Life in My City Art Festival 2010: Enugu

Nigeria Tue 14-09-2010

Life in My City Art Festival 2010: Enugu
Ayodeji Adewunmi

The 4th edition of Life in my City Art Festival (LIMFAC) 2010 with the theme “Nigeria at 50” is scheduled for 5th -16th September 2010, at African Sun, Nike Lake Resort, Enugu, Nigeria.

^{Kasuwan Dikko by Clara Okhide}

This year’s event will include a National symposium on Art Education, themed 50 Years after Independence: Redefining art Education in Nigeria

IMFAC is the annual art festival and competition for young artists in Nigeria. It is the brainchild of Chief Robert Oji, Managing Director of Rocana Nigeria Limited, an Enugu based advertising agency.

The festival has been supported since inception by the French Embassy and the Alliance Française network in Nigeria, as well as the Pan African Circle of Artists (PACA), among others.

The first edition of the Festival which held in October 2007, drew about 180 entries. In 2008 and 2009, entries exceeded 400 and 500 respectively from young artists all over the country. Life In My City is therefore a growing national and international youth art and tourist event with great promise for the future.

The aims of the festival are:

To create a vibrant, sustainable art and culture centre in Enugu as an important national and international destination for the arts.

To provide space through art for young people to make meaningful statements about their environment wherever they may live in Nigeria.

To encourage, inspire and economically empower young artists throughout Nigeria by promoting and commercialising their creative endeavours on a national and international platform.

To excite the public imagination about the culture & tourism potentials and other developmental strides in Enugu and the East generally.

Programme of Events

Opening of Grand Finale exhibition, 5th October 2010
Venue: Nike Lake Hotel
Time.3.00pm

Opening of Photo Exhibition by International, Tuesday 12th Oct. 2010 Photo Award winner, Tam Fiofori.
Venue: Alliance Francaise, 40 Neni St., Ogui N/Layout Enugu.
Time: 4.00pm

Opening of School children/Teachers Workshop, Wed. 13th Oct 2010. Venue: Alliance Franciase, 40 Neni St., Ogui N/Layout Enugu.
Time: 10.00am

Opening of Art is Everywhere Workshop, Wed 13th Oct. 2010. Venue: Fine and Applied Arts Department, IMT, Enugu.
Time: 2.00pm

Arrival of selected Jury/Journalists, Wed 13th Oct. 2010.

Symposium on Art Education, Friday 15th Oct. 2010 Venue: Nike Lake Hotel, Enugu.
Time: 10.00am

Sponsors Dinner.

Friday 15th Oct. 2010
Venue: Olive Gate Hotel, 2 Snaap Drive, Independence Layout, Enugu
Time: 6.00pm.

Sightseeing in Enugu: Sat. 16th Oct. 2010
Time: 10.00am (Take off from Alliance Francaise, 40 Neni St., Ogui N/Layout Enugu.

Grand Finale/Award Night, Sat. 16th Oct, 2010 Venue: Nike Lake Hotel, Enugu.
Time: 4.00pm

For more information e mail Ayodeji Adewunmi at ayo_adewunmi@yahoo.com

Posted By: Maggie Otieno

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Your Comments

ajisafe f raphael: when is the grand finale of this year edition?

Onoh Ebuka: It's gud 2 be back home again, this festival of art is good with many oppurtunities out there 4 9ja youthz. Plz is the exhibition open 2 lovers of art wrk who can not afford the cost of a piece, but wish 2 be in d busin$$ in the future. My congratulations goes 2 Chief Robert Oji, u'r an example of wat policy making and creativity shld be. Thank u all. I must be there, whether i've d money or not.

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