An independent, non-profit organization focused on promoting contemporary arts and culture from West Africa and beyond.
Joined April 2016
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In Texas, Òlàjú @olajuartgroup brings young African photographers to a new audience through “Perspectives from Within” exhibitions. Curated by Obafemi Ogunleye PFW presents contemporary African stories and experiences from an insider’s point of view.
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In reviewing previous artists that have participated in our Perspectives from Within group photography exhibition, Logor (@_Logor) is a special case because he is the only artist that has been featured in both… instagram.com/p/CDMLhOFnwdn/…
Check out our open call for African based photographers.
Full details at: olaju.org/open-calls
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Get all the ANKARA you crave! We'll be living in color at the 2020 African Market Festival hosted by @olajuartgroup | official @DreamweekSA event | Purchase your tix today! bit.ly/amftickets2020
Our vendor applications for the 2020 African Market Festival closes on January 5th.
We are looking forward to featuring a curated line up of brands selling African inspired products and services.
Link: forms.gle/Q1Uv88H4q7ayXo2u6
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Yinka Shonibare is pleased to announce his ambitious project Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria.
@GASFoundationNG is a non-profit artist residency dedicated to facilitating international artistic exchange.
Follow the journey at @GASFoundationNG
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This month, The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art at Pan Atlantic University in Lagos opens to the public. @simplyRoli wrote about what to expect, and the excitement that comes with the thought of a new museum in Lagos.
See details of the museum here: thesoleadventurer.com/in-ant…
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Kehinde Wiley launches multi-disciplinary residency space ‘Black Rock’ in Senegal. The residency is open to visual artists, filmmakers, and writers from around the world. Deadline for the 2019/2020 program is April 15.
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We are currently accepting applications for @Guestprojects London's Artist Residency programme in 2020! For more information on how to apply please visit: guestprojects.com/apply #London #Artist #Residency
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Wangechi Mutu, Simone Leigh, Blitz Ambassador selected for Whitney Biennial 2019. The artists’ list has a high number of people of colour, and artists under 40. Previous editions have sparked debates on identity & representation.
Read the news here: thesoleadventurer.com/wangec…
2019 Òlàjú African Market Creative Arts Festival recap.
We are already looking forward to 2020! – at Minneapolis, MN
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Africa inspired event held in San Antonio with great photos by photojournalist Kin Man Hui: expressnews.com/news/local/a…
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“It felt like a duty to me to celebrate the woman, the mother, the matriarch, the immigrant.”
Filmmaker @adeyemimichael presents the most beautiful tribute to his
mother in a stunning film selected for the @BFI London Film Festival.
#LFF 🐎🇳🇬🇳🇬🇬🇧🎥
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British-Nigerian photographer Juliana Kasumu’s work explores issues of cultural identity and the ways West Africans conform or rebel against European standards of beauty #womensart
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👏🏿 The film is the first @netflix
original to come out of Nigeria. bit.ly/2wT32wF
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Deadline: Sept. 7th 2018.
For how to apply, visit - thesoleadventurer.com/projec…
#TSAArtWritingMasterClass #ArtWriting #MasterClass #Criticism #ChikaOkekeAgulu #GoetheInstitut #TSAFoundation #TSAArtMagazine #ContemporaryArt #Writing #Art #Writers #Journalists #Bloggers #Journalism
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"My usual is unusual" British Zimbabwean singer #ShingaiShoniwa discusses her new music in Nataal issue one. Buy here: nataal.com/magazine #NataalMedia
“On one hand, there’s an overwhelming amount of information and talent; on the other, there’s a palpable lack of clarity on how to approach it. So Industrie Africa was born out of the need to craft an infrastructure that navigates this vast fashion space”. nitter.gq/nataalmedia/status/100… – at Minneapolis, MN
Find the hottest African designers all in one place on brand new platform #IndustrieAfrica nataal.com/industrie-africa
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Recalling Ayo Akinwande’s Power Show exhibition in Lagos in the review by @delemeiji
Read here:
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