Lantern Art Space Fellowship champions creative freedom, sustainable art spaces in Lagos

Designed to tackle the scarcity of accessible art spaces in Lagos, the Sahara Centre, in partnership with the Lantern Laboratory, has concluded a six month transformative fellowship programme and equipped participants with tools to create inclusive and sustainable creative hubs.
  
With its impact already evident, the fellowship stands as a testament to the power of critical and design thinking in solving societal challenges as this milestone and fellows of the programme were celebrated recently at the Goethe-Institut Nigeria Lagos.
  

Dania assured attendees of Lagos State’s dedication to promoting creative spaces that enrich communities and drive cultural and economic growth.
  
Speaking on the vision behind the Sahara Centre, Executive Director of the Sahara Centre, Dr. Adun Okupe, highlighted its mission of promoting solutions-driven initiatives. “There are a lot of challenges around us, but we have the power to come up with the solutions we seek. These solutions must contribute to building stronger, more cohesive communities in Africa. That is why the Lantern Art Space Fellowship is so important to us,” she said.
  
She also revealed that the next edition of Lantern will take place in Ibadan and will focus on design, encompassing conceptual, product, space, and community design.
  
The programme’s coordinator, Kolawole Oludare, elaborated on the project’s goals.
  
One of the fellows, Oluwajomiloju Adeyemi, an architect and art enthusiast, described the six-month programme as a transformative journey of research, brainstorming, and teamwork, which also gave room for creative freedom.
  
Adeyemi shared a major breakthrough from the exhibition, highlighting the discovery of potential sponsors.