TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2022 Artist: Benjamin Atwom Title: Fragile Masculinity Medium: Installation Photography on Archival Paper Size: 45cm x 36cm Year: 2021 Born in May 1996, Benjamin Atwom is a self-taught artist based in Entebbe, Uganda. Through his artwork, he sets out to provide a commentary on social disparities by juxtaposing mundane objects and […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2022 Artist: Simon Peter Sai Title: Saicology (Self Portrait) Medium: Mixed Media Size: 70cm x 90cm Year: 2020 Born, in February 1989, Simon Peter Sai is self-taught full-time artist based in Gulu, Northern Uganda. He is the founder of Sai Arts Gulu – Uganda, Co-founder of VASA Art Movement and the […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2022 Artist: Olivia Mary Nantongo Title: Acceptance Medium: Mixed Media Size: 53cm x 120cm Year: 2022 Born in January 1994, Olivia Mary Nantongo is a full-time artist based in Kampala, Uganda. She holds a Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Arts degree from Makerere University, Uganda. Her art is mostly characterised by […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2022 Artist: Joseph Wamala Kyeyune Title: I shall not want Medium: Acrylics on Canvas Size: 150cm x 100cm | Year: 2021 Born in November 1993, Joseph Wamala Kyeyune is a full-time artist based in Kampala, Uganda. He holds a Bachelor of Art and Industrial Design degree from Kyambogo University, Uganda and […]
Congratulations to Sandra Suubi, the Winner of the MMA Prize 2022. Her entry artwork ‘Samba Gown I, II, III’ selected under the medium of Photography and Wearable Sculpture is part of a broader performance piece by the artist, re-enacting and rethinking the bride’s walk down the aisle but using the streets of Kampala. The artwork […]
The primary laws governing petroleum midstream activities Petroleum midstream activities primarily comprise the storage, processing and transportation of petroleum products. The primary laws for this sector include: The Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission and Midstream Storage) Act, 2013 (the “Midstream Act”); The Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission and Midstream Storage) Regulations, 2016; The Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission […]
Uganda’s Parliament is currently considering the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (the “Bill”). The Bill seeks to effect changes to the Electricity Act Cap 145 (the “Act”) which was enacted in 1999. Below is a highlight of key changes that would be of relevance to participants in the energy sector: Funding of the regulator: The Bill provides […]
On the 31st of March 2020, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development proposed certain tax law amendments for the July 2020 – June 2021 financial year in Uganda. Whereas certain amendments relating to value added tax and stamp duty laws were assented to by the President on 30th June 2020, further changes in […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: Emmanuel Lwanga Title: Muted Conversations I Size: 25cm x 21cm x 47cm Medium: Terracotta Sculpture Mounted on Wood Year: 2018 Born in 1978, Emmanuel Lwanga is a sculptor based in Nsambya, Uganda. Emmanuel holds a Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Art from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda and a Diploma […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: Solomon Agaba Peabo Title: Into the Future Size: 20.3cm x 15.5cm Medium: Photography and Digital Art Year: 2020 Born in 1999, Solomon Agaba Peabo is an artist based in Kampala, Uganda. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture at Kyambogo University, Uganda. “Into the future shows a […]
