Interests
Kiggundu Rodney Erismas, BFA
Artist
We need to create intentional art based interventions that foster a collaborative and preventive approach.
Current Work
Kiggundu Rodney is a Visual Artist, Cultural Practitioner, & Social activist focused on engaging youth in self discovery & productivity through promoting knowledge & skills integration to advance the Arts, Culture, Health and prosperous communities.
Personal Hero
My Mother
Words of Strength
Art, Healing, Compassion, Connection
Vision
We need to create intentional art based interventions that foster a collaborative and preventive approach that brings together all stakeholders to engage and create awareness in efforts to reduce the prevalence of dementia in our communities.
Strategy
Kiggundu curates collaborative and creative art interventions in Uganda through visual art and storytelling workshops to create awareness about the role of art in improving wellbeing, cognitive and brain health for both young and ageing populations.
Impact
Kiggundu intends to leverage his visual art experience to develop sustainable art programs focused on geriatric care & cognitive health in Uganda with a goal of promoting empathy & healthy ageing while raising awareness about the impact of dementia.
Motivation
Given the limited awareness and stigma attached to dementia in Uganda, Kiggundu plans to utilise the power of art for advocacy, research and creative experimentation to enhance dementia prevention, awareness, creative care, and support in Uganda.
Education & Experience
Kiggundu graduated with a BFA from Makerere University's Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine Arts, Kampala specializing in Painting and Drawing. He currently runs an independent art studio space called Kiggundu Art Studio where he curates art workshops, brings together different creatives and non-creatives to experiment material, research and explore art beyond just art making. Kiggundu is also a painter and his work, explores themes of Identity, Freedom of Expression, Mental health and Social justice. He is also a founder of FireSideChArts Africa an authentic conversation and storytelling side line Community of the Studio which hosts a conversation podcast called FireSideChArts Podcast, a Lab and Elders circle. He is a co-founder of Streetlights Uganda a non-profit empowering street children through art in Uganda, a Young Emerging Leaders Program Class of 2023 Fellow under LeO Africa Institute and a 2021 Global Arts in Medicine Fellowship Fellow. He is also the Current the Country Festival Director for the Global South Arts in Health Week Uganda Pavilion. His work seeks to advance Arts, Health, Culture and Community.
Makerere University B. of Industrial and Fine Arts
Awards & Honors
Centre for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida
Arts and Health
Global Arts In Medicine fellowship
Arts In Medicine
LeO Africa Institute
Leadership
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