New Art Exhibition of Susanne Wenger opened in Austria: Graphics and Adire Batik
A new and unique exhibition of graphic work and Adire batik by the famous artist Susanne Wenger (1915-2009) just opened in Austria. The show was curated by Wolfgang Denk, director of the Susanne Wenger Foundation, a museum dedicated to the heritage of the artist. …
ARDA Celebrates International Women’s Month with JP Clark’s “Wives Revolt” on Stage.
ARDA, the foremost Development Communication NGO, with over 20 years of changing norms and behaviours through drama and entertainment, is excited to celebrate International Women’s Month with the production of The Wives’ Revolt, a stage play by the literary icon, JP Clark. When a small…
Veteran Nigerian Film Makers showcase films at IREP International Film Festival 2019
Over 50 films will be screened in the course of the festival; carefully curated from over 100 submissions by local and international filmmakers. Films came in from nearly all parts of Africa and the Diaspora. Remarkably, more films were submitted this year by Nigerian (Nigeria-based)…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Sale Sets New Action Record with Toyin Ojih Odutola
This month, at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in London, a new auction record was set for Nigerian artist Toyin Ojih Odutola. The latest in a string of world records achieved for Nigerian artists by the auction house, Odutola’s Selective Histories from 2016 soared to…
IREP International Documentary 2019 Gets Bigger for its 9th Edition in Lagos.
The 2019 iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival is the ninth edition of the popular annual festival, which is the biggest on the West African coast and it is scheduled to hold from Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th March 2019, at Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos,…
Art Exhibition – Re-Imaging Futures: A Trans-Nigerian Conversation
Through photography, film, writing and conversations, Nigerian artists question the borders within and beyond which Nigerianness exists. Between Feb 9th and March 9th, 2019, the Nigerian Railway Corporation Yard, Yaba Lagos will host Re-Imaging Futures: A Trans-Nigerian Conversation; an art exhibition that showcases works created…
Concert in Honor of Professor AKIN EUBA Holds This Evening at Muson Centre, LAGOS
The Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) will be hosting a concert in honor of the renowned composer and musicologist, Professor Akin Euba on January 17 in the Agip Recital Hall. The concert will start at 6pm prompt. Jointly sponsored by MUSON and the University of…
Ijegba Amphi Theatre transforms to full Creative Hub,Host Residencies for Artists
From Wednesday October 10 through the 12th, the ‘Ijegba Amphi theatre’ ensconced in the forested area of Ibara Housing Estate, Abeokuta, Ogun State, will be animated with a new residency programme that is capable of shooting up its profile as a hub for intense creative…
Heritage Africa Village Square Celebrates Nigeria-Chinese Culture on Independence Day
The vibrant cultural and artistic endowments of Nigeria and China will shape conversations and performances on October 1, 2018 as Heritage Africa Village Square (HAvis) Abuja, mark independence anniversaries of the two respective giants of the African and Asian continents. Nigeria and China share October…
Again, Female Photographer Snaps Fashola Photography Foundation Top Prize
For a second successive time, another budding female photographer has emerged winner of this year’s photography contest organized this year by the Fashola Photography Foundation (FPF) and curated by Temple Management Company (TMC), a pan-African talent agency and event company. Ebun Akinbo, a young talented…