African Artists' Foundation

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African Artists' Foundation
Formation2007
TypeInternational organization
Location
  • Lagos, Nigeria
Founder
Azu Nwagbogu
Websitewww.africanartists.org

The African Artists' Foundation (AAF) is a non-profit organization, based in Lagos, Nigeria. It was founded in 2007 by Azu Nwagbogu[1] to promote Nigerian and other African art and artists.[2]

Projects[]

AAF started the following projects:

  • Lagos Photo Festival – began in 2010 as the first and only international arts festival of photography in Nigeria.[1][3][4][5][6]
  • National Art Competition – began in 2008, helped artist to expose their work to the target audience.[7]
  • Female Artist's Platform[1][8]
  • CDI – Capacity Development Integration[9]
  • YECA – Youth Empowerment through Contemporary Art[10]
  • ABA – Art Base Africa, it is an online platform for debating about African contemporary art[11]
  • NAC – National Art Competition, an annual arts competition organized by AAF[12]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "The African Artist Foundation promoting Art and Photography". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AFRICAN ARTISTS' FOUNDATION". contemporaryand.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Ghosts, queens and selfies: Fantastical photography from LagosPhoto Festival". cnn.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. ^ "LagosPhoto festival 2014 – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  5. ^ "LIGHT, CAMERA...PHOTOS!". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. ^ "LagosPhoto Festival". vogue.it. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  7. ^ "NIGERIAN BREWERIES Plc & AFRICAN ARTISTS' FOUNDATION (AAF) announce the call for entries for the SIXTH ANNUAL National Art Competition". 360nobs.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Female Artists' Platform". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. ^ "CDI (Capacity Development Integration)". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  10. ^ "YECA (Youth Empowerment through Contemporary Art)". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Art Base Africa". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  12. ^ "National Art Competition (NAC)". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

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