Atim is a Ugandan American artist.
Atim Opoka (They/She) is a Ugandan-American songwriter, vocalist, composer, producer, and teaching artist. Who fuses Afro-pop and alternative beats while embracing the power of transformative storytelling.
Atim believes in the power of storytelling. Part of their current practice is decolonizing what is “Good Art”. Challenging the power structures that decide what and whose stories get told. Life is art, and it is all around us. If we listen to Earth the stories would unfold. The power of imagination, and being able to dream. To let your mind wander, and your heart feel. That is how they create their art. Through songs, scenes, music, or with bodies. Allowing yourself to be open to all emotions, and all stories.
They are a 2023 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow, TRCSTR 2023 Artist, a 2021 recipient of a Waters Award, as well as an Our Space is Spoken For Fellowship from the Twin Cities Media Alliance. She's inspired to share authentic stories. Amplifying marginalized people taking their power back by telling their stories. She believes that everyone has the power of being an artist. Storytelling is a birthright. It all depends on the environment that surrounds the individual.
"There is value in learning foundations, and building things the traditional way. But there is something refreshing in breaking the rules. Trying new ways to use the tools that you have mastered and received. That is how I approach creating art.” - Atim Opoka