ON October 1, the National Theatre came alive as a mammoth crowd made up of both young and old, students and pupils, suckling and lovers, who occupied every nook and cranny of its perimeter, overflowed the main road close to the entrance gate, forcing vehicles to park wherever there was space.

The Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) in collaboration with The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) last week, again demonstrated its readiness to meet its mission of taking art to another level of relevance with the successful hosting of the 1st International Convention on Art and Development (CONADEV), 2010.

AS part of activities marking the 50th independence anniversary of Nigeria, Street Art Gallery in collaboration with Rock View Hotel, Apapa penultimate week presented a 3 day anniversary exhibition titled ,Cultural Tales: 50th Independence Art Exhibition.

A STAFF of Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization,(CBAAC), Dr. Taiwo Oladokun has been awarded the 2010 University of London Post- doctoral Fellowship in African Studies. Based in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University, the fellowship will give Dr. Oladokun the opportunity of furthering his research at SOAS for the next three months.

As part of its commitment to promoting excellence in the arts and in celebrating great writers, Cadbury Nigeria Plc sponsors of Cadbury / ANA Poetry Prize last week at its corporate office at Agidingbi, Ikeja presented the new upgraded prize of USD2,500.00 to the multiple award winning writer, Professor Akachi Ezeigbo of the University of Lagos for winning the 2009 Cadbury / ANA Poetry Prize.