By Iminza Keboge
Published May 10, 2018
A festival devoted to the craft arts that is expected to showcase what is billed as the world’s best craftsmanship, has opened.
The five-day event, London Craft Week, is reported to be bringing together three passions: exceptional craftsmanship in all its diversity, from museum-quality contemporary ceramics to dry stone walling; innovating in the consumer retail space; and promoting London’s culture and creativity.
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“Over the next five days, no fewer than 227 events are taking place across town, ranging from open studios with independent artisans to behind-the-scenes events with the biggest luxury craft brands,” Zetteler Publicity say of the 4th annual London Craft Week that runs May 9 – 13, 2018.
Zetteler say more than 200 craft-focused events can be found all over the British capital – in iconic buildings including the Shard and the House of Lords, world-class institutions such as the V&A, as well as artists’ studios, luxury retailers and hidden spaces rarely open to the public over the next five days.
Meanwhile, Nairobi’s Uhuru Gardens is on May 12, 2018 set to present a day-long festival dubbed Art in the Park that showcase live music, contemporary dance, beading, mural-painting and storytelling even as Nairobi National Museum hosts the 6th Nairobi International Cultural Festival. Held on the theme, ‘Cultural Diversity’, the organisers of the event say it shall showcase music, dance, handicrafts, fashion and cuisine from all over the world as a testament that Nairobi is not just a global village but that it is also a microcosm of the world’s six continents.Both events take place on the grounds managed by National Museums of Kenya and entry is free.
Currently running daily in nine venues across Nairobi and providing a window into the diversity of people’s lives in Europe and Kenya till May 27, 2018 is the 27th annual European Film Festival.Entry is free.
