Uganda to host Art and Craft festival in August
Come August 2014, Uganda also known as “the pearl of Africa” will host one of the highly respected events in the tourism industry which will exhibit the various cultural art and crafts which are hard to find elsewhere. I know you must have visited Uganda probably on a business trip or on your safari to various destinations but I doubt if you were keen enough to explore the cultural fraternities this country boosts of. This is the reason why you should save sometime and attend this ceremony slated for August this year.
You may ask that what is so special with an Art festival in a black continent especially in Uganda but the rich cultural environment in this country is no regret once you attend. Very many things attached to culture will be showed to the visitors who will also have a chance of touching them. If you have never seen some of the African-made art pieces, then you should not miss this event because you will even learn how they are made manually.
Some visitors on their safari to Uganda buy some crafts which they take to their homes for remembrance and they don’t ask themselves how these beautiful objects are made. All the secrets on how they are made will be unveiled during the ceremony.
The masterminds behind the organization of the Art Festival are the Kampala Arts in conjunction with Uganda Tourism Board (UTB). According to the officials from UTB, The event will take place on 1ST of August to 31st of the same month. Under the theme progressive Africa, the Art Festival is expected to educate very many people including tourists on how to be creative and come up with something of more value attractive to other people. It will also help to exhibit some of the unexploited talents of the local people in terms of Art.
A large number of guest from different countries are expected to attend the event which will include officials from various tourism boards of various countries. They will be showed the different artistic objects which they will compare with those in their countries and draw a conclusion about Uganda’s creativeness. They will be equipped with all the relevant information surrounding the cultural event which they will spread to other countries.
Lucky tourists who will get a chance of attending the event will have a lifetime experience that they will live to tell. They will have a chance of seeing beautiful hand-made crafts made from natural materials like leaves, roots, grass and other nature wonders. On top of buying the crafts at a cheap price, visitors will be provided with the details on how to come up with such beautiful crafts without spending a lot.
I know it increases your expenditure by adjusting your safari trip to attend the ceremony but trust me it’s worth it. You will have a lifetime experience during the event as you look and touch some of the rare crafts which can only be found in Uganda.