The Arts-Muse Fair

A creative space for contemporary African Arts & Culture: News | Views | Reviews | Interviews. Creative expression through texts, sounds, and visuals.

[The Arts-Muse Fair @theartsmusefair]

Dearest Creative,

We are BACK!
We are excited to finally be in a space where we can give home to your creative pieces.
Read our plans for you here 👉 https://t.co/QMyskHTkDI

[The Arts-Muse Fair @theartsmusefair]

Congratulations to D. M. Aderibigbe on winning the @NPSPoetry

https://t.co/Bx5ywxKEQj

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@masobebooks Set to Publish Nana Sule's Debut Book
https://t.co/HMThaiOLdo

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@michael_imossan and 5 other Nigerian Poets Make the @huesfoundation
Summer '24 Scholar List

Congratulations to all the scholars.

https://t.co/IZ9byzaeYP

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The highly anticipated photobook, 'Glory To The Sky' by @carlterver is available on pre-order!

It is described as short personal essays on photography, celebrating the beauty of the accidental and coincident.
Read about it here 👇
https://t.co/LasvyOdHaT

[OPEN COUNTRY MAG @OpenCountryMag]

The Caine Prize for African Writing announces 2024 shortlist, including:

Tryphena Yeboah for ‘The Dishwashing Women’
Nadia Davids for ‘Bridling’
Samuel Kolawole for ‘Adjustment of Status’
Uche Okonkwo for ‘Animals’
Pemi Aguda for ‘Breastmilk’

[Richard Ali. @richardalijos]

Thrilled to share my interview with the very hardworking Kenyan poet, @ruthmwa90733177 , on this week's #PoetsTalk @KonyaShamsrumi! 🖱️ to read Ruth discuss her 90-day writing challenge and finding her voice as a writer

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[Open Arts @OpenArts_]

Join us on X Space tonight by 8pm as our founder/director is hosted by the Arts Muse Fair (@theartsmusefair) to discuss festival curation and art preservation in this edition of their Conversations in Creativity.

[Bá Sabouke @Sabouke002]

This Saturday.

We make your weekend enjoyable.

We'd be hosting the phenomenal @sadaoverall on X via @theartsmusefair

[The Arts-Muse Fair @theartsmusefair]

Conversations in Creativity!!

Join us in a creative conversation with @sadaoverall as he takes us on his journey with @hausabaf.

Discover the inspiration, challenges, and triumphs behind his innovative project that has shaken Northern Nigeria.

#art #festival #cult

[Poetic Wednesdays Initiative @Poeticwednexday]

1. Hausa Poetry Workshop.

2. English Poetry Workshop.

3. Poetry Slam

4. Open Mic

If you’re in Kano on 11, 12, and 13 of July, you should be attending Kano International Poetry Festival.

If any of these 4 is your forte, don’t miss it.

This festival promises to be exciting.

[Poetic Wednesdays Initiative @Poeticwednexday]

Qalbsaleem Muhammad is a versatile calligraphy artist from Kano, Nigeria, with a background in Architecture. His works reflect a profound passion for uniqueness and individuality, weaving together elements of history, his background, culture as a Hausa Muslim,

[Umar Abubakar Sidi @UmarSidi11]

#garbadakaskus
Video Review by IkeGod
@masobebooks

[Poetic Wednesdays Initiative @Poeticwednexday]

Maryam A. Baba, also known as Maryam Sangandali, is a renowned Hausa musician celebrated for her contributions to the genre. Known for her melodious voice and engaging performances, she has carved a niche for herself in the Hausa music industry.

[Poetic Wednesdays Initiative @Poeticwednexday]

Ali Mamman Lawan was born in Nigeria, Kano state, but has his origin from Yusufari, Yobe State. He attended John Gulson Primary School in Coventry, UK & was later enrolled in Musa Iliasu College in Kano, where he successfully launched his first novel titled, “Tears on a Red Rose”

[Poetic Wednesdays Initiative @Poeticwednexday]

The wait is over.

Tell a friend to tell a friend

[someone slandered all of us @carlterver]

Pre-Order Carl Terver's Glory to the Sky https://t.co/hhI2wHDObG via @afapinen

[Sada Malumfashi @sadaoverall]

This is @GuardianNigeria front page headline yesterday. I wonder the thought process that went into this. Homeless kids are NOT invaders. This risks further demonizing vulnerable Almajiris and painting them as evil. They are victims of negligence, not invaders! Do better!

[Richard Ali. @richardalijos]

The Incredible Dreams of #GarbaDakaskus by @UmarSidi11 is out in bookstores nationwide. The book as an experiment in the encyclopedic, containing a thousand and one worlds. Borgesian, with a dash of the best of Rushdie. @Rovingheights @masobebooks @SpineandLabel and elsewhere!