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Buying straight from the artist: what changes with no gallery markup

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Buying straight from the artist: what changes with no gallery markup

Direct-from-artist purchases skip the gallery's cut, but they also skip the gallery's guardrails. What that trade actually means for buyers.

Otieno Odhiambo · 4 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

What actually happens at an opening night, and how to get in

What actually happens at an opening night, and how to get in

Njeri Wachira · 1 min read

A practical guide to starting your first art collection

A practical guide to starting your first art collection

Njeri Wachira · 2 min read

How much is your artwork actually worth? A practical first read

How much is your artwork actually worth? A practical first read

Otieno Odhiambo · 2 min read

Why donate to an art cause instead of just buying a piece

Why donate to an art cause instead of just buying a piece

Njeri Wachira · 2 min read

Where your donation actually goes: inside the Kibera Walls Fund

Where your donation actually goes: inside the Kibera Walls Fund

Otieno Odhiambo · 1 min read

Five community walls that raised themselves this year

Five community walls that raised themselves this year

Otieno Odhiambo · 1 min read

Studio visit: Wanjiku Mwangi on cutting a city into a face

Studio visit: Wanjiku Mwangi on cutting a city into a face

Njeri Wachira · 1 min read

Why collage owns the Nairobi wall right now

Why collage owns the Nairobi wall right now

Njeri Wachira · 1 min read

Working with county governments across Kenya

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  • Bomet County government seal
  • Busia County government seal
  • Embu County government seal
  • Homa Bay County government seal
  • Kajiado County government seal
  • Kericho County government seal
  • Kilifi County government seal
  • Kisumu County government seal
  • Laikipia County government seal
  • Mandera County government seal
  • Marsabit County government seal
  • Meru County government seal
  • Muranga County government seal
  • Nairobi City County government seal
  • Nyandarua County government seal
  • Samburu County government seal
  • Siaya County government seal
  • Taita Taveta County government seal
  • Tharaka-Nithi County government seal
  • Trans-Nzoia County government seal
  • Vihiga County government seal
  • Wajir County government seal
  • West Pokot County government seal