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EAST AFRICA/ART FAIR - ART TALK/KAMPALA Building a Regional Contemporary Art Fair in East Africa: Funding, Infrastructure & Sustainability East Africa/ Art Fair connects artists across the region with collectors, institutions, and new markets. As a platform dedicated to East African contemporary art, we champion the transformative power of artistic exchange—working closely with artists at every stage of their careers, from emerging voices to established practitioners. Join us as we begin the journey toward our inaugural edition through a curated panel discussion exploring the future of regional art fairs, sustainable funding models, infrastructure, and long-term cultural growth in East Africa.

Rwanda! Join @insightsout_af for a series of public masterclasses dedicated to examining together what positioning for scale looks like. Together we can imagine new futures for Africa’s Creative Economies by bringing hubs together from across the continent and the UK. Open for registration & taking place next week in Kigali, Rwanda ! Link: /gcmy6au6 @eastafricaarts

Creativity has a new meeting point in Kigali. Kigali Fashion Week 2026 presents the Exhibition & Creative Market, a full-day experience where fashion, art, culture, design, entrepreneurship, and community come together in one vibrant space. Hosted at ONOMO Hotel Kigali in collaboration with Konnect Market Day RW, this experience is designed to spotlight local brands, emerging creatives, handmade products, fashion businesses, accessories, lifestyle concepts, and the growing power of Rwanda’s creative economy. ✨ Discover new brands 🛍 Shop fashion, art & lifestyle products 🤝 Connect with creatives & entrepreneurs 🎶 Enjoy music, food & good energy all day 🇷🇼 Celebrate Made in Rwanda creativity More than a market, this is a platform for visibility, collaboration, and growth, bringing together creators, consumers, media, and culture shapers under one roof. Whether you’re a fashion lover, creative entrepreneur, artist, student, or simply curious about the future of creativity in Rwanda, this is where the movement begins. 📍 ONOMO Hotel Kigali 📅 25th May 2026 ⏰ 10AM – 10PM 🎟 FREE ACCESS Register now via the QR code or link in bio and be part of the experience. Kigali Fashion Week 2026 Culture | Elegance | Impact Partners & sponsors @lgeventsrwanda @sampsonproperties @ijuru.OnomoKigali_ @kigali_universe @thepinnaclekigali @ifrwanda @104.1playpowerfm @askalogistics @livetracesproducing @matheocreativehub @pastaebasta_rw @great_hotel_kiyovu @salamahotelkiyovu2025 @rfmu_official @kigali_protocal @streetanatomyorg

The city lights. The music rises. The runway opens. And for one night… Kigali becomes fashion. ✨ FASHION IN THE CITY — KFW 2026 ✨ Brought to you by LG Events Rwanda × Kigali Universe A bold open-air experience where style, sound, movement, and culture collide in the heart of the city. From the runway to the crowd, from golden hour to after dark every moment is designed to be seen, felt, and remembered. 🔥 15 Designers Showcase 🎶 Live Music Performances 🌆 Open-Air Runway Experience 🎧 After Party — DJs & Live Acts This is Kigali expressing itself. This is where culture meets elegance. 📍 Kigali Universe — The Bridge 📅 27th May 2026 🎟 ACCESS Early Access — 20,000 RWF General Access — 30,000 RWF Secure your ticket @lgeventsrw.sinc.events Link in bio. Limited tickets available. Secure your place and experience the city through fashion. Partners & sponsors @lgeventsrwanda @sampsonproperties @ijuru.OnomoKigali_ @kigali_universe @thepinnaclekigali @ifrwanda @104.1playpowerfm @askalogistics @livetracesproducing @matheocreativehub @pastaebasta_rw @great_hotel_kiyovu @salamahotelkiyovu2025 @rfmu_official @kigali_protocal @streetanatomyorg

This May @livetracesproducing is celebrating @joanjade_official How to even begin summing up the assured brilliance of the @joanjade_official Sanyu collection? Craft and commerce move in step here, rooted in a truth: our stories are the idea generators behind every creative act we share with the world. Appreciating your own culture isn’t a non sequitur—it’s growth. No longer are we separated by heritage or denied its economic power. Instead, we proclaim: Yes, I am here. I’ve found my voice. @joanjade_official @the.boldwomanfund @eastafricaarts @livetraces

👗 Kigali Fashion Week – Industry Conversation Une journée dédiée aux échanges, à la création et à l’avenir de la mode africaine 🌍 Entre projections, discussions et défilés, découvrez les enjeux et les talents qui façonnent l’industrie aujourd’hui ✨ Un pop-up marché créatif sera également présent pendant la journée. 🗓️ 26 mai ⏰ À partir de 14h 📍 Ouvert à tous – sur inscription : https://forms.gle/T8P38qJpsbwDE8XS6 Programme de la journée : 🕑 Opening Fashion Showcase Présentation autour de la mode durable, de l’identité et du design contemporain 🎬 Projection Exploration des liens entre mode, culture et identité 💬 Conversation I Sustainability & Climate Responsibility in Fashion Production éthique, impact environnemental et futur de la mode durable en Afrique 🎬 Projection Entre durabilité et innovation 💬 Conversation II Fashion in the Creative Economy Mode, entrepreneuriat, emploi des jeunes et opportunités économiques 👠 Designer Showcase Présentation de 3 designers autour de la création durable et du design prêt-à-marché 🎧 DJ Set 👗 Kigali Fashion Week – Industry Conversation A day dedicated to exchange, creativity and the future of African fashion 🌍 Between screenings, talks and runway moments, discover the issues and talents shaping the industry today ✨ A creative pop-up market will also take place during the day. 🗓️ 26 May ⏰ From 2:00 PM 📍 Open to all – Registration required: https://forms.gle/T8P38qJpsbwDE8XS6 Programme of the day: 🕑 Opening Fashion Showcase A presentation focused on sustainable fashion, identity and contemporary design 🎬 Screening Exploring the links between fashion, culture and identity 💬 Conversation I Sustainability & Climate Responsibility in Fashion Ethical production, environmental impact and the future of sustainable fashion in Africa 🎬 Screening Between sustainability and innovation 💬 Conversation II Fashion in the Creative Economy Fashion, entrepreneurship, youth employment and economic opportunities 👠 Designer Showcase Presentation of 3 designers focusing on sustainable creation and market-ready design 🎧 DJ Set

The city is the runway. The culture is the statement. The moment is now. Kigali Fashion Week is a platform shaping the future of fashion in Rwanda, driving visibility, opportunity, and growth within the creative economy. From the streets to the runway, from conversations to connections, Kigali Fashion Week 2026 is where ideas turn into impact. THE EXPERIENCE 🗓 25 MAY — Creative Market & Exhibition (Free Entry) → Discover, shop, connect. Support the future of Made in Rwanda. 🗓 26 MAY — Industry Conversations & Sustainable Showcase (Free Entry) → Where fashion meets business, policy, and innovation. 🗓 27 MAY — Fashion in the City (30K RWF) → The city becomes the runway. Energy. Music. Culture. 🗓 28 MAY — Cultural Dinner (Private) → Intimate connections. Meaningful conversations. 🗓 30 MAY — Premium Runway (Private Edit) → The highest level. Where elegance meets excellence. WHAT THIS MEANS • Visibility for creatives • Opportunities for collaboration • Growth of the creative economy • A platform connecting Kigali to the world 📍 Locations across Kigali 🎟 Tickets: lgeventsrw.sinc.events 📞 Reservations: +250 799 522 879 This is where culture meets elegance. This is where Kigali rises. Be part of it. Partners & sponsors @lgeventsrwanda @sampsonproperties @ijuru.OnomoKigali_ @kigali_universe @thepinnaclekigali @ifrwanda @104.1playpowerfm @askalogistics @livetracesproducing @matheocreativehub @pastaebasta_rw @great_hotel_kiyovu @salamahotelkiyovu2025 @rfmu_official @kigali_protocal @streetanatomyorg @konnect_marketday_rw @droopcanvas #KFW2026 #kigalifashionweek2026 #visitrwanda #CreativeEconomy #MadeInRwanda

As we launch off our 2026 annual campaign “FORCES”, Join us for a panel discussion as we dive into the catalysts of Change. Speakers: @livetraces @frank_tumuhairwe @fab.harriet @mayjrmagazine Happening this Saturday, the 25th | 9:30 PM EAT. Streamed on our website. duffled.com

The wait is done ... A Glimpse of what happened at our model casting Happened @kigali_universe More to come #kigalifashionweek2026 #lgeventsrwanda #visitrwanda #madeinrwanda #modelcasting Video 📽️: thatpeter_

Growth isn’t always linear. Mostly often it is layered. 🌊 We’ve stopped chasing “viral.” Instead, we’re chasing depth. The trace left behind after a project ends. The client who returns because they felt seen- where foundations solidify beneath the surface. @paul.cupido searches for ‘Mu’—the potential in the void. In business, that void is rest. Reflection. The pause between -/ is where the best ideas actually form. 🌱 Growth that can’t be rushed. Investment in enterprise leaves legacy & Traces that can’t be erased. #livetraces #culture #enterprise #PaulCupido #innovation

Creative vision and strategic leadership @livetracesproducing #culture #strategy #growth

Last but certainly not least: @authenticvoicesafrica 🌟 Authentic Voices Africa (AVA) is a cultural, artistic, and evolutionary collective founded in 2020. At the heart of AVA’s work lies The Authentic Voices Africa Archive, a long-term initiative dedicated to safeguarding endangered music and intangible heritage of tribes along the Nile River from its Source in Uganda to its delta in Egypt. Through collaborations with community cultural custodians, elders, chiefs, and musicians, AVA fuses indigenous music, ritual movement, ancestral sound, and storytelling with experimental hip hop, tribal house, and Afro-futuristic electronic DJing to awaken ancestral memory and shape new cultural frontiers. From rare field recordings to spiritual chants and modern beats, AVA creates immersive, multi-sensory performances, workshops, and archives that speak to identity, resistance, healing, and transformation. At once a creative space and a living repository, AVA honours spiritual and cultural heritage while reimagining it for contemporary and global contexts.