We recently had a Closed Call Pitching session for our Das Kollektiv Major Grants, and we are excited to share the two projects we are supporting this year.
We are delighted to announce Ulenni Okandlovu as one of our Das Kollektiv 2023 Grantees.
ULENNI OKANDLOVU is a Freelance Journalist, Culture Curator & Multi-disciplinary artist. He was born in Matobo Hills, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. He is based and works in Harare at the downtown Skeyi&Strobo Inc studio.
Ulenni is a founder and creative director of the Skeyi&Strobo Fabrik Party, co-founder of Downtown Conversations, lead vocalists and co-founder of an alternative music band, the Bantu Spaceship/s.
Team Profile
SKEYI & STROBO Inc (@skeyiandstrobo_fabrikparty) Is a creative artists agency and studio run by a collective of artists in downtown Harare at the Mbare Art Space. Skeyi&Strobo hosts and curates its art and design platform for the SS Fabrik Party and co-hosts the Downtown Conversations, which was co-founded with their collaborators the @caligraph.co, a mural and graffiti art collective.
Project Summary for the Fabrik Party: City2City Activations
Fabrik Party expansion program launched in June 2023 to activate subculture creative communities in four Zimbabwean cities. The project aims to promote street art, streetwear, fashion, and alternative music, which are under-represented in these areas.
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