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African Fashion Photography Exhibition If you are into fashion designs, Accessories, bloggers, fabrics, magazines, online, brands, makeup Artists and Photography. African fashion exhibition is the avenue to sell and promote your brand into different platform Hurry now and get your forms at: Friends Club, Silverbird galleria Silverbird Cinema, Victoria Island and Ikeja Ozone cinema, Yaba Genesis deluxe, Lekki The exhibition fair  holds on Saturday 7th February, 2014. For sponsorship& advert booking call: 08189538165. Official Media Sponsor: MUSIC AFRICA, SILVERBIRD TV, RHYTHMFM, & SILVERBIRD CINEMA  Media Partner:SOUNDCITY, HIPTV, NTA,TVC, ONTV,LIVE BEAT,BEATFM,COOLFM,WAZOBIAFM,CLASSICFM,NAIJAFM,LINDA IKEJI&BELLA NAIJA,OZONE CINEMA,GENESIS DELUXE . This Events Is Brought To You by: Friends Club and Occasions&Events Powered By: Mattson Photography

3 Day Performance Lagos, Nigeria January 26 - 28, 2015 Conference Speakers: Oladayo AKANBI, Jelili Atiku, Marie Gavois and Michel Klöfkorn , Venue: Yusuf Grillo Auditorium, School of Art and Printing, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Nigeria Date: Monday January 26, 11.00am Performances Artists: Adedapo Micheal ADEDEJI, Adedumola Cecilia ADENIRAN, Adekunle Rafiu ALIMI, Akintomide ADESEMOYE, Anthony Uchenna AJAERO, Akinkunmi BECKLEY, Augustus, Burns EFFIOM, Clement AGHOLOR , Chetachukwu OKWARACHUKWU, David Otobo JOSEPH, Jelili ATIKU, Marcellina OSEGHALE, Marie GAVOIS, Michael Onimisi OTARU, Michel KLÖFKORN, Neri Ezekiel USEN, Odun ORIMOLADE, Olanrewaju TEJUOSO, Tolulope AMI, and Tunmininu GBEBIRE.  Venues: School of Art and Printing, Yaba College of Technology, Ojuwoye – Mushin, and Ejigbo Date: Monday January 26, 2:00pm daily

Big 60 & International Video Art Festival Lagos 2014/2015 A Whitespace, 58 Raymond Njoku SW Ikoyi Lagos January 22nd 7pm The second annual festival hosted in collaboration with A  Whitespace - Lagos  continues with work by Nigerian and Indonesian artists, with films being made available by OK Video. The screening will feature 10 years of Indonesian film alongside a curated exhibition of Nigerian videos entitled ‘Owambe’ and features an installation fro Odun Orimolade. The screening is supported by the British Council Nigeria Owambe The gathering of people in celebration is an important part of the Nigerian culture. The milestones of life are marked through community gatherings, music and dance, with the ‘Owambe’ being a classic example of this. Owambe translates as "He/She was there", a colloquial expression for a party where the who-is-who in the Nigerian society are  in attendance. Visual cues tell of ties to a celebrant through fabric mater...

A Whitespace, 58 Raymond Njoku SW Ikoyi Lagos January 22nd 7pm In 2014, VAN Lagos was invited as one of the art organizations at the  International Artists Initiated  (IAI) project, presented by the  David Dale Gallery and Studios  as part of The Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. This took place alongside the  Commonwealth Games  in  Glasgow Scotland . This is a video installation that simulates an  Owambe  ambience. Owambe translates as "He/She was there", a colloquial expression for a party where the who-is-who in the Nigerian society are in attendance. Visual cues tell of ties to a celebrant through fabric materials that provide uniformity and a sense of belonging. The entire scene is illuminated by shimmering headpieces (gele) and brilliantly coloured costumes (aso ebi), all creatively embroidered and worn with accustomed grace. Reciprocity is practiced in that giving flows in all directions, from the celebrant to the families a...

VAN Lagos, is pleased to present BODA- BODA LOUNGE PROJECT, a pan African video art festival in LAGOS. The Boda-Boda Lounge Project is a cross-continental video festival that is featured in over 15 spaces throughout Africa. The Boda-Boda Lounge Project is a collaborative project between VANSA (South Africa), Picha (Congo DRC) and VAN Lagos (Nigeria). Film screenings would be accompanied by a public conversation and a special tribute to renowned late video artist Goddy Leye. 21- 23 November 2014 BC garden Café, Omenka Gallery 24 Ikoyi Crescent  Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria Programme outline FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER: Video Screening/Public conversation 05:30-08:00pm  SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER Video Screening/ Tribute to artist and intellectual Goddy Leye 05:30-08:00pm SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER Video Screening/Public conversation 05:30-08:00pm VAN Lagos screening of the Boda Boda project is proudly supported by CCA Lagos, Omenka Gallery and the Goe...

Date: 17-18th October 2014 Time: 12-6pm   Location: Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA,Lagos), 9 McEwen Street, Sabo, Yaba The music, politics and ideologies of Afrobeat music pioneer and human rights activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti, would influence Nigeria and the World long after his death in 1997. As part of the 2014 Felabration celebration, The Video Art Network Lagos (VAN Lagos) will be screening five films documenting his life and impact, including unreleased footage.