Rwenzori Art Centre lies eleven kilometres north of Kasese in the foothills of Uganda’s impressive Rwenzori Mountains.

Supported by the Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation, this rural centre for the arts was launched when three Ugandan craftsmen who trained at Pangolin Editions foundry in England returned home in 2008 to set up a small foundry, ten kilometres north of Kasese. It has since grown rapidly and the local team now boasts fifteen members.

The Foundation has funded further development of the centre, adding an award-winning, architect-designed gallery, artist’s studios and a coffee bar. It regularly hosts residences and exchanges on-site, encouraging dialogue and the sharing of skills and knowledge between Ugandan and UK artists.

Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation
The Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation is a registered charity set up in 2004 by the directors of Pangolin Editions and Parabola Land Ltd. with the aim of enabling cultural and educational exchanges between artists in Africa and the UK. It funds residencies and workshops and provides the infrastructure, facilities, materials and training needed to meet its objectives.

In its early days, the Foundation received crucial support from the British Council, Tate, the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal College of Art. Many individual artists and supporters have also generously donated and have been critical in allowing the Foundation to pursue its aims.

Since 2008 it has built an Art Centre, with bronze foundry, gallery and studios, on 60 acres of land in Kyemihoko village, ten kilometres north of Kasese in Western Uganda. The Foundation’s land encompasses a short stretch of the River Sebwe and climbs 300 feet into the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains.