Tag: Art
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Art connoisseurs discuss the need to project art as the new alternative asset
Art enthusiasts gathered at the Alliance Française/Mike Adenuga Centre for the second edition of the ‘Point of View’, organised by the Ben Enwonwu Foundation which held on the 17th of October, 2019 to discuss the need to project art as the new alternative asset which would make Nigeria more profitable while providing a deeper understanding of ... -
Nike Okundaye: We are committed to helping young girls get off the street.
Nike Davis-Okundaye, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nike Centre for Art and Culture, says that her centres located in Osogbo, Abuja and Lagos have helped to rehabilitate and empowered several street girls in recent years. Davis-Okundaye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday that the centers trained such girls in art ... -
Investing in Women to Promote Nigeria’s Arts and Heritage
October is known as “art month” in London, and fortunately there is a significant amount of African talent being represented in the city during this period. With 1-54 and Frieze having just taken place, as well as world-renowned auction houses Bonhams and Sotheby’s holding their Modern & Contemporary African Art sales, it’s hard not to ... -
Netflix invests $8Bn in Nollywood as Storytelling in Africa Hits World Stage
Global streaming giant Netflix is injecting an $8 billion original production budget into Nollywood the world’s second largest film industry. This immense win for Nollywood points to the lack of domestic investment in the film industry and the infantilism of it elsewhere on the continent. After Hollywood, Nigeria’s Nollywood is the world’s second largest film ... -
Evelyn D’Poet takes ‘Words Meet Poetry’ to Somolu
After a successful outing in Agege, a suburb of Lagos, multitalented Evelyn Osagie, known on stage as Evelyn D’Poet, is set to take the message of peace and unity to Somolu. She would be mounting her campaign On July 20, 2018, Evelyn would be holding WORDS MEET IMAGES 2.0 on Apata Carnal at Oladeinde Street, off Akpata Street, Somolu, Lagos. It ...