Onyeka Onwenu, Patience Ozokwor gear up for Speaking Out the Musical Stage Play.
Doyenne Circle, a platform that mentors, motivates and empowers women, is set to unveil its all-female cast musical titled Speaking Out. The breathtaking stage play is set to go live starting from January 1 to 3, 2022 with two shows each day at the Agip…
The Artist Ladder Konnect [TALK] Residency Set for a Transformational Inaugural Edition.
After successful online sessions, with positive reviews and testimonials about the impact and depth of its content, The Artist Ladder Konnect [TALK] is now set to launch an in-person program on Monday, December 6, 2021, in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. The Artist Ladder, an…
24 Hours of the Smithsonian in Lagos- National Museum of African Art launches Global Presence in Lagos
The first NMAFA event under a new director, Ngaire Blankenberg whose strategy is a 21st Century Global African Arts Museum had its first stop in Lagos, Nigeria on November 6. Held on the 6th of November 2021, “24 Hours of the Smithsonian in Lagos” was a collaborative interactive…
National Museum of African Art To Present “24 Hours of the Smithsonian in Lagos”
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art is partnering with Art X, the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF), the African Artists’ Foundation and Alára to bring together the U.S., Nigeria and African diaspora through the worlds of film, art, photography and fashion.“24 Hours of the Smithsonian in…
Quramo Publishing Announces Long list for Quramo Writer’s Prize 2021
Quramo Publishing Limited (Organisers of the Quramo Festival of Words, QFest) is pleased to announce the longlist of its annual Quramo Writers’ Prize (QWP). The list of ten manuscripts was selected from a total of 351 entries. Quramo Publishing officially closed its portal for submissions…
Quramo Publishing Announces the third Edition of Quramo Festival of Words: “Transcendence: Words Defying”
Quramo Publishing is pleased to announce the third edition of the Quramo Festival of Words, QFest 2021, with the theme: “Transcendence: Words Defying” In 2020, the Quramo Festival of Words was themed, Creativity Reset: The Future of Words, as a way of interrogating the adjustments…
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…
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…