By Iminza Keboge
Published March 18, 2019
ArtMatters.Info, the African arts and lifestyle medium that was conceived and first hosted on a free platform in December 2001 prior to being formalised and launched on March 18, 2002 is 17 today!
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At the time when the portal that was initially known as ArtOnline was coming into shape, the internet was just starting to take root in Kenya and the .info domain ending had not yet been embraced by the world that believed the only suitable domain ending for all websites was .com.
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Today, 17 years later, ArtMatters.Info is not only the reference point on the arts and lifestyle issues in Africa and the Diaspora but is also a training ground for arts journalists, critics, creative writers and creative entrepreneurs. It is a handy tool for entrepreneurs, policy makers, funding agencies and trusts, travel agents, tourists, diplomats, investors, academics, governmental and inter-governmental organisations, promoters, arts foundations, cultural agencies, archivists, educationists, trainers, publicists, journalists, critics, students, musicians, actors, writers, filmmakers, fine artists, designers, sculptors, models, information-seekers and other decision-makers worldwide.
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ArtMatters.Info is a free-to-access non-religious and non-political journalistic public website, e-letter and magazine that flaunts creativity in Africa, the African Diaspora and good practice globally.
Guided by humanist principles, ArtMatters.Info adheres to professional standards, ethics and values of Accuracy, Fairness, and Objectivity as it brings out independent, in-depth and objective analyses of developments in the arts and culture spectrum from a journalistic viewpoint with the aim of educating, informing, persuading, entertaining and flaunting African creativity across the world.
Happy Birthday ArtMatters.Info!
