The Emerging Photographer Fund for 2018, is now open for submissions from emerging photographers around the world. The body of work could be either journalistic or purely artistic. The EPF is a…
Crowd Commotion by Olumide Onadipe. Courtesy SMO Contemporary Art In a group exhibition titled inBETWEEN presented by SMO Contemporary Art, artworks by Nengi Omuku, Ngozi Omeje and Olumide Onadipe will be presented…
The Arthouse Foundation is calling for applications from local and international artists who wish to embark on a new artistic project in Lagos to apply for its 2019 artists' residency programme. Set…
Yinka Shonibare, Scramble for Africa, 2003, 14 life-size fibreglass mannequins, 14 chairs, table, Dutch wax printed cotton. Source: Africa.si.edu The history of (West) Africa’s most famous, loved and easily identifiable fabric -…
Last weekend, in Jamestown, an oceanside district in Accra, Ghana, there was a flood. No, the former port city for colonial powers wasn’t overrun by the Atlantic usually lapping at its shores. It was…
Installation by Ngozi Omeje. Courtesy artaxis.org The first solo exhibition by Ngozi Omeje "Connecting Deep" will open at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos this September. A large installation work - her…
Willie Cole, Men of iron. Courtesy of 50 Golborne Gallery 50 Golborne gallery London presents a group exhibition titled Out of the Whirlwind’s Radiance featuring artists: Willie Cole, Emo de Medeiros, Fatoumata…
Also known as the ‘European Nomadic Biennale’, Manifesta is an international art festival founded and still run by Dutch historian, Hedwig Fijen. As with many international art events that have gained recognition and…
In an obituary on Ulli Beier who co-founded the Mbari Club in 1961 with the involvement of young African artists and writers like Chinua Achebe, Uche Okeke, Wole Soyinka, Christopher Okigbo, Demas…
TSA Cultural Foundation presents the TSA Art Writing Master Class, an intensive programme for art writers and journalists with keen interest in advancing their craft of art writing. It is designed to drive…