News & Updates
News & Updates
News & Updates
Satellite Project of The Listening Biennial 2025
Satellite Project of The Listening Biennial 2025 Wind Chimes, Gongs and Bells. For whom is this call? “Wind Chimes, Gongs and Bells. For whom is this call?” is a curatorial contemplation featuring sound, video, interactive installations and gatherings by six...
A Collective Remembering
The CCA Archives Project, in partnership with @ccalagos and @goetheinstitut_nigeria, is proud to present ‘A Collective Remembering’ - a journey through the life-long collection of memories, history, and artistic legacy which shape our shared gaze. This exhibition...
Satellite Programme of The Listening Biennial 2025
"Wind, Chimes, Gongs and Bells" Date: August 22 – October 11, 2025 Venue: Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos – 9 McEwen Street, Yaba Get ready for an extraordinary sonic experience this August as The Listening Biennial returns with its much-anticipated Satellite...
The Listening Academy Comes to Lagos this August
This August, CCA Lagos welcomes an extraordinary gathering of artists, thinkers, and listeners for The Listening Academy, Lagos — a 4-day event dedicated to exploring the transformative power of sound, slowness, and deep listening in the heart of one of the world’s...
Symposium Explores Decolonizing Textile Traditions in Nigeria
"From Adire to Ankara" Symposium Explores Decolonizing Textile Traditions in Nigeria On Monday, June 30th, scholars, artists, curators, and cultural practitioners gathered at Reed Hall, University of Exeter, for the symposium “From Adire to Ankara: Decolonizing...
Collective Remembering: Exploring the CCA Lagos Archives
As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering reflective and context-driven creative practice, our Collective Remembering Archives Workshop brought together artists for a powerful encounter with the rich legacy held within the CCA Lagos archives. Through guided...
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Returns Looted Benin Artworks to Nigeria
In a historic act of restitution, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston has returned two looted artifacts from the Benin Kingdom to His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, during a formal ceremony at the Nigeria House in New York City. The artifacts — a 16th or 17th-century...
Late June Opportunities: Res Artis Open Calls
Res Artis, the world’s largest network of artist residency programs, has just released its latest batch of Open Call opportunities for late June — and artists around the globe are encouraged to take full advantage of this unique chance to expand their creative...
Àsìkó Art School Launches Àsìkó Alumni Network
Àsìkó Art School is thrilled to announce the launch of the Àsìkó Alumni Network, an exciting new platform designed to unite past participants and facilitators of the Àsìkó programme. The network’s primary goal is to build a dynamic and supportive community that...
Ogunji to Discuss Evolution of Her Performance Art
In an upcoming presentation titled I Heard and I Branched Myself into the Party, renowned artist Ogunji will delve into the evolution of her performance practice. The discussion will encompass her diverse body of work, including endurance-based performances, public...
Artist Crossroad Festival 2025: Engaging Panel Discussions
The Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), Lagos, is set to host a series of thought-provoking panel sessions as part of the opening ceremony of the Artist Crossroad Festival (ACF) 2025. Taking place on April 14, 2025, at 4pm, these sessions will bring together a diverse...
Artist Cross Road Festival: Testing the Depth of a River With Our Bodies
Are you passionate about performance art? Do you believe in the transformative power of creativity? Do you see art as a catalyst for social change? If so, this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss! We are thrilled to announce an extraordinary workshop with the...
Lagos Gallery Weekend 2025: A Journey of Art and Culture
From March 28th to 30th, 2025, Lagos will transform into a vibrant hub of creativity, as the highly anticipated Lagos Gallery Weekend (LGW) brings together 20 galleries and 5 cultural institutions to celebrate the city's dynamic art scene. Under the theme "Discover...
CCA Lagos to Reopen with Tribute Exhibition to Bisi Silva
The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA Lagos),is set to reopen next month with an exhibition titled ‘Archives and Memories’. The exhibition which will welcome back the art community after its closure in 2022 is slated for February 12, 2025, marking a triumphant...
Open Call: 2025 Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship
SculptureCenter, New York, Application closes on: 1 December 2024 We are excited to announce our global Open Call for the 2025 Asymmetry Curatorial Fellowship at SculptureCenter, New York. This is a 20-month post for an early career curator to be embedded within...