African Artists' Foundation
Formation2007
TypeInternational organization
Location
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

The AAF started the following projects:

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "National Art Competition (NAC)". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Female Artists' Platform". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "CDI (Capacity Development Integration)". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "YECA (Youth Empowerment through Contemporary Art)". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Art Base Africa". africanartists.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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