Visual Arts

Nigerian arts and culture will take centre-stage, when the maiden edition of Nigerian Creative Arts Exchange comes alive in Paris this weekend. The Embassy of Nigeria in France will host French business community to an exhibition of Nigeria’s finest art, cuisine, fashion, music, film and traditional games. The platform would promote cultural exchange and diplomacy…

Adejuwon Soyinka, Editor, BBC Pidgin Service, is a multiple award-winning journalist. His recent undercover documentary titled, Sweet Sweet Codeine, with Ruona Meyer, has instigated discussions at different segments of Nigerian society — from pharmaceutical companies to law enforcement agencies, drug administration, and parents. The documentary unearthed issues, which before now have been handled at different…

Art masters, royalty, art dealers and enthusiasts from across the country recently gathered at Adam and Eve, a one-stop home and office luxury store, at Ikeja GRA, Lagos, for the third edition of The Content.

Two weeks after the Brooklyn Museum, New York, U.S., announced the appointment of Kristen Windmuller-Luna as curator of its African collection, outrage and condemnation have continued to trail the decision.

Festus Eyitemi Ogwu returns to the art exhibition circuit for his first solo, with the ‘gospel’ of creating an atmosphere of self-determination for all. A painter of deep impressionistic rendition, Ogwu, who has over three decades of post-training practice....

The growing trend of art fair around the world is also getting attention in Nigeria, so suggests a new addition, Affordable Art Fair two years after Art-X Lagos made its debut as West Africa’s first art fair.

Not less than 49 female artists, with about 200 art lovers, recently gathered at Nike Art Gallery, Lekki, Lagos, for the exhibition of Female Artists Association of Nigeria (FEAAN), which was in its seventh edition. The event marked the association’s 16th anniversary and celebration of International Women’s Day 2018 that had ‘Press for Progress’ as theme. For…

Recently, renowned Sculptor, Adeola Balogun, held the first art fair at his native Ota, Ogun State, titled Ota Art Fair. The two-day exhibition was designed to project positive image, culture, and tradition of Ota people. It also brought the attention of art enthusiasts, professionals, collectors and other creative persons to Ota town to share, learn…

A U.K.-based youth empowerment NGO, Art-Alive Arts Trust has new outlets for artists to project their works on the international art appreciation space. In partnership with a Mauritius-based tourism and property development group, the Lanre Olagoke-led Art-Alive hopes to have works of Nigerian artists, among others on display as part of embellishments at Mauritius’ holiday…

Despite its vast heritage, expressed in modern and contemporary monuments, Lagos still lacks an iconic spot to symbolise the city on the global tourism space.In public monuments such as architecture and art, a people’s history and value are expressed.

Based on the WHO statistics, the third edition of Standing Out, a yearly exhibition featuring female artists highlights themes and issues pertinent to womanhood globally, began yesterday and would run through May 4 at Wheatbaker, Ikoyi in honour of International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8 every year,

As a way of encouraging new generation writers and authors to come up with new works, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. (GTBank), through its GTCreat8 Convention organised writers forum where notable authors mentored young people on writing skills.