The textile art of Oreoluwa Ayoyimika Odufejo for safer environment
A close look at "Y” reveals Oreoluwa's ingenuity in wordplay as he fine-tunes the single letter syntactically from diverse angles to introduce a serious subject, raising a plethora of unanswered questions.
Next of Kin Series 7 shortlists 20 artists
Twenty finalists for Next of Kin Series 7 art competition and exhibition have been announced. The shortlisted artists announced recently at Thought Pyramid Art Center are Abi Aba Linus, Adetokun Opeyemi Johnson, Anyaneto Chinenye Linda, Cletus Oche, Ibrahim Falilat, Mitchelle James, Ogunleke Festus Abiodun, Okeke Maduabuchi Precious, Olasunkanmi Oyenusi and Uhule Nguemo Martha.
Alexis, The Macallan herald Valentine Day with ‘Recycling Matters I’
The first leg of a multidisciplinary group art exhibition, “Recycling Matters I”, has been scheduled to open February 15 and run till March 1, 2025 at Alexis Galleries, Victoria Island, Lagos.
NGA collaborates with Atsur for digital archival of 3,000 Nigerian masterpieces
In a bid to preserve and promote Nigeria’s rich artistic heritage, the National Gallery of Art (NGA) and Atsur Technologies Ltd have signed an agreement to create a digital archive for 3,000 Nigerian masterpieces, ensuring global accessibility.
Africans must write more biographies of leaders — PAWA Secretary-General Okediran
Dr. Wale Okediran, a Nigerian author and Secretary-General of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), has called for greater efforts to document the lives of African leaders and achievers.
‘The Man Died’ shines with awards, PAFF nomination
The feature film inspired by Wole Soyinka’s prison notes of same title- The Man Died, has been nominated for the award of “Best Feature Narrative” at the 33rd Pan African Film and Arts Festival.
