Dewe School of Art
The Dewe School of Art is a non-profit voluntary organisation which gives people the opportunity to learn and develop creative skills.
Dewe is a fishing village on Lake Victoria and children and adults alike from the surrounding area come to the project to learn and practise their crafts. Professional artists also visit the project to both use the space as a workshop and pass on their skills to enthusiastic learners. The project was setup by Sam Mukumba, a Ugandan artist who now lives in the UK.
"I wanted to create a space for human interaction focussing on art and creativity, developing awareness and practising matters concerning and relating to the environmental issues and building bridges between humans of different races," says Sam.
"Being a fishing village, people are living on subsistence income and can’t afford to send their children to school. The majority of the young girls become mothers at a very early age (15 – 16). So the idea of the school is to create an opportunity for them to attend an alternative way of education based on practical skills. Also the project is taking on some responsibility: it will include supporting 50 children under the age of seven, with their clothing needs, school bags, bedsheets, blankets, mosquito nets etc. Many of our projects will be related to helping any human needs in the area."
For more information, please visit: www.deweschoolofart.com
Dewe is a fishing village on Lake Victoria and children and adults alike from the surrounding area come to the project to learn and practise their crafts. Professional artists also visit the project to both use the space as a workshop and pass on their skills to enthusiastic learners. The project was setup by Sam Mukumba, a Ugandan artist who now lives in the UK.
"I wanted to create a space for human interaction focussing on art and creativity, developing awareness and practising matters concerning and relating to the environmental issues and building bridges between humans of different races," says Sam.
"Being a fishing village, people are living on subsistence income and can’t afford to send their children to school. The majority of the young girls become mothers at a very early age (15 – 16). So the idea of the school is to create an opportunity for them to attend an alternative way of education based on practical skills. Also the project is taking on some responsibility: it will include supporting 50 children under the age of seven, with their clothing needs, school bags, bedsheets, blankets, mosquito nets etc. Many of our projects will be related to helping any human needs in the area."
For more information, please visit: www.deweschoolofart.com
