MASK Awards 2014

ENTRIES & WINNERS

MASK Awards 2014 was themed ‘Young People - the Creative Nation'

Enrties received: 750

Number of schools participated: 12

Countries participated: Kenya

Number of prizes awarded: 7

Award Ceremony was attended by 250 people

Press: Saturday Nation, 27 September 2014; The Star, 9 September, 28 May, 29 May 2014; The Business Daily, 31 May 2014

Prizes totalling 300,000 Ksh (£2,500) are supported by Rivers Foundation (UK). Our special thanks to our judges.

SCHOOL CATEGORY

Darubini Talent Academy, Machakos, Kenya

Nyumbani Lawson Secondary, Kitui, Kenya

COGRI (Children of God Relief Institute) Art Club, Nairobi, Kenya

FILM & VIDEO

Crew Teflon, Ben Vic, Timmy Tim, Biior, and Kavi, Nairobi

UNDER 25 CATEGORY

1st Prize, Louis Nderi, 23, Nairobi

2nd Prize, Clement Mureithi, 9, Lamu

3rd Prize, Onesmus Okamar, 19, Westesrn Kenya

NOMINATED

Eddy Ouma, 21, Nairobi

Cindy Malia, 24, Nairobi

Jimmy Nyakora, 23

Kevin Otieno, Winnie Nyambura, Nicholas Kingoo, Alma Kerubo, Reagan Maina, Hannah Gatgoni, Rose Nyambura, Faith Nyambura, Canary Ifedha, Andrew Dickson Mungai, all 6-14

Michelle Ajema, 24, Nairobi

Arnold Kibaara, 20

Muthoni Wachira, 18, Limuru

Yonah Mudibo, 21

Edwin Wainaina, 17

William Masiga, 22

Ongere Chirchill, 22

Fidelix Musili Kilonzo, 16

ART - all ages

Louis Nderi, 23, No matter where you are from your dreams are valid 2

1st Prize

Clement Mureithi, 9, Lamu, recycled

2rd Prize

Onesmus Okamar, 19, Searching for help from somebody in need of your

3rd Prize

FILM & VIDEO

CREW TEFLON (Timmy Tim, Ben Vic, Bior, 'JK', and Kavi), 16-18, Nairobi

ART - schools

Darubini Talent Academy, Machakos, Kenya

Nyumbani Lawson Secondary, Kitui, aged 11-16, Village is On Our Mind

COGRI (Children of God Relief Institute) Art Club, Untitled, age 8-12

MASK AWARDS CEREMONY

School of Art and Design at Nairobi University, Nairobi, 22 May 2014

The Ceremony was chaired by Professor at School of Art and Design Colins Makunda and opened by leading African industrialist Dr Manu Chandaria CBE who said:

"Survival in the 21st century will be very, very difficult, and without creativity it is not possible."

The exhibition was curated by students Elsardt Kigen, Watson Kanyi and Raymond Mutisya.

Alla Tkachuk, Dr Manu Chandaria and Professor Colins Makunda

Dr Manu Chandaria awards prizes to Timmy Tim and Ben Vic of CREW TEFLON

Teacher Esther of Darubini Academy accepts the prize

Video of the Awards Ceremony

Dr Manu Chandaria awards prizes to winning schools

Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

4 September - 8 November 2014

The exhibition was opened by MASK's former Patron the renowned modern artist Ibrahim El-Salahi on 4 September.

"Governments in Africa don't support the arts in a way they should. MASK Awards is giving young Africans their humanity back," Ibrahim said at the opening.

Amongst guests were Lady Anya Sainsbury, the Linbury Trust Founder; Susan Rivers and Tina Bolton, Rivers Foundation's Trustees; Major General Roddy Porter, Director of the Royal Over-Seas League, Sir Eldryd Parry, the Tropical Health Trust Founder; financier Thairu Ndungu; Kenyan comedian Njambi McGrath; artist Sian Daniels; Elsbeth Court of SOAS; artist Corrie Wingate, Anidan Art Club Founder, and Francesca Wilson, Director of Education at the Saatchi Gallery.

Click on the clip below for the catalogue of artworks and Saatchi exhibition Private View.

Royal Over-Seas League in London and Edinburgh

27 January - 20 March 2015

The exhibition was opened by Hon. Dr Margaret Lesuuda, the Kenya High Commission Education Attache; River Foundation Founder Alan Rivers, of the Rivers Foundation and Director of the Royal Over-Seas League Major General Roderick Porter.

Education Attache Dr Margaret Lesuuda

Rivers Foundation Founder Alan Rivers

Director of UKENTV Janet Wainaina

Library of Congress, USA

Washington DC, 26 June 2014

The digital exhibition and presentation by MASK's Director was opened by Mary Jane Deep, the Chief of African & Middle Eastern Division of the Library. The exhibition was attended by MASK Awards judge Nik Apostolides, Assistant Director of the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery, and by representatives of Nyambani Lawson Secondary School. Eve Ferguson, the Head of African Section had said:

"The level of creativity and standard of the artworks submitted to MASK Awards is very high."

MASK Awards 2014

ENTRIES & WINNERS

ART - all ages

FILM & VIDEO

ART - schools

MASK AWARDS CEREMONY

Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

Royal Over-Seas League in London and Edinburgh

Library of Congress, USA

SPONSORS