The Mukumbya Musoke Art Prize (the MMA Prize) is a bi-annual award aimed at awarding and promoting talented visual artists in Uganda seeking to promote their profile on the contemporary scene. The MMA Prize is open to artists between the ages of 20 and 45 who are resident in Uganda. The finalists and winner are selected by an independent jury from works that are skilfully executed, have great potential and a relevant message.
The winner receives a monetary prize of UGX 5,000,000 and access to pro bono expert legal advice from the Firm, to support the artist’s business. All shortlisted artists are promoted to our audiences.
Experience some of the artwork by finalists from previous editions of the MMA Prize.
Entry is open to artists between the ages of 20 and 45 resident in Uganda.
Born in 1995, Nicole Remus is a self-taught artist-curator that holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Makerere University, Uganda. Her art practice can be described as largely experimental with a central theme of identity.
Nicole’s entry artwork “Eight: An Anthology” is a mixed media interactive installation made from cassette tapes and newspapers. The installation that uses the rotating mechanism of the cassette tape to enable a viewer to nostalgically rewind and forward through 16 poems to be found within 8 cassettes in the installation. The poems consist of words and phrases sourced from various print publications and reassembled by the artist to reflect the socio-political zeitgeist and existential angst. The cassette mechanism features an intricate yet utilitarian design that celebrates the simplicity of its design.
All entries are by electronic submission by email to art@mukumbyamusoke.com attaching: a) a signed entry form; b) an electronic image of each eligible artwork; c) the artist’s CV and if available, a statement about their work.
The artist can submit up to a maximum of 4 artworks of any medium, which artworks can be paintings, drawings, original prints, photography, sculptures or video.
The artwork must be a product of the artist, who must own the artwork and all moral and intellectual property rights in respect of the artwork. It is the sole responsibility of the artist to ensure that the artwork does not infringe any third party’s proprietary rights.
An artist whose artwork is shortlisted among the finalists may be invited to submit the original artwork to the participating gallery for inspection or otherwise indicate a location at which the artwork may be available for inspection by the organizers.
All artwork submitted must be owned by the artist and available for sale by the artist and not under consignment to a party other than the artist.
None of organizers or sponsors of the Prize will at any time be liable for any loss or damage to any artworks physically submitted and the artist is advised to take out insurance to cover the artwork at all times including while at the gallery.
The artist agrees that Mukumbya Musoke Advocates and the participating gallery may at any time reproduce their work at no fee for purposes of publicizing the artist or artwork or for purposes of promotion of the current or future Prize events.
For any queries, please contact the organizers by email: art@mukumbyamusoke.com
Henry Mzili Mujunga is an eminent Ugandan contemporary artist. He holds a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Arts, Makerere University, Uganda and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the said University.
He was a winner of the Royal Overseas League Art Scholarship and a finalist in the inaugural Norval Sovereign Art Prize. He has featured in several exhibitions including Taipei Dangdai (2024), Eastern Voices Addis Fine Art London (2023), South-South Veza (2022), 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair New York and London (2022, 2021, 2019), Art X Lagos (2022, 2021, 2019), ARCO Lisboa (2022), Cape Town Art Fair (2020, 2018, 2017) and Joburg Art Fair (2016). His work is housed in various international private collections.
Margaret Nagawa is a Ugandan artist, writer and curator. Margaret holds a first class Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Arts, Makerere University, Uganda and a Master of Arts degree in Curating from Goldsmiths, University of London, England.
She has featured in and curated several exhibitions and is pursuing a PhD in Art History at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Paul Ndema is an eminent Ugandan contemporary artist. He holds a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Arts, Makerere University, Uganda.
He has featured at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair (2019, 2016), FNB Joburg Art Fair (2016); Circle Modern and Contemporary Art Auction in Nairobi (2015, 2014); Cape Town Art Fair (2015); Kampala Art Biennale (2014) and East African Encounters Exhibition, Circle Art Gallery (2014). His work is also housed in many international private collections.
