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Sharon Zarita Adhiambo
Grounded
by Sharon Zarita Adhiambo
March 3 to 22, 2025
March Cycle: Grounded
A shared reflective experience of what we hold onto within or around us that sustains our personal journeys making life phases fruitful while refreshing those around us.
In my journey of becoming an adult, far away from home in Kenya while navigating new realities, I had to find an anchor for the soul. My faith, work in the arts, friendships and Kenyan roots have been the ground that continue to hold me. 7 years later, and now in my 30s.
Through these workshops, we let art and community exchanges guide the discovery of what grounds us, or what we need to find grounding on, and pass this discovery to someone else's journey.
-Sharon Zarita Adhiambo
Photos by Jae Yang, Afnan Yakot, Hadeal Karrar, Iris Unlu
SHARON ZARITA ADHIAMBO
Sharon Zarita Adhiambo is a Kenyan arts administrator, consultant and creative leader whose heart beats for holistic development of people and communities through artistic experiences.
Zarita has worked in the arts sector in Kenya and Canada producing projects centered on self expression, social integration, and cultural celebration. Her work is grounded in creating barrier-free spaces where everyone can explore the artist in them while remaining authentic in their identity and stories. Apart from being an arts worker, she strengthens the industry as a mentor and advocate for arts progression.
Zarita holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Arts Administration from Humber College and is currently the Arts Program Officer at Assembly Hall, City of Toronto. She is also the founder of Sekoya East Africa, a non-profit that provides emerging crafters and other artists in Kenya accessible professional development resources and mentorship to advance their careers locally, produce artwork with a global influence and have a peer community to belong to.
Since 2019, she has worked with Jamii in various capacities and projects with the most recent being The Little Esplanade. She is delighted to join Jamii’s community this March as a guest curator alongside other incredible artists.
Photo by Sabrine S. Hakam