lariak Secondary School when he was 12. Since, Benson has sold his painings to Nairobi Club and collectors in London and Washington DC. 
