Yinka Shonibare’s new artists’ residency space, Ecology Green Farm, in a remote part of Nigeria, offers a lush landscape for cultural and creative discovery.

The non-profit cultural centre will provide public programs, exhibition opportunities, and workspace for artists.

We caught up with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation to talk about their new residency program at the G.A.S Foundation in Nigeria, where community engagement and social intervention are a key component.

Steloolive prepares for lift-off in Accra with this latest installation, sound piece and performance.

World renowned British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare has art work exhibited across the globe, but for this project, he’ll be swapping international museum spaces and his trademark, brightly coloured wax batik fabric for a wild, rural landscape and some altogether more industrial...

Understanding the wider cultural significance of Shonibare’s works is imperative to understanding how he aims to redefine Nigeria’s cultural and creative landscape.

The artist, Yinka Shonibare CBE, talks to Elsie Owusu about his ambitious and challenging project in Nigeria where he is building residential centres for artists.

The artist talks about his project spaces in London and Nigeria, and Africa’s untapped artistic potential.

The British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare is planning to launch an artist residency programme across two sites in Nigeria: one in Lagos and the other in the rural area of Ijebu in Ogun state. He hopes that it will be “up and running” in time for the Art X Lagos fair in November...

The artist’s new residencies in Nigeria will be a launchpad for a new generation.

The British Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare plans to create two artist residencies in Nigeria through his Guest Artists Space (GAS) Foundation. The project, tentatively scheduled to coincide with the Art x Lagos art fair in November 2021, will bring the spirit of his London-based...