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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250118T160000
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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.openartexchange.com/event/groepstentoonste
 lling-mwana-congo-2025-109">Groepstentoonstelling &#34\;Mwana Congo&#34\; 
 (2025)</a>\nOn Saturday\, 18 January we opened our newest group exhibition
 \, "Mwana Congo" at OpenArtExchange in Schiedam. For an impression of the 
 opening\, take a look here. Mwana Congo presents the work of three establi
 shed Congolese artists—Henri Kalama\, Freddy Tsimba\, and Steve Bandoma
 —who use painting\, sculpture\, and ink to explore social\, political\, 
 and cultural themes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite internati
 onal recognition\, all three artists continue to live and work in Congo\, 
 engaging with its challenges and artistic traditions. The exhibition will 
 run until March 15\, and is also visible online on Artsy. Take a look at t
 he Artsy viewing room Music at the opening As part of the Mwana Congo open
 ing\, Michiel Moerkerk and Silke Blommaert performed music featuring the A
 frican harp (kamale n'goni) and guitar\, blending calm\, upbeat\, and dyna
 mic tunes. Exhibition "Mwana Congo" Congo-Kinshasa\, or Belgian Congo\, is
  a large country in Central Africa known for its rich cultural and artisti
 c traditions\, vibrant music\, and colorful contemporary art\, fashion\, a
 nd design. Home to one of Africa’s top fine arts academies in Kinshasa\,
  it has educated many renowned artists. The country is also rich in natura
 l resources like minerals\, precious stones\, and oil\, but this wealth ha
 s led to ongoing conflicts and humanitarian crises\, particularly in the e
 astern provinces of North- and South Kivu and Ituri\, where over 120 armed
  militias operate with little control from the national government. This s
 ituation has caused violence\, displacement\, and human rights abuses\, wi
 th civilians often suffering the most. “Mwana Congo” (Son(s) of Congo)
  takes its title from a song by Mohombi\, a well-known Congolese singer wh
 o fled Congo with his family as a child and recently returned to Kinshasa.
  The song\, written 10 years ago\, expresses love and longing for Congo in
  its abused beauty. The [...]
DTSTAMP:20260525T182258Z
LOCATION:OpenArtExchange\, Hoogstraat 85\, 3111HC Schiedam\, Netherlands
SUMMARY:Groepstentoonstelling "Mwana Congo" (2025)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.openartexchange.com/event
 /groepstentoonstelling-mwana-congo-2025-109">Groepstentoonstelling &#34\;M
 wana Congo&#34\; (2025)</a>\nOn Saturday\, 18 January we opened our newest
  group exhibition\, "Mwana Congo" at OpenArtExchange in Schiedam. For an i
 mpression of the opening\, take a look here. Mwana Congo presents the work
  of three established Congolese artists—Henri Kalama\, Freddy Tsimba\, a
 nd Steve Bandoma—who use painting\, sculpture\, and ink to explore socia
 l\, political\, and cultural themes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. D
 espite international recognition\, all three artists continue to live and 
 work in Congo\, engaging with its challenges and artistic traditions. The 
 exhibition will run until March 15\, and is also visible online on Artsy. 
 Take a look at the Artsy viewing room Music at the opening As part of the 
 Mwana Congo opening\, Michiel Moerkerk and Silke Blommaert performed music
  featuring the African harp (kamale n'goni) and guitar\, blending calm\, u
 pbeat\, and dynamic tunes. Exhibition "Mwana Congo" Congo-Kinshasa\, or Be
 lgian Congo\, is a large country in Central Africa known for its rich cult
 ural and artistic traditions\, vibrant music\, and colorful contemporary a
 rt\, fashion\, and design. Home to one of Africa’s top fine arts academi
 es in Kinshasa\, it has educated many renowned artists. The country is als
 o rich in natural resources like minerals\, precious stones\, and oil\, bu
 t this wealth has led to ongoing conflicts and humanitarian crises\, parti
 cularly in the eastern provinces of North- and South Kivu and Ituri\, wher
 e over 120 armed militias operate with little control from the national go
 vernment. This situation has caused violence\, displacement\, and human ri
 ghts abuses\, with civilians often suffering the most. “Mwana Congo” (
 Son(s) of Congo) takes its title from a song by Mohombi\, a well-known Con
 golese singer who fled Congo with his family as a child and recently retur
 ned to Kinshasa. The song\, written 10 years ago\, expresses love and long
 ing for Congo in its abused beauty. The [...]
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