Carmignac Photojournalism Award | Open Call – Past
The 15th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award (@prixcarmignac) is dedicated to Southeast Asia and the violations of human and environmental rights caused by illegal fishing and overfishing. This edition of the Carmignac Prize supports the production of a 9-month investigative photo report documenting the violations and the consequences of intensive fishing in Southeast Asia. […]
Beyond the Silence | Magnum X AAF
What does silence hide? Who benefits from silence? Can silence protect or harm us? Whose voices are able to break through the silence? First initiated after the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine, ‘Beyond the Silence’ aims to create dialogue among photographers from different countries, illuminating shared experiences and common challenges. After […]
2023 Events and Projects
A Pilgrim’s Journey; Through The Shades Of Yellow- Johnson Ocheja Solo Exhibition On The Fringe – Group Exhibition Future Nostalgia Fashion Workshop LagosPhoto Festival 2023
LagosPhoto Festival
Launched in 2010, LagosPhoto is the first international arts festival of photography in Nigeria. In a month-long festival, events include exhibitions, workshops, artist presentations, discussions, and large-scale outdoor prints displayed throughout the city with the aim of reclaiming public spaces and engaging the general public with multifaceted stories of Africa. LagosPhoto aims to establish a […]
Dig Where You Stand
Dig Where You Stand is a series of exhibitions, offering a new model of engagement with questions of decolonization, restitution, and repatriation. Developed around the idea of regeneration, the exhibition becomes an experimental site for capital, ecology and resources repatriation both tangible and symbolic, an exercise in the reclamation of the commons. By shifting the […]
Women Through The Lens
Women through the Lens’ is a mentorship program in partnership with Culture at Work Africa (A project co-funded by the European Union), conceived to educate and promote women from various communities in Nigeria, through the creative medium of photography. Over a 9-month period, a group of women are mentored through an analytical photography education framework delivered by an intercultural and international team of female professionals working […]
Youth Empowerment Through Contemporary Art (YECA)
(YECA) is an outreach program, targeting the student population of selected public secondary schools in Lagos through art courses, mentorship, and exhibition opportunities. The pilot of this intervention program was initiated by Ford Foundation and African Artists’ Foundation to train 120 students in art in several public secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria in 2014 and […]
Maker Lab
The Maker Lab is a platform for young, aspiring artists to showcase their portfolios to a distinguished panel of creative professionals. Participating artists benefit from valuable insights and feedback on their work, offering them opportunities for growth and development in their practices. The program places particular emphasis on various design sub-genres including furniture, product, graphic […]
Unpacking the Suitcase/Searching for Prince Emmanuel Adewale Oyenuga
In 1967, Prince Adewale Emmanuel Oyenuga enrolled as a student at the art school Escuala Massana in Barcelona. Three years later he and his wife Elizabeth decided to leave Barcelona for London. Prince Oyenuga left a suitcase with his archive with his close friend Luisa Guadayol in Barcelona, who never heard from him again. In […]
Talk Your Own Open Mic
Express yourself at the African Artists’ Foundation Open Mic event titled “Talk Your Own.” This gathering invites individuals to share their stories, poetry, music, or any form of creative expression in a welcoming and supportive atmosphere. At “Talk Your Own,” participants can take the stage and showcase their creativity. This event celebrates individual voices and […]