The partnership consists of the design, set up and execution of an artwork exhibition, in addition to the implementation of further packages for curators, journalists and educators.
THE Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Artwork (YSMA), the artwork museum of the Pan-Atlantic College, Lagos, has acquired a grant from Africa No Filter for a two-part collaborative mission titled 'Dismantling Stereotypes, Constructing Hyperlinks.'
Africa No Filter is a story change group that goals to alter stereotypical tales about Africa by amplifying genuine and numerous tales from the continent.
The mission 'Dismantling Stereotypes, Constructing Hyperlinks' will function an artwork exhibition entitled 'AREWA?' alongside further packages to current a nuanced tour of Northern Nigeria, its evolving bodily and socio-cultural panorama and identities.
The exhibition, which opens subsequent month, goals to amplify the voices and artistic expressions of artists from Nigeria's Northern Area by offering them with higher visibility, recognition and alternatives for collaboration and development.
François Bouda, Arts and Tradition Program Officer at Africa No Filter, mentioned: “We’re delighted to companion with the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Artwork, an establishment dedicated to advancing information of Nigerian artwork and the portrayal of a greater illustration of Nigeria, to inform higher tales about Northern Nigeria. The mission is a singular initiative that showcases modern Northern Nigerian artists and native artisans. It is going to additionally empower changemakers resembling curators, journalists and academics, whose work is essential in shaping public opinion and narratives.”
Madonna Iloba, Development Officer at YSMA, mentioned: “The YSMA is within the development of Nigerian arts, and for us it is very important forge collaborations to additional this objective. We’re grateful for the assist of Africa No Filter for the implementation of this necessary mission. In fact, we wish everybody to expertise AREWA, so our technique is to interact teams which have the potential to affect their respective fields and attain a fair wider viewers. That’s the reason we’ve designed further packages along with the exhibition itself, particularly for curators, journalists and academics.”
The mission is a part of Africa No Filter and YSMA's efforts to problem dangerous stereotypes about Africa by sustaining extra nuanced and balanced narratives concerning the continent.
'AREWA?' makes use of the narrative energy of artwork to attract consideration to Northern Nigeria. Via the complementary packages, YSMA goals to construct sustainable networks and alliances to advance Nigerian arts and tradition, problem stereotypes and dangerous narratives and substitute them with extra balanced and nuanced representations.
The grant from Africa No Filter will facilitate the design, set up and execution of the exhibition, in addition to the implementation of further packages for curators, journalists and educators. AREWA? is curated by Aisha Aliyu-Bima, a author, curator, photographer, researcher and archivist with a eager curiosity in Northern Nigerian social anthropology.
The exhibition will function roughly 80 works that discover the artwork and cultural panorama of Nigeria's Northern Area.
'AREWA?' is open from July to October 2024 on the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Artwork on the Pan-Atlantic College, Lagos. This expanded timeline permits for a complete exploration of the humanities and cultural choices of Nigeria's Northern Area, permitting guests and contributors ample time to interact with the exhibition and its complementary packages.
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