All is now set for the first historic exhibition by Nigeria trained painter, George Edozie at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami. The show tagged, Shifting the Paradigm is designed to tear down aging but still prevalent concepts surrounding the creation, consumption and interpretation of contemporary art. It is scheduled to open on December 2, and run till February 26th, 2015. The exhibition which will focus on the culture and art of the Onitsha people will have as its special quest of honour Igwe Alfred Nnaemka Achebe, Agbogodi, The Obi of Onitsha.

Barely few months after his return from residency in the UAE, sculptor and lecturer at Yaba College of Technology, Adeola Balogun is back to the exhibition hall again with another solo exhibition titled Mirage; an exhibition of sculptures and drawings.

When is a generation? Is there a new Nigerian generation, the fourth? What defines this new writing? Who are its writers and leaders? Does this signify a new nation? And as patrons of Nigerian literature, Niger state’s governor Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu and Rivers governor Chibike Amaechi may exit next year, will the MBA colloquium and Port Harcourt Literary Festival survive?

Poets recently at the United States Consulate, Lagos, rose unanimously against violence metted out on women all over the world. The platform was ReaditLoud, a reading programme designed by the Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the US Consulate for writers to read and discuss their writing with fellow writers, with the view to making positive impact on the society.

Musical literacy is a barrier between a book like Dr. Stephen Olusoji’s Melo-rhythmic pieces for musical instruments and millions of its potential readers. But that barrier has been largely removed by the author’s effort in recording the performances of the pieces contained in the volume and attaching the audio CD to the book.

It was another successful outing for the National Gallery of Art as the second Kaduna Art Fair came to an end. The fair which is the second in the series featured a collection of 60 works of 42 artists out of over 100 artists working in the National Gallery of Art (NGA).

To many, despite the inherent potentials in art and the money garnered at different art auctions in the country and beyond, many do not still see it as an alternative investment. What is then the position of art in the area of investment, apart from its aesthetic value, can it be used as an alternative?

The monumental assembly was convened at the National Theatre by the newly appointed Artistic Director of the National Troupe of Nigeria – Mr. Akin Adejuwon. It was an overwhelming success and well attended by many surviving practitioners, the likes of His Royal Highness Oba Sonuga, Peter Badejo MBE all the way from London, professors and practitioners of the performing arts, old and young.

Contestants for this year’s edition of The Miss Niger Delta Peace cultural Pageant themed, One Voice For Peace, Empowerment and Transformation, are expected to converge at Berverly Hills Hotel, Mingles Lounge, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

It took the simple cue; “Ladies and gentlemen, let the show begin” from the sonorous and inviting voice of culture activist, film critic, playwright and theatre director, Ben Tomoloju, for the Agip Recital Hall of Muson Centre Lagos, to come alive with a spellbinding theatrical performance of “The Rebirth”.