Grief is often associated with death, but for visual artist Lovelyn Tijesunimi-Israel, there’s another form of grief that could be just as devastating: the loss of a friendship. Here, Izehi Amadasu sits with Lovelyn Tijesunimi-Israel to discuss why friendship loss...

The panel, part of the 1922 Revisited: Live Arts Program, will explore performance as a means of challenging colonial narratives, recovering marginalized histories and reactivating indigenous knowledge. Third Space Art Foundation, in partnership with the Centre for...

The first edition of Archival Constellations brings Angel-Akua Taiwo and Kwame Crentsil to CCA Lagos for a year of research into institutional memory, Bisi Silva’s curatorial legacy, and the histories preserved within the Centre’s archives. Archives are more than...

Third Space Art Foundation, in partnership with CCA Lagos, presents 1922 Revisited: West Africa Edition, featuring a performance by Nigerian multidisciplinary artist Jelili Atiku. Titled Eyes No Dey Forget Wetin Heart See, the performance will take place at the...

Grief is often something we want to forget because it reminds us of loss, of absence, and a future that would never materialize, but not for artist and filmmaker Blessing Bulus, whose work on grief focuses on remembering and holding on. In this discussion, writer...

As part of the ongoing programming for Ka ọ dị mgbe anyị g’afu ọzọ (Until We Meet Again), CCA Lagos will host The Psychologist Date: The Boxed Emotion on Thursday, 1 October 2026. The afternoon session will explore the emotional experiences that often remain unspoken,...

On 30 August 2026, CCA Lagos welcomed visitors to the opening of Ka ọ dị mgbe anyị g’afu ọzọ (Until We Meet Again), an exhibition exploring grief, memory, vulnerability and healing through art, conversation and shared experience. The opening brought together artists,...

The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA Lagos) hosted a pre-programme screening of Ofem Ubi’s Back on Home Soil on Saturday, August 15, 2026, as part of the programming surrounding the exhibition Ka ọ dị mgbe anyị g’afu ozo (Until We Meet Again). The screening...

CCA Lagos is pleased to announce the mentors for The Synthesis, its year-long Crit-Lab and Mentoring Programme for emerging to mid-career artists, curators, and writers living and working in Nigeria. Bringing together a wide range of practices, perspectives, and...

Collage, Lagos, a participatory exhibition by artist Ofem Ubi and organized by The Global Centro, will take place from August 1–3, 2026 at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA Lagos). Curated by Chris Udoh, the exhibition brings together poetry, collage,...

CCA Lagos is pleased to invite readers, artists, researchers, and curious minds to the third reading session of the Unfinished Conversations Book Club, a gathering dedicated to collective reading, reflection, and dialogue. This session will focus on art-iculate, a...

The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA Lagos) is pleased to support The Global Cento, a poetry installation and community-writing experience created by artist and poet Ofem Ubi, curated by Chris Udoh, and developed with the support of the Prince Claus Fund and...

Farewell Message From Our Executive & Artistic Director Passing on the Baton… When I was in secondary school, I was a relay runner and almost always ran the third leg. Relay races teach you something that individual races never can; no one wins the race alone....