Azino, Sonuga Launch Creative Africa
Nigeria’s creative industry has in the past few years grown by leaps and bounds despite the government’s seeming lack of support. Young Nigerians have attempted the impossible, gaining international recognition through their film, music, photography, fashion, literature, theatre, technology, and poetry. Two of such people who are making something beautiful out of almost nothing are Titilope […]
Lagos Theatre Festival: Theatre in Unconventional Spaces
Lagos Theatre Festival (LTF) would be held from February 27, 2018, till March 28, 2018, in Lagos, across different venues, predominately Freedom Park. With the theme, “Theatre in Unconventional Spaces”, the festival is aimed at presenting performing arts from Nigeria and the UK in Lagos. The LTF is divided into curated shows and fringe shows; […]
Review of Directing Her Narrative: African Stories at Ake Festival
It’s a rare privilege to indulge in a cocktail of intellectual and cultural binging, nothing can quite express the euphoria. That is why the Ake Arts and Book Festival is a literal heaven for any book lover, especially those that love African literature. The festival is an annual literary and cultural event that provides an umbrella […]
In Its Inaugural Edition, the Lagos Biennial Portrays the Concept of ‘Living on the Edge’
Contemporary art in Nigeria is rising to a new dawn. Beyond the studios of individual artists to the galleries that represent them, art in Nigeria has moved to international scenes via summits and fairs, and now the long-awaited biennial hosted within its own borders. The Lagos Biennial, taking after cities beyond the continent like Venice […]
‘Shift Lemme Faint’ Stage Play
The famous 2017 urban slang shift lemme faint which followed after the likes of “LOL”, “LWKMD” and “LMAO” has been put to use as the caption of a new stage play which is brought to us courtesy of GbagyiChild Entertainment. The play is a series of monologues and conversations written by various awesome writers and […]
Did you Know About the Arts and Crafts Village in Abuja?
Arts and Crafts Village, Abuja, is a market for beautifully created African crafts. The centre, managed by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), is located in the city’s central district, between Sheraton Hotel (which is opposite its entrance gate), and Silver Bird Cinema (opposite its back gate). A unique attraction for visitors, the […]
Be Part of the Coal City Art Exhibition This March
Coal City Art Exhibition, an event hosted by GHills Entertainment, will offer a platform for artists in Enugu State to showcase their works on the 31st of March, 2017. This will be the maiden edition hosted by GHills, a media and marketing entertainment outfit, and is expected to take place three times annually, in the […]
The Lagos Theatre Festival 2017
From February 28 to March 5, the city of Lagos will have its sights and sounds recreated in theatre performances. Over 500 artists from 40 theatre companies will put on shows in 16 venues, in celebration of the city’s uniqueness. The Lagos Theatre Festival will unfold before an expectant public. The Lagos Theatre Festival is […]
In Honour of One of Nigeria’s Finest Artists, Ben Osaghae
Nigeria has lost one of her finest contemporary artists. On the 17th of January 2017, the works and legacy of Ben Osaghae are what remain as testimony of the life of a remarkable artist. Ben Osaghae was born in June 1962 in Benin, Edo State. He graduated from the Auchi Polytechnic, Edo in 1986, where […]
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 to the public. It will be hosting the Rasheed Gbadamosi Eko Art Expo, an event […]
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 event will treat people to powerful spoken word performances and interesting music, and give […]
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 thinkers from all over the African continent to the city beneath the rock, where they […]
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 the culture, art and design sector, will host the maiden edition of contemporary art fair, […]
Bellafricana: Making African Crafts Globally Accessible
There is something eccentric about the lover of culture that mere admirers may not be able to figure out on the spot. In case you have been struck with awe by one of these culture enthusiast, especially the African culture, here’s the secret behind it. Uniqueness is born out of a need to look different […]
Evolving Trends in Man’s Self-Expression
Etchings, drawings and paintings by cave dwellers on cave walls depict not only the lifestyles of hunter-gatherers but man’s existential need of ornamentation and self-expression. Body paintings, mutilations, tattoos and other forms of body ornamentation emphasize this need in the most graphic manner. During the Rennaissance, ornamentalism had achieved a high state of civilization known as […]
Kehinde Wiley Puts a Modern Twist on Classic Art
Kehinde Wiley is a New York-based portrait painter born to a Nigerian father and an African-American mother in 1977. He is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of people with brown skin in heroic poses. He takes urban African-American males, from the well-known like Ice-T and Michael Jackson to those wholly unfamiliar (yet recognizable in their […]