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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.openartexchange.com/event/group-exhibition
 -mwana-congo-2025-109">Group exhibition &#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 established Congo
 lese artists—Henri Kalama\, Freddy Tsimba\, and Steve Bandoma—who use 
 painting\, sculpture\, and ink to explore social\, political\, and cultura
 l themes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite international recogn
 ition\, all three artists continue to live and work in Congo\, engaging wi
 th its challenges and artistic traditions. The exhibition will run until M
 arch 15\, and is also visible online on Artsy. Take a look at the Artsy vi
 ewing room Music at the opening As part of the Mwana Congo opening\, Michi
 el Moerkerk and Silke Blommaert performed music featuring the African harp
  (kamale n'goni) and guitar\, blending calm\, upbeat\, and dynamic tunes. 
 Exhibition "Mwana Congo" Congo-Kinshasa\, or Belgian Congo\, is a large co
 untry in Central Africa known for its rich cultural and artistic tradition
 s\, vibrant music\, and colorful contemporary art\, fashion\, and design. 
 Home to one of Africa’s top fine arts academies in Kinshasa\, it has edu
 cated many renowned artists. The country is also rich in natural resources
  like minerals\, precious stones\, and oil\, but this wealth has led to on
 going conflicts and humanitarian crises\, particularly in the eastern prov
 inces of North- and South Kivu and Ituri\, where over 120 armed militias o
 perate with little control from the national government. This situation ha
 s caused violence\, displacement\, and human rights abuses\, with civilian
 s often suffering the most. “Mwana Congo” (Son(s) of Congo) takes its 
 title from a song by Mohombi\, a well-known Congolese singer who fled Cong
 o 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:20260919T041743Z
LOCATION:OpenArtExchange\, Hoogstraat 85\, 3111HC Schiedam\, Netherlands
SUMMARY:Group exhibition "Mwana Congo" (2025)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.openartexchange.com/event
 /group-exhibition-mwana-congo-2025-109">Group exhibition &#34\;Mwana Congo
 &#34\; (2025)</a>\nOn Saturday\, 18 January we opened our newest group exh
 ibition\, "Mwana Congo" at OpenArtExchange in Schiedam. For an impression 
 of the opening\, take a look here. Mwana Congo presents the work of three 
 established Congolese artists—Henri Kalama\, Freddy Tsimba\, and Steve B
 andoma—who use painting\, sculpture\, and ink to explore social\, politi
 cal\, and cultural themes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite int
 ernational recognition\, all three artists continue to live and work in Co
 ngo\, engaging with its challenges and artistic traditions. The exhibition
  will run until March 15\, and is also visible online on Artsy. Take a loo
 k at the Artsy viewing room Music at the opening As part of the Mwana Cong
 o opening\, Michiel Moerkerk and Silke Blommaert performed music featuring
  the African harp (kamale n'goni) and guitar\, blending calm\, upbeat\, an
 d dynamic tunes. Exhibition "Mwana Congo" Congo-Kinshasa\, or Belgian Cong
 o\, is a large country in Central Africa known for its rich cultural and a
 rtistic traditions\, vibrant music\, and colorful contemporary art\, fashi
 on\, and design. Home to one of Africa’s top fine arts academies in Kins
 hasa\, it has educated many renowned artists. The country is also rich in 
 natural resources like minerals\, precious stones\, and oil\, but this wea
 lth has led to ongoing conflicts and humanitarian crises\, particularly in
  the eastern provinces of North- and South Kivu and Ituri\, where over 120
  armed militias operate with little control from the national government. 
 This situation has caused violence\, displacement\, and human rights abuse
 s\, with civilians often suffering the most. “Mwana Congo” (Son(s) of 
 Congo) takes its title from a song by Mohombi\, a well-known Congolese sin
 ger who fled Congo with his family as a child and recently returned to Kin
 shasa. The song\, written 10 years ago\, expresses love and longing for Co
 ngo in its abused beauty. The [...]
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