2nd Asean Film Festival in Abuja

Just a few hours ago, the 2nd Asean Film Festival for Abuja, the capital city of Abuja was launched. There was a lot of Asian food on offer and then the day's film. Below is a full schedule for the entire festival. More blows to the elbow of the ASEAN Committee in Abuja, organisers of the Festival. Thanks for enriching the cultural milieu in Abuja and for bringing your cultures closer to  even those Nigerians who may never have crossed our borders.

NAFEST !

I am reaching you from Uyo, capital of The Land of Promise.

13 states are already here making the necessary preparations for the beginning of NAFEST only two days hence.

Such preparations include getting their hostel spaces for artistes, hotel accommodation for officials, identification tags for all contingents, space for building exhibition stands and so on.

The main competitive events for this year are Dance, Documentation( crafts and dance) , Music solo for children and Food Fair.


The air is already festive.

NAFEST is from 30th October

Yes, and that is official.

NAFEST 2010 will now hold from 30th October to 7th November. Venue is still, Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State.

See you there !

NAFEST 2010 !

The Nigerian National Festival of Arts ( NAFEST) is upon us once again. This time, ity is scheduled to hold in Uyo, capital of the Promised Land.

Dates? For now , it is 9th to 17th of October, but a change might be in the air.

IFACCA:The International Federation of Art Councils and Culture Agencies !

Vision and Objectives: The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) is the global network of arts councils and ministries of culture.

Vision: IFACCA aims to benefit artists, arts organisations and communities worldwide.
Our vision is a dynamic network, sharing knowledge and creating understanding to enrich a world of artistic and cultural diversity.

Current African Membership includes :Botswana,Central Africcan Republic,Gambia,Kenya,Malawi,Mozanbique,Namibia,Niger,Nigeria,Senegal,South Africa,Tasnzania,Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Ayakoroma moves to the next level !

When praying at the closing ceremony of the National Festival of Arts and Culture(NAFEST), Minna, Niger State 2009, Barclays Ayakoroma thanked God for the fact that NAFEST had moved to another level. As it happens, God was busy that moment preparing him(Barclays) for moving to another level. And so, Barclays Ayakoroma (Phd) is the new Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation(NICO).

We let you know earlier of the dynamism of this young icon of the Cultural Sector in our posting on the Bayelsa State Council for Arts and Culture, which he was in charge of then. Well, he did not leave that dynamism out of his approach to the new job.

Just go over to the NICO site and see for yourself. That is only a sign of the many great things this cultural administrator is intending to do at NICO, of which we shall be informing you as they unfold.

Confirmed:Art surfers first !

For most of my colleagues in the Nigerian Cultural Sector and the Art World in general an eternal concern is the fact that government not only does not do enough for our field but always finds it the first recourse when budget has to be cut.

America and Europe get cited as examples of what it should be.

You can then imagine what our feelings must be when we hear this kind of news from Agency Press that even for America, less state expense is touching arts first..........