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AfricanColours, Press Centre, Chester House, Koinange street, Nairobi, KENYA P.O. Box 56814 -00200, phone + 254 20 2250373, njoroge@africancolours.com or maggie@africancolours.com

Your guide to Contemporary African Art Online since 2000 

 

How can I work with AfricanColours.net? Visual artists can have a portfolio on AfricanColours by contacting the webmaster or Maggie@africancolours.com Read More. Art or Art related organisations can have their website linked on AfricanColours or they can advertise with a banner or host space at AfricanColours to promote their projects and/or to make an own website. Read More. Artists, Photo Journalists and writers are invited to send in editorials and visuals. Art Organisations can send their news and press-releases to the AfricanColours editorial desk andrew@africancolours.com for free dissemination via the AC website. Other than the above mentioned one can interact with AfricanColours by using our Friends Program, Click Here. Become a local representative for your country Read More. Subscribe to our mailinglist Click Here.

 


Who are the people behind AfricanColours? The AfricanColours team works from Nairobi: Andrew Ranja (Director) Andrew Njoroge (Executive Director), Kenneth Simiyu (Webmaster and Graphic designer), Maggie Otieno (artist liaison and projects), and Bertha Kangongoi (editorial and content supervisor). Country representatives are: Stephen Garan'anga in Zimbabwe, Edmond Bambara in Burkina Faso, Hama Goro in Mali, Laurent Wasteilan in Congo Brazzaville and Carla van Beers for the international pages in The Netherlands.

 


The boards of Directors for AfricanColours ltd are: Andrew Ranja, Mwalimu Mati, Tom Maliti, Casper de Weerd, Lorna Abungu and Andrew Njoroge

 


What is AfricanColours aiming for?


Does AfricanColours sell works of art? Yes and No, AfricanColours does not sell art in the strict sense of the word rather AC mediates and assists when artists want to sell their works of art. We charge 25-40 % of the sales at an exhibition. AfricanColours invites artists and art organisations to sell works of art via the AfricanColours website;

Can I sell my products on the website? Yes, as long as these products are relevant to the content of the AfricanColours website. See: www.shop.africancolours.net


Does AfricanColours organise workshops and exhibitions? Yes, we do. We do all we can to seek new venues for artists to exhibit their work. We aim at bringing Art and Artists to the people. We encourage artists to promote their work and themselves via the World Wide Web.

 


How can I represent AfricanColours in my Country? We are developing a local representative program, for more information contact njoroge@africancolours.com

 


Our company wants to become a patron for local artists. AfricanColours can organise a 'makeover' for your building and offices. With paintings and sculptures we colour your walls, lobbies, corridors, reception areas, cafeteria and boardroom Many African works are still sold and purchased by foreigners. We encourage the empowerment of the local art scene.

How to exchange links with AfricanColours. We offer free linkages on the
REDBOOK page and paid linkages on the homepage (including the country pages)

 


Does AfricanColours have a suggestion box? Not really, but we are happy to receive all your comments and calls. Send mail to: info@africancolours.com

 

We are organizing an exhibition, can AfricanColours support us? Yes, at the YELLOW PAGES you will find the artists information and you can contact them immediately. You can also consult the AfricanColours team on various matters of art and new media. We can make a virtual showcase of your exhibition. Mail to andrew@africancolours.com

I would like to try and see how it is to 'be online'. AfricanColours gives you the opportunity to maintain your own pages, you can use our friendly Rich-Text-Editor, or more advanced systems like HTML, Flash and Dreamweaver. We can make online presentations with or for you.

How can AfricanColours assist me? You can send your message to AfricanColours by mail or you can phone the head office in Nairobi, or one of the representatives in other countries, see their contact details on the top-banner of each page.

Can I copy images or text from AfricanColours and paste them? All images and text are protected by copyrights; therefore you are not allowed to use them for your own purposes. There are however some exceptions. Students and teachers can use our web content for educational purposes. To use our content for other media, one has to ask for permission and/or pay an AfricanColours a fee.

 


What does AfricanColours charge for its services? Check the price list for all our services Click Here 

 


 

 

For more information, contact info@africancolours.com