The STARTS Prize Africa 2025 for African Innovators
Applications are currently ongoing for the STARTS Prize Africa. This competition is an initiative of the European Commission, designed to drive an alliance of science, technology, and the arts. Its organizers hope to discover people and projects that are leveraging a combination of these three to address important challenges in our day. Those problem […]
Apply for the Prince Claus Seed Award 2025
The Prince Claus Seed Award is designed to support “talented and engaged emerging artists and cultural practitioners who are committed to improving their contexts and societies through socially and politically engaged work. We are particularly interested in supporting those with a grounded and innovative art practice that is inclusive in its process, implementation, and […]
Apply for the 2025 UNESCO World Heritage Residence Scholarship
Innovative individuals with cultural, artistic, and research ideas are encouraged to apply for the 2025 UNESCO World Heritage Residence Scholarship. Read more about Opportunities The UNESCO World Heritage Residence Scholarship is aimed at “people who have a cultural idea, such as art, music, research, etc., related to the UNESCO World Heritage list and are interested […]
PRIME56 Partners with IC University of Applied Science, Amsterdam
PRIME56 is delighted to continue connecting and partnering with world-class universities for Education recruitment services. Thus, it is thrilled to unveil its brand-new partnership with the University Of Applied Science Inter College Amsterdam. The University of Applied Sciences Inter College Amsterdam is a prestigious institution renowned for its focus on practical and career-oriented education. Read […]
SOTO Gallery Presents Charred Visions: Textures and Tensions
SOTO Gallery Presents Charred Visions: Textures and Tensions, a group exhibition of works by Uche Uzorka, Chukwumereogo Okeke, and Uchay Joel Chima. Read more about Arts SOTO Gallery is a Lagos-based exhibition space that showcases contemporary African art in unique and innovative ways. They promote community-oriented, forward-thinking, and inclusive art practices through their extensive […]
Effects Of Being A Polyglot
In today’s world, globalization is the newest trend and polyglots are leading the way. With the massive growth of technology and the increased use of the internet, it is easy to cross boundaries and learn several languages from different countries. Read more about Arts A polyglot is someone who can speak or use several […]
Arts And Culture Events To Attend This Detty December
Detty December has been packed full with events, and it would seem after Christmas the tide would slow. Wrong! If anything, the festivities start entering another gear. With the New Year approaching, it is a celebration galore from here on out. Read more about Events Here are a few events celebrated this period: Cultural […]
Sly Megida, Creative Director, Coke Spice Art
Sly Megida—born Okenwa Chimaobi Emmanuel –is an artist, filmmaker, and Creative Director of Coke Spice Art Limited, an outfit that aims to revolutionize contemporary art. He’s a painter of murals, motifs, and graffiti, and a fashion illustrator of growing repute. Read more about Arts Sly’s engagement with art began early in his life. While […]
The Sly Megida Experience
If art imitates real life then artists may be the finest philosophers in any given society. Indeed, I would argue that they are. In societies like Nigeria, the pluses to pursuing a career in visual art are not apparent to those not paying attention, but that does not remotely affect the fact that many visual […]
Art X Lagos 2021 West Africa’s Premier Art Fair Returns
Wednesday 29 September: It was an evening of excitement when art, business, music and media industry luminaries gathered to launch the sixth edition of ART X Lagos. Hosted at EbonyLife Place, Victoria Island, new features and innovations for the 2021 fair were revealed, alongside the winner of this year’s Access Bank ART X Prize. […]
Men You Should Know: Muraina Oyelami
Muraina Oyelami was born on 21 February 1940 in Iragbiji, Osun State. He is a Nigerian painter and drummer of Yoruba extraction. He was among the first generation of artists to come out of the Osogbo School of Art in the 1960s. Read more about Men you should know He was a drummer and […]
Travel Tips: States to visit in Nigeria as a Fine Art Enthusiast. Part 2
If you are visiting Nigeria and art is your thing, we’ve got your back. In the previous article, we looked at Benin, Osogbo and Jos and what they have to offer art enthusiasts. There is a lot more to see when you visit Nigeria especially if you visit these places: Read more about Travel […]
History Trivia: National Theatre, Lagos
The National Theatre is a monument that stands, these days, as more of a monument. People use it to symbolize Lagos but the real head-scratcher is that it does not do much else than feature in video reels as a symbol of a glorious past. Read more about History Trivia Located in the Orile-Iganmu […]
#EndSARS: Creativity in Support of the Protest
The #EndSARS movement has baffled the world. During the two weeks of active peaceful protests, we saw creative content like never before. As Nigerians evaluate whether the protests were worth it or not, we want to share the beauty of creativity displayed during those weeks. Read more about #EndSARS Photography Nigerian photographers shined through amazing […]
Men You Should Know: Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare CBE, RA (born 1962) is a British-Nigerian artist living in the United Kingdom. His work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation. A hallmark of his art is the brightly coloured Ankara fabric he uses. Because he has a physical disability that paralyses one side of his […]
How To Set Up An Art Studio In Nigeria
Are you a fabulous painter, a brilliant sculptor, or an exceptional sketcher? Maybe you’re one or all of these things, but you’ve resigned to not pursuing these passions commercially because you think it’s not possible to earn anything significant from the business of art. Read more about How To While it’s true that the […]