The hardest bit for me was getting that initial spark for the design. So after I heard about the design competition, I didn’t start designing until like two weeks after because I spent a lot of time thinking, brainstorming

By Dennis Agbo In Africa culture, women are presumed not to know much about masquerades, let alone wear the mask and perform the masquerades as their male counterparts do in most parts of Africa. But the National Commission for Museum and Monuments has revealed that there are masquerades prepared and performed by women in the […]

By Osa Amadi Closing its eventful art appreciation year, Art Pantheon brings shades of artists, into a single space for aesthetics and critical engagement of art lovers. In the last five months, Art Pantheon has proven to be uncommonly active, showing three exhibitions, almost back-to-back, with premium quality art pieces from artists across the contemporary […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru For most people, the inspiration to create something extraordinary comes from a moment of grief. Amidst the heart break and pain, both introspections and reflections while grieving, end up birthing life time achievement for such people. In Still and Searching, an exhibition of colourful paintings, Deborah Detoun Adeniyi, feeds viewers with stunning […]

By Osa Amadi The Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture and President, World Craft Council, Otunba Segun Runsewe, has recommended focal attention on culture and religious heritage as drivers of peace. Runsewe made the recommendation while speaking as a special guest at the World Peace Conference hosted by People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Worried […]

Tiwa Adegbuyi, an economics graduate from the University of Lagos, is a creative director and one of the youngest art curators in the business. Driven by nothing else but passion, VANGUARD cornered her for a chat at the private preview of OmoAderonke art exhibition which she curated. By Osa Amadi How did you come into […]

By Chukwuma Ajakah As part of activities marking her Second and Third Combined Convocation Ceremony slated for Thursday, December 23, 2021, Mountain Top University, MTU, Ibafo, Ogun State, Nigeria will from Tuesday, December 21, 2021, to January 10, 2022, organize a post-doctoral art exhibition featuring the works of Dr Peacemaker Efeoghene Alexander, a renowned illustrator, […]

By Chukwuma Ajakah Founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi was once a concern to relatives, teachers and school Principal due to his persistent failure and lackadaisical attitude to studies. This startling revelation appears among other incredible stories in a new biography, chronicling the life history of the […]

For almost five decades of coming to life, one of Nigeria’s oldest arts and culture outlets- Quintessence, is looking as exquisite as ever; if not more sophisticated now, even after the passing away of its founder, Chief Mrs Aino Ternstedt Oni-Okpaku, in December 2019

Lovers of good stage plays will not have to wait any longer for the much-anticipated play – ‘Babakekere’, as influential theatre production firm, Duke of Shomolu Productions has concluded plans to produce the play next March.

By Osa Amadi Affen Segun, professionally known as Ojay Artworks, grew up in Lagos Island. He attended St David Anglican Primary School, near Tafawa Belewa Square. His parents discovered his talents in art during his childhood and therefore took him to a roadside artist, Mr Tajudeen, as an apprentice. While on the apprenticeship, he started […]

By Chris Onuoha An entertainment platform, ‘Fuji: A Opera’ hosted an exhibition of Fuji-themed digital artworks by Bidemi Tata in Lagos. The event, in partnership with Orijin branded liquor drinks, is to celebrate the re-invention of the fuji music genre. The exhibition, titled ORIJINALFUJIISART took place in two folds: a gallery exhibition of digital artworks produced […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru Lovers of good stage plays will not have to wait any longer for the much-anticipated play – Babakekere – as influential theatre production firm, Duke of Shomolu Productions has concluded plans to produce the play next March. Riding on the back of the highly successful and well-received double-decker production of Awo and […]

THE city of Benin, Edo State capital, is wearing new look with colourful posters adorning major areas such as Airport Road and Ring Road ahead of today’s ceremony where the Oba of Benin, Euware II, would receive two artworks looted from the palace by British forces in 1897 and recently released to the Nigerian government.

Jeugmark, an online marketplace for vendors and buyers of handicrafts and artworks has launched in Nigeria. The marketplace is already flooded with creative products from various sellers across the country. Artworks listed span different art media including Bamboo Collage, Oil Canvas Painting, among others. Displayed for sale handicrafts by sellers include tie & dye (Adire), […]