Emerson Art Gallery Opened June 2022
Emerson Art Gallery & Cafe
– Opens to the Public:
(Tuesday to Sunday 10am-6pm)
The official VIP opening of the art exhibition was held on the 17 June 2022, at The Emerson Gallery. This spacious and newly created art gallery is housed within one of top boutique hotels in Stone Town, The Emerson on Hurumzi Hotel.
The exhibition and all the paintings are part of the Emerson Zanzibar Foundation award for visual arts.
This first exhibition is open for visitors to view, with free entry, from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-6pm until 18 September 2022.
All the art work displayed in the exhibition will be available for purchase to any art lover.
‘Maisha ya Zanzibar’ (‘Zanzibar Life’).
The theme this year of the Emerson Zanzibar Foundation award for visual arts is ‘Maisha ya Zanzibar’. All the local participating artists will present their interpretation of Zanzibar’s diverse life and its heritage.
New Emerson Art Gallery in Stone Town
Celebrating Art – Art Exhibition & Artists’ Stories
Celebrating Art – Art Exhibition & Artists’ StoriesThe Art Exhibition, VIP Official opening was on 17 June 2022.
Emerson Zanzibar Foundation thanked all the artists, the Emerson Zanzibar team, judges and of course the Guest of Honour, Minister of Information, culture, youth and sports. Hon. Tabia Maulid Mwita. Also Deputy Principal Secretary Ministry of Information, Culture, youth and sports Mr. Khamis Abdallah Said who both spoke at the event.
The exhibition in the new Emerson Art Gallery & Café can be found by an entrance next to Emerson on Hurumzi Hotel in Stone Town.
Entrance is free for all visitors from 18 June 2022, Tuesday through Sunday from 10am-6pm until 18 September 2022.
All the artwork will also be available for purchase.
Celebrating Music with Live Performances
On several nights, throughout the ‘Maisha ya Zanzibar’ exhibition, live music will be performed in the Secret Garden at Emerson Spice, as well as in the Tea House Rooftop restaurant at Emerson on Hurumzi Hotel. Numerous talented Zanzibari musicians will perform live, styles varying from traditional Taarab music to original fusion. Watch our Social Media events for more details
Watch a video that captures the essence of the opening of Emerson Gallery and Art Exhibition 2022.
Guest of Honour, Minister of Information, culture, youth and sports. Hon. Tabia Maulid Mwita. Also Deputy Principal Secretary Ministry of Information, Culture, youth and sports Mr. Khamis Abdallah Said
Celebrating Local Artists
Artists join Emerson Zanzibar to inspire local creativity
Artists join Emerson Zanzibar to inspire local creativityDuring the worldwide Covid Pandemic, Emerson Zanzibar Hotels started holding art exhibitions in a different way to how they had been done previously. These were curated exhibitions, styled around a live interview with the artist. Everyone was welcomed in Emerson Zanzibar style – from the few, curious tourists to residents, to invited special guests – with fresh hibiscus juice, ginger tea, local snacks and sweets lovingly made by the hotel’s chef.
A group of artists approached Emerson Zanzibar with the request to organise an exhibition with both established and young, upcoming artists – to provide an opportunity for well established artists to share their experiences and for the young a chance to show their work publicly.
The idea grew from visual art, expanding to creativity in music, a special dinner planned to share local creativity in gastronomy and also combined with the regular Emerson Zanzibar Foundation’s award to celebrate Zanzibari film-makers.
Emerson Zanzibar is not just hotels and restaurants; since our doors opened, Emerson Zanzibar has been very closely connected to the creative sector. And so the Visual Arts awards began…’
