This collaborative project between Rodney, Evans and Kevin explored the concept of cultural modernity and its impact on cultural heritage and vice versa, using art forms such as fabric stories, digital art, podcasting, and painting. With a focus on the Karamoja region of northern Uganda, a historically pastoralist and traditional community, the project worked to challenge the notion that culture and tradition are at odds with modernity. Instead, the artists sought to demonstrate how modern practices can actually promote and preserve our cultural heritage and that we have a lot to learn from our heritage. The project involved three main artists, representatives from Karamoja, and a series of workshops and discussions with a wider community, ultimately leading to an exhibition of our explorations at Kiggundu Art Studio.

In May 2021, Rodney together with Mujabi Ivan, Victoria Merab (Fellow artists) and the AGROMAX TEAM set off for Karamoja at the Agromax Uganda Limited Model Farm located deep in Nakapiripirit District to carry out a Creative Arts Project that involved teaching of over 30 youths/children painting and drawing, teaching women sewing and tailoring as well as painting structures at the farm with these youths that come from the surrounding community. The one week project supported by Agromax was a pilot of a much bigger skills project to be done later with the same residents and communities who specifically work at the farm to earn a living but also benefit from it as a source of food. This will be in partnership with Agromax Uganda Limited and some development partners from the Government of Uganda. The aim is to empower them to lead sustainable and fulfilled lives while harnessing new technologies as they adapt to better farming practices. 

A Mural Creative Journey project with Seniors from The Bay View Adult Centre in San Francisco,  California. San Francisco is known for its great mural history especially in the hispanic areas of the mission and vast areas of Oakland. This project involves co- creation and collaboration with the seniors from this adult centre who draw inspirations from memories, voices, nature and ideas in mind. Whether it’s a flower that reminds them of childhood, a sight of nature,  a color that brings them peace, or a symbol from their culture, they get an opportunity to recreate that on a surface then consolidate their individual ideas as a group to create one full mural sketch that is later recreated on a large surface. The project involves a nature walk and also a mural tour to have them get a sense of what some of their favourite murals in the bay mean gudied with the help from Precita Eyes Muralists an amazing Mural Art organisation in the Bay area.

Memories Unleashed  is a groundbreaking fusion of music, Black cultural legacy, and brain health awareness, designed to deepen public understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and related disorders (ADRD).  Inspired by Elijah Rock’s personal experience navigating his father’s journey with Alzheimer’s, Memories Unleashed is shaped by Elijah's acclaimed career as an award-winning entertainer, his training as an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at UCSF, and his collaboration with Charles Windon, MD, an assistant professor of clinical neurology at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center.  The debut launch featured special guest Antonia Bennett in the San Francisco performance, honoring her father, the late Tony Bennett, and his battle with Alzheimer’s. The events combined world-class musical performances with insightful discussions on brain health, memory, and the profound impact of dementia. Through music and conversation, Memories Unleashed fosters community, builds trust, and raises awareness among populations often underrepresented in clinical research. Check out the short video