Art and Talent

In this program, we use multi-method approach exploring the arts as a catalyst for community. Our organization offer:

  • Artistic excellency and innovation

  • Astute leadership connected to community needs

  • Important institutional and engagement models for the arts field and toward achieving healthy communities and a healthy democracy

We believe arts can offer opportunities for solidarity and agency by forcing community issues in community conversations and invoking people to change problems in the community.

The purpose of this program is to examine the arts as a positive change agent for community development. Exploring how and for what purpose Knowledge In Our Tunnel of Art (K.I.O.T.A CBO) as an arts organization can create social capital and provide insights on how the arts industry can be a leader in the transformation of communities and regions not only around Kenya, even the globe.

The perspectives of artists, community developers and beneficiaries of the arts provided insight on how and in what ways the arts can evoke change by building connections and inspiring participation. Community development theorist K.I.O.T.A CBO (2018) distinguished community development from related fields such as economic development and social work by highlighting its ability to build solidarity and create agency.

For K.I.O.T.A CBO, solidarity means trust and relationships where community members can work together for change. Once united for a cause, agency means the implementation of the group’s goals.

Program Objectives

  • To encourage and nurture artistic creativity and stimulate economic opportunity in the region through arts education, events and gallery exhibitions.

  • To empower artists with heightened levels of encouragement and opportunity.

  • Strengthen our organization so that all members may realize their full potential for excellence.

  • Stimulate and expand audiences for the arts in Kenya.

  • Promote public encouragement for the arts within our community.

  • Be an inspirational Organization with a modern art facility that is a draw for regional artists and the public through opportunities, events and entertainment. Recognized as a national model for using the arts for economic development.

Types of Arts embraced by KIOTA

  • Preforming art (Drama, Music, Acrobats , Dancing, Poet and film).

  • Drawings (Fine Art, Paint and graphite).

  • Bidding.

  • Carving and craft.

Activities Done

Below are activities done by the Organization on this program

Commercial Plays

We have performed 3 stage commercial plays on gender-based violence, violence human rights in our local county halls, and each gained publicity of maximum of 200 audience.

Skits Performance

We have managed to perform a maximum number of 600 skits (participatory theater and magnetic theater) to different platforms and outreaches

  • To create content problem related to the community and let the community to come up with their own best solution of the problem.

  • To educate and give entertainment to the community.

  • To simplify the information to enable people of different level of understanding to understand the information regard the context.

  • To make the agenda to be stereo on people’s mind as the youths, teenagers and community relate freely on art and entertainments.

Filming

We have managed to produce a TV Commercial Series over three seasons dubbed MAGONGO CITY, the series airs on UTV local channel daily on Wednesday at 8pm EAT. The series echos the current issues on gender-based violence, environment, sexual reproductive health and civic rights. The series gained over 3.6 million viewers maximum in every show.

Other Contents Produced

  • Mikosi swahili series aired on UTV at 7:30pm Monday, gained 2.4million views

  • Yamenikuta short film on YouTube, gained 961 views. It talks on consistency and correct usage of contraceptives and teen pregnancy.

  • Thomas short film on YouTube, gained 512 views. The film condemns the evilness of mob injustice killing.