The transformative power of Omolade’s Molete Light Trails
CARTAN @ CACAFest: Artists, where are your works?
Filani, Wewe, others for ‘Best of Ife’ @ 30 exhibition
Nigeria’s Jekwu Anyaegbuna wins UK top poetry prize
We are selling the soul of Nigeria – AIYEKO-OOTO, prolific author
Why I established University of Kulture – Boyede, culture activist
ART X Lagos 2023: Empowering Africans through art
Winner of Chima Victor Award for Junior creative artists emerges
A King’s Passion: Celebrating Igwe Achebe as patron of African art
Verified Creative House promotes tourism with student beach festival
Picasso’s ‘Woman with a Watch’ fetches $139 mn at NY auction
Timeless Memories art exhibition holds
Social responsibility and sustainable development
Entries for “Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Book Review 2023” opens
Egwuh’s artworks spark conversations about life
Unveiling Adesida’s Dance of Shadows
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SubscribeMasterpieces @ 2023 Sogal Art Auction
One of the most consistent outlets of secondary art market in Nigeria, Sogal Art Auction, is set for its 2023 edition with list of masterpieces and timeless artworks.
My first book sold over 500,000 copies – Godstime
A creative writer, an inventor and CEO of Pen-Digital Nigeria Publishers, Benin City, Assin Godstime’s works have appeared on the official reading lists of schools in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Lagos states. He is also the publisher of Urhobo Current Affairs.
Exhibitions, books and more at LABAF 2023
Lovers of books, art, and culture will be enjoying an array of inspiring events at the 25th edition of the annual Lagos Book & Art Festival, LABAF. Holding from Monday November 13 to 19, 2023 at Freedom Park, Campbell Street Lagos, and virtually, the festival has ‘THE RESET: History and the Darkling Plain’, as the theme for this year’s festival.
Obasanjo, Garvey pick Badagry as Africa Slave Trade Museum centre
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the leader of the Diasporan delegation to motherland Africa, Dr Julius Garvey have both agreed to have Badagry in Lagos State, as location for the world Africa Slave Trade Museum.
Edo gains stakeholders’ support for heritage policy
Diverse stakeholders from various sectors united at the Ogba Zoological Garden during the recent celebration of World Tourism Day (WTD) 2023, to participate in the Stakeholder Validation Workshop for the Edo State Heritage Protection and Promotion Policy Draft.
Book mirrors youth’s quest for stardom
AH Mohammed’s “I Was a Teen Rock Star” is the incredible story of a grossly misunderstood youngster who strives to realize his dream despite disheartening socio-psychological challenges.
When Obaseki unveiled 2023 Edo State Int’l Film Festival
On October 15, 2023, at Eko Hotels, Lagos, the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, formally unveiled the Edo State International Film Festival for 2023.
We use culture to showcase art – Julius Iyoghiojie, gallerist
The Managing Director and Chief executive Officer of LVI Art Gallery & Cultural Nexus, Mr. Julius Oziengbe Iyoghiojie, has said that in the forthcoming 2023 Edo State Festival of Arts and Culture, EDOFEST, culture will be used to showcase art.
Need for holistic approach to domestic medical tourism
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have urged the government on the need to adapt a holistic approach to harnessing the potential benefits of domestic medical tourism in the country while also considering how international organizations can contribute to this endeavor.
How Koreans stole show at Banana Island multicultural festival
The Koreans in Nigeria have not only mastered the art of entertaining any audience any day, they have also learned how to get to the hearts of their audience.
Onabrakpaye, others for 2023 MUSON Festival
The cast and crew of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s ‘Pagliacci’, a T.Y Danjuma’s Opera, can’t wait to mesmerise the audience with a thrilling performance at this year’s MUSON festival. The love play described as a stage performance within a stage, is billed for Sunday, October 22, 6pm at the Agip Recital Hall.
SNA October Rain for Fasuyi, others
In conjunction with Lagos and Ogun State chapters of the Society of Nigerian Artists, SNA, Tim & Carol Gallery of Art, Ikeja, is hosting a novel edition of the annual October Rain exhibition that will thrill art enthusiasts across the two states.
How Obari won $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature
After five nominations, poet, writer and academic, Obari Gomba, has won the 2023 Nigeria Prize for Literature for his play, “Grit”, published by Hornbill House of the Arts.
LIMCAF 2023: Amarachi Okafor curates, as Ayo Aina heads National Jury Panel
By Japhet Davidson The third and final stage of LIMCAF 2023 has begun with the appointment of the Grand Finale Exhibition Curator and the Chairman and Members of the National Jury Panel. This was sequel to a successful conclusion of the second stage with Exhibitions in all 13 Regional Centres across the country including Abeokuta, […]
Celebrating abstract art in Rothko of Kola Dairo
Simply titled Kola Dairo “Rothko”, the solo art exhibition of the artist named in the title opens on October 14, 2023 at Signature Beyond Art Gallery, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
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