African Artists' Foundation
| Formation | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Type | International organization |
| Location | |
Founder | Azu Nwagbogu |
| Website |
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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]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "The African Artist Foundation promoting Art and Photography". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AFRICAN ARTISTS' FOUNDATION". contemporaryand.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "Ghosts, queens and selfies: Fantastical photography from LagosPhoto Festival". cnn.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "LagosPhoto festival 2014 – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "LIGHT, CAMERA...PHOTOS!". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "LagosPhoto Festival". vogue.it. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Female Artists' Platform". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "CDI (Capacity Development Integration)". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "YECA (Youth Empowerment through Contemporary Art)". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Art Base Africa". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "National Art Competition (NAC)". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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