Jelosimi Art Center Announces ‘Convergence’ The Exhibition’
Founder of the Jelosimi Art Centre, Abolore Sobayo has announced plans for a reunion art exhibition titled ‘Convergence’ by 2006 Art School graduates of the Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech). ‘Convergence’ the exhibition is scheduled to open officially on Saturday, August 21 at the Jelosimi Art Centre, Oshodi,…
The Invincible Hands Exhibition, exploring the history of women in the Nigerian art scene
The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art is pleased to announce The Invincible Hands exhibition opening from August 28, 2021 – January 18, 2022. The intersection of art and culture has become the breeding ground for conversations that shape our culture in Nigeria. In an age where the information…
Uniting Cultures with Moers Festival 2021
Although the NRW’s International Visitors Programme for global culture experts was restricted to a virtual experience due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the performances at the 50thanniversary of the Moers Festival in Germany released spectacular cultural and creative energy. Yinka Olatunbosun reports. Seven participating journalists RejeanBeaucage (Canada), NunoCatarino…
The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA) Wins Museum Opening of the Year Award.
A Big Congratulations to The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA) at Pan-Atlantic University for winning the Apollo Museum Opening of the Year Award 2020. The 1st University Art Museum in Nigeria opened its door to the public in October 2019…. The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of…
Afropolis gathers 90 Nigerian Artistes from 30 Cities to Commemorate Chinua Achebe at 90.
Chinua Achebe was born on November 16, 1930 in Ogidi village, Anambra, Nigeria. He meant different things to different artistes in different disciplines.Thus, we have put together an inter- disciplinary exploration of the things he gave his life’s works to as a commemoration of his…
ASIRI Magazine kicks off Digital Campaign Project with Rare Nigerian Historical Images
Scheduled to run on all ASIRI Magazine social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter), the audience will learn a lot from the digital campaign especially the history behind some of the images that will be shared and the narratives behind individuals in the images. The…
Terra Kulture to Celebrate Nigeria at 6O Independence with ‘Cycles of Fashion’ Exhibition
As part of the commemoration of Nigeria’s diamond jubilee, Terra Kulture in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture shall be hosting a series of multimedia exhibitions intended to explore the different ways socio-cultural influences have influenced and continue to influence the forging…
WSICE 2020 Virtual Exhibition: Celebrating Wole Soyinka at 86
The WSICE 2020 Programme takes a new bearing this year due to the global COVID-19pandemic ravaging the world. Not disturbed by this distraction, however, the project is moving its vigor to a virtual space. This also goes for the Program Exhibition which will be held…
Moremi the Musical Sails With Intriguing Command Performance
After several months of continuous anticipation towards the historical “Queen Moremi the Musical”, the Ile-Ife Queen majestically walked in Lagos for the third time consecutively. A display of aesthetic and ancestral cultural stage play and musical orchestration, Queen Moremi the Musical slated to run for…
Queen Moremi the Musical Reloaded: The Ile-Ife Queen Takes Lagos Again!
The 12th-century time frame of a Nigerian folklore and traditional tales cannot be told without mentioning a brave and selfless woman whose verge to save her people at all cost was her paramount quest in life. Born in Ile-Ife, the ancestral home of the Yoruba…