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The 2008 Ceramic Art Symposium

_{The Conference Organizing Committee for ISCAEE 2008 invites you to participate in the 2008 International Society for Ceramics Art Education and Exchange Symposium (ISCAEE) to be hosted by the Department of Fine Art, Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya in conjunction with The National Museums' of Kenya from 28th July to 17th August 2008.}

_{Magdalene Odundo Africa’s most recognised Ceramist will be attending the symposium as a guest speaker.}

_{Deadline for registration is 15th July 2008. To register for the symposium click here.}

_{The exhibition brings together major works by 12 artists who best represent the innovative and dynamic artistic practices across the African continent and the African diasporas and launches the book, Angaza Afrika – African Art Now -  a highly visual survey of contemporary African art compiled by Christopher Spring, curator of the African Galleries at The British Museum, and published by Laurence King.}

_{Click here for more details courtesy of the October Gallery.}

The blindfold by Elkana Ongesa 2008

_{Individual benefactors for the arts have been around in the west for centuries. In contemporary African art, there are a few, though many are from outside the continent. Now seems like a good time for those who profess to follow the scene and who think they can detect the next Chris Ofili to get stuck in.}

_{Read more here by Aarti wa Njoroge}

_{Magdelene Odundo has had no problem getting her work noticed. Long before Odundo graduated from RCA in 1982 she was being heralded by some as being the greatest potter to emerge since Elizabeth Fritsch. She has had the dubious distinction of being the most hyped ceramic artist in Britain. Prices for her work, which were very high when she was a student, have now reached a point where she is the most expensive potter of her generation in Britain.}

_{Read more here from the African blogspot hosted by Joe Pollitt}