Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

Artist set for ‘We Are the North’ exhibition in Lagos

Muralist and illustrator, Wlliams Chechet will be exhibiting his ‘We Are the North’ contemporary art pieces for the first time in Lagos. T

How Jowhor Ile emerged first Nigerian to win Etisalat Prize for Literature

 Since its inception in 2013, no Nigerian has won the Etisalat Prize for literature which has gone to which has previously gone to a Zimbabwean,

NICO holds children cultural extravaganza in Abuja

Parents have a huge role to play in the cultural orientation of their children. This is according to the Executive Secretary of the National Institute

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young African Immigrant

The novelist Yaa Gyasi and the artist Toyin Ojih Odutola – both born in Africa and raised in the same Alabama town – have become two of th

Venice Biennale 2017: Viva Africa Viva?

Does the label “African” at events like the Venice Biennale finally expire? The program “African Art in Venice” begs to differ