The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) has unveiled the theme for the 27th Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF) as “CHANGE: Imagining Alternatives,” marking a symbolic connection between the past and the future. The announcement came during the closing ceremonies…
LABAF announces ‘Breakout: Hope is a Stubborn Thing’ as theme for 2024
The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) Art & Cultural Foundation has curated a compelling selection of 11 books that embody the 26th Lagos Book & Art Festival’s (LABAF) theme. To be held under the theme “Breakout: Hope is a Stubborn…
CORA Library & Resource Centre set to usher in new era in Lagos Literary Landscape
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF), the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) will unveil its latest endeavour, the CORA Library & Resource Centre (L&RC), during a sneak peek event held at CORAVille…
2023 Ken Saro-Wiwa Book Review Prize: Entries open for young literary enthusiasts
The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), the driving force behind the annual Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF), has officially opened the doors for submissions to the 2023 Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Book Review. This prestigious literary award, named in…
LABAF 2023: Unveiling “The Reset,” celebrating history, literature and culture
The Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF) is set to return for its 25th edition, promising a week-long celebration of literature, art and culture. This year’s event will be held from Monday, November 13 to 19, 2023, at Freedom Park,…
AnoteArtHub to officially launch at LABAF 2021
The 23rd Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF 2021), which takes place from November 15 – 21, 2021 at the Freedom Park, Lagos, with the theme, “A Fork in the Road” will officially welcome an online arts and culture magazine,…
Alhaji Abdulaziz Ude (1940-2021): A Tribute -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Fate was at work to ensure that my last meeting with Alhaji Abdulaziz Chivuzor Ude happened after he had been to an art exhibition. The devoted art patron was walking alone, without attendants or courtiers or whatever in the open…
Meeting the divine masquerade Abdulaziz Ude – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It was impossible believing what my eyes were seeing. I did a double-take because it’s not every day one sees a great masquerade walking alone, without attendants or courtiers or whatever. The scene manifesting before my very eyes in the…
Lagos Book & Art Festival announces date, dedicates edition David Herbert Dale
The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), which organises the yearly Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF) has announced the final phase of preparation for the 2019 edition, saying it will take place from November 4-10 at the official home of…