ART X Lagos was created to showcase and support contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Founded in 2016 by Tokini Peterside-Schwebig, the fair has since become a cornerstone of the African art sector. The first of its kind in West Africa, ART X Lagos goes beyond the traditional bounds of an art fair.
Since its debut, ART X Lagos has grown to host galleries and artists from over 30 countries and become renowned for an ambitious programme that includes ART X Talks, ART X Live! and specially curated interactive projects which have featured an array of emerging and established artists from the continent and diaspora.
The seventh edition of the fair will hold from 4 – 6 November 2022 in Lagos.
Visit artxlagos.com and @artxlagos on social media for more.
6
Years Running
391
Artists
83,000
Attendees
3.6Billion
People Reached
The ART X Prize was created to further the careers of emerging Nigerian artists who have demonstrated a commitment to working as professional visual artists.
In the absence of infrastructure that exists in other international centres of contemporary art, the ART X Prize was launched in partnership with Access Bank to contribute to the burgeoning contemporary art scene in Nigeria.
In 2019, the Prize was renamed the Access Bank ART X Prize, and now provides funding, tailored mentoring support, and a residency opportunity in collaboration with Gasworks, to exceptional emerging artists, enabling them to complete ambitious projects that challenge the expectations of local and global audiences.
ART X Collective believes that supporting emerging talent at this pivotal stage in their careers will ensure the continued growth of the visual art sector in Nigeria.
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Winners
2,250
Applications
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Artists exhibited at ART X Lagos
ART X Live! is a platform for expression and experimentation by Africa’s dynamic young creators that fuses music and visual art and was launched in 2016 by ART X Collective, the creators of ART X Lagos, West Africa’s premier international art fair.
The immersive, one-of-a-kind showcase typically holds during the ART X Lagos art fair each year and features exciting collaborations between some of the fastest-rising talents on the African continent. ART X Live! alumni include Oxlade, Falana, WurlD, Lady Donli, Amaarae, Odunsi the Engine, Teni the Entertainer, and visual artists Dafe Oboro, Joy Matashi, Williams Chechet, Fadekemi Ogunsanya and King Jesse Uranta among others.
The highly-anticipated sixth edition titled ‘Forward Ever’ was a live performance held in November 2021, watched both in person and virtually around the world, curated by Lanre Masha, Faridah Folawiyo and Ayo Lawson, produced by BigFoot and Pheelz and featured musicians Lojay, AYLØ, Dami Oniru alongside the visual artists AMKMQ and Fez.
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Concerts
25
Musicians
15
Visual Artists
3,373
Invited Guests
Since 2013, ART X Collective has supported pioneering entrepreneurs and brands across the culture, design and luxury sectors within West Africa. Clients have included ALARA, Maki Oh and Afreximbank, amongst others.
The consultancy business has since expanded to focus on larger scale projects that contribute to the wider ambition of re-shaping the African narrative and transforming the culture sector.
CONSULTANCY
PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
Arise News
ART X, West Africa's biggest art fair kicks off in Lagos this week, featuring more than a hundred artists from 25 countries, represented by thirty art galleries.
The Africa Report
ART X Lagos is raising the bar for African art and culture.
Reuters
African artists embrace NFTs for better rewards.
Artsy
10 Artists to Discover at ART X Lagos 2021
Quartz Africa
This year’s Art X Lagos showed why African art fairs need to be physical events
BMW Art Guide
Tokini Peterside Founder and Director, ART X Lagos
Ocula
Fifty Years of Photography in Africa at ART X Lagos
Artnet News
Nigerian Collectors Hunt for West Africa’s Next Art Stars at Art X Lagos
CNN
In the wake of tumultuous #EndSARS demonstrations, Nigerian photographers tell a story of strength and hope.
Financial Times
The business of talent-spotting
The New York Times
“Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art ‘Ecosystem”
CNN Africa Avant Garde
Inside ART X Lagos 2019
Vogue
Why Lagos is West Africa’s Capital of Culture
Harper’s Bazaar Art Arabia
“This Art Fair is Basically the Frieze of West Africa”
The Times of London
“The woman who is putting west Africa on the art map”
Ocula
ART X Lagos Responds to #EndSARS
Aesthetica
The international fair highlights artists who represent the resilience and creativity of the African continent and its Diaspora.
THE TEAM
Tokini Peterside-Schwebig
Saze Ibraheem
Melody Fayomi
Feran Sonuga
Ebere Onyekachi
Afeez Obidina
Denise Eseimokumoh
Dubem Nwabufo
CAREERS
We currently have a vacancy for the following role:
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