Rele Arts Foundation Presents Young Contemporaries 2017 Exhibitions on Jan 15th

Come January 15th, finalists of the Young Contemporaries 2017 hosted by the Rele Art Foundation, will be exhibiting their works of art. Founded by Adenrele Sonariwo, the mission of Rele is to “trigger a new found appreciation, followership of and

The Eko Art Expo Set To Hold From January 27-29, 2017

Here’s a chance for students with great visual arts skills to show the world what they’ve got. This month, Lagos State will be giving young artists from its tertiary institutions three days and a fantastic setting to display their works

 Art Meets Trade, a Melding of Creativity and Commerce, Set to Take Place in Abuja

This weekend, Abuja will play host to an active and unique melding of vibrant commerce and powerful displays of creativity. It’s the Art Meets Trade event, powered by the Freedom Hall and Thought Pyramid Art Centre, Abuja. Over two days,

The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2016: Abeokuta set for a Celebration of Arts and Literature

For five days in the month of November, the city of Abeokuta will host a celebration of books, art and culture like no other. The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2016 will attract novelists, poets, actors, illustrators, musicians, activists and

Kelvin Okafor: The Nigerian Artist Whose Stunning Portraits Have Captured the World’s Attention

Kelvin Okafor’s hand-drawn portraits are stunning. You could be forgiven for thinking that his pencil-etched works are actually monochrome photographs but they’re not. They are simply the breathtaking products of an artist so dedicated to form and detail as nature

Art X Lagos is Set to Increase Visibility of Contemporary African Art in Lagos

Artists, art lovers, collectors, and curators look forward to what is to be considered one of the most prestigious art fairs to be held on an international scale in the heart of Lagos. TP-Collective, a consultancy that develops businesses in

Video of the Week: Breathless, starring Mike Ezuronye and Uti Nwachukwu

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The Art of Mobile Filmmaking

These days, it seems, it takes a big budget to make a really good film. Yes, there are exceptions to the rule, especially in cases where the story is so compelling, and the acting top-notch. But the rule is that

Turn Your Smartphone into a Money-Making Machine

Treasure Wells Academy Presents: Smartphone Filmmaking Workshop

A Review of the Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives

In a fictive world sorted by Lola Soneyin, a carefully plotted story reveals the innards of a polygamous family, laced with rotten carnages and adulterous secrecy. In a cleverly but humorous plot, the story assumes a protagonist; Baba Segi and

“We’re Set To Produce Films With Smartphones” –  Nnaebue

Ike Nnaebue is a filmmaker, director, screenwriter and film producer. In this interview with Ikechi Nzeako of Independent Newspaper, he says he is organising where he teaches young Nigerians how to make quality films using their phones. He also speaks

Poetry as Art and Passion

Chamber’s Twentieth Century Dictionary tells us that a poem is “a composition of high beauty of thought or language and artistic form, typically, but not necessarily, in verse: anything supremely harmonious and satisfying”. Harmony and satisfaction are key words here.

On Stories and Writing: Quotes From 10 Nigerian Writers

“Without stories, we would go mad. Life would lose its moorings or lose its orientations. Even in silence we are living our stories.” ― Ben Okri, Birds of Heaven “Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to

TreasureWells Academy presents: Smartphone Filmmaking Workshop

Ike Nnaebue is set to host a cell phone filmmaking workshop in May.

Applications for the 2016 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop

The 2016 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop will take place from June 21 to July 1, 2016. The workshop is organized by award-winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and is sponsored by Nigerian Breweries Plc. At the workshop, Caine-Prize winning writer,

Victor Ekpuk: The Contemporary Artist Who Blends Art and Writings

Internationally renowned Nigerian-born Victor Ekpuk is set for his first major solo exhibition in Nigeria titled ‘Home Coming’ on the 9th of April in Lagos.

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