Uganda Online Art Consortium

Who We Are

Uganda Online Art Consortium is a community of artists in and around Kampala. Net proceeds of sales from this site are shared by the artists and by programs offering art training for children and therapeutic art activities at regional AIDS hospitals. Donations are welcome.

Each participating Ugandart artist's profile can contain a biography and personal news along with (coming in late 2018) an online portfolio or body of work, plus linkages to other sites associated with the artist.

From the Gallery

Yusuf Ssali-UNITY OF LOVE I

Yusuf Ssali-UNITY OF LOVE I Oil on Canvas-35X35CM $250

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Our 2014 Indiegogo campaign raised $2,300 toward a prospective training and therapy center near Kampala. Additional donations are always welcome.

Kisa Foundation

Kisa Foundation USA: Our parent, Kisa Foundation USA, is a not for profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC, USA.

News and Commentary

200 kids join in December workshops

Over 200 children took part in art workshops at Namungona Children's art center in December during the school holiday. Classes were conducted by James Nsamba and Farouk Mukwaya. The kids painted on canvas with acrylics, and used paint and fabric scraps to create beautiful mixed media collages.

26-Jan-2018

African art evades Africans as popularity, recognition increase

Writing in the NY Times, Chika Okeke-Agulu emphasized the dilemma of African art, which is being more appreciated and valued than ever, bringing record prices, at the same time it is becoming ever less available to the peoples of the continent. The need for national and regional museums to bring... Continues...

22-May-2017

New: Shop Amazon and help Ugandart FREE!

Here's an wonderful new easy way to support Kisa Foundation USA, and it won't cost you a cent. Anytime you want to buy something on Amazon, log into smile.amazon.com and specify Kisa Foundation USA from the "pick your own charitable organization" window. From then on, Amazon will donate 0.5 % of... Continues...

04-Apr-2017

Ssali featured in Independent Magazine story

'Ladies' Man' Ssali strikes again
By Nathan Kiwere January 30, 2017, ARTS, In The Magazine

A majority of his close friends are female, most of his clients want women-themed works, and most of the people who collect his works, locally and internationally, are women. How then can one possibly be... Continues...

30-Jan-2017

We're holding a big exhibition in Berkeley in November

Over 100 paintings and prints by Uganda Art Consortium members will be on display at Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery Nov. 5-30. The Gallery is spacious, well laid out and centrally located at 2133 University Av. in downtown Berkeley, just a few blocks from the University of California campus. This... Continues...

20-Sep-2016

Mulago class sends aprons and handbags

A new shipment of craft items from our Mulago Hospital workshop is on its way from Uganda and should be here in time for the KPFA Crafts Fair December 17 & 18, at Craneway Pavilion in Richmond CA. About a dozen patients in the art therapy workshop made aprons, hand bags and jewelry which we'll sell... Continues...

20-Sep-2016

New kids workshop starts in Namungona

Over 200 kids in Namungona are expected to attend a new series of free art workshops starting Sept. 24. The month long workshops coincide with school holidays and feature training in tie-dye, jewelry making and painting and drawing.

20-Sep-2016

Art Therapy Really Works, Drexel U. Study Shows

New Research by a Drexel University College of Nursing professor shows that just about 45 minutes of free art-making in a studio attended by an art therapist was enough to increase patients' confidence in themselves and their ability to complete tasks.

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20-Sep-2016

The Football Art Project

One day in June we took a bunch of kids from Namungona to Nansana to meet some of the players in the Nansana Youth Football League. We watched the players practice, and we all had a great time. The kids made sketches of what they saw on the football pitch that day, and later they created several... Continues...

29-Jul-2016

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