News & Updates
News & Updates
News & Updates
What Does Lagos Mean to You? CCA Lagos Explores the City Through Words
As part of our engagement marking the Lagos Gallery Weekend, which happened on the 7th of March 2026, CCA Lagos organised a creative workshop on letter writing. A workshop we titled “Dear Lagos”. Anchored by Osarenti Mary Omoregie, CCA Lagos invited participants to...
Guild of Nigerian Dancers World Dance Day 2026 Announcement
As World Dance Day approaches, the Guild of Nigerian Dancers (GND) has announced plans to host World Dance Day 2026. The three-day event hosted by EkoGond and curated by Afrocan will bring together cultural leaders, dancers, and a community of creatives across...
Sharing “The Firsts” – Bisi Silva: A Portrait of Legacy
Bisi Silva (1962–2019) and Sasha Huber crossed paths during Bisi's Helsinki residency in the mid-2000s. At that point Huber was already living there. They stayed in touch over the years, collaborating on a photography biennale in China in 2017, and Huber contributed...
CCA Lagos Participates in Lagos Gallery Weekend 2026
As part of the 2026 edition of the Lagos Gallery Weekend, CCA Lagos is pleased to present an afternoon of engaging programming exploring the city, participation, and collective expression. The event opens with “From Us to Us.”, a participatory performance by Tolulope...
Introducing The Unfinished Conversations Book Club
The Centre for Contemporary Art Lagos is pleased to introduce The Unfinished Conversations Book Club, a new initiative designed to create a thoughtful space for shared reading, critical thinking, and dialogue around key texts in art and culture. Inspired by the idea...
Goethe-Institut Nigeria Presents Chord Notes: Body Rhythms in the City
- An exhibition at CCA Lagos The Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA Lagos) is pleased to collaborate with Goethe-Institut Nigeria on Chord Notes: Body Rhythms in the City, an exhibition presented by Goethe-Institut Nigeria as part of the 2025/2026 edition of Dreaming...
Premiere Watch Party: Remembering Bisi Silva — Creating Space For A Hundred Flowers to Bloom
CCA Lagos invites the public to an online premiere watch party in honour of the late Bisi Silva, founder of the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), Lagos, whose visionary leadership and commitment to contemporary African art continue to inspire generations. Titled...
Exhibition Design Intensive
Interactive Workshop | Dreaming New Worlds Venice Biennale · Bienal de São Paulo · Art X How are major international exhibitions staged? How are curatorial concepts negotiated between curator and artist to translate into a nourishing experience for the visitor? How...
Sea Never Dry Returns with Films and a Beach -Themed Memory Circle
Join us on 17 December for a special edition of Sea Never Dry, a full day of programming that also marks the 18th anniversary of CCA Lagos. This celebration brings together film, conversation, memory, and community—all rooted in the stories that shape Lagos and its...
Creative Tandems for Performing Arts
Supporting African-European collaborative projects and residencies This programme supports deep, long-term partnerships between African and European performing arts organizations and artists. Rather than short exchanges, we fund substantial three-year collaborations...
Oil in (and out of) Visual Arts Paris International multi-site conference series
The international conference series “Oil in (and out of) Visual Arts” will bring together artists, curators, researchers, and activists to examine the relationship between the art world and fossil fuels, and explore how contemporary art can respond to ecological and...
Òwú. Fil. Faden. Thread. — An Exhibition of Entangled Histories
We’re pleased to announce the opening of Òwú. Fil. Faden. Thread. Date: Wednesday, 29 October 2025 Time: 4:00 PM Venue : CCA, Lagos – 9 McEwen Street, Yaba Both a work of art and a method of research, Òwú. Fil. Faden. Thread. is a tactile approach to history, memory,...
CCA Lagos and Goethe-Institut Present Sea Never Dry: A Reflective Exhibition on the Legacy of Bar Beach
The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, in collaboration with Goethe Institut, Nigeria presents Sea Never Dry Exhibition. The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, in collaboration with Goethe Institut, Nigeria is pleased to announce the opening of Sea Never Dry, a...
A Collective Remembering: Archivist Talk
The CCA Archive, spanning over 5 decades, follows the beloved arts custodian Bisi Silva's journey across continents, documenting emerging and sustained arts histories to produce a layered narrative of Nigerian and global contemporary art. Over the past six months, the...
Sonic Session with the Lagos Sound Artists Collective
As part of the satellite project “Wind Chimes, Gongs and Bells. For whom is this call?” curated by Bukola Oyebode-Westerhuis, this special Sonic Session brings together members of the Lagos Sound Artists Collective for a live sound exploration within the gallery. This...