Fashion and art have always been closely linked, and this connection formed the starting point for the company NYH Concepts, which aims to showcase them in northern Nigeria and even further afield. The ultimate goal: to make the state of Kaduna Africa’s one-stop destination for art and fashion.
The Kaduna Fashion and Art Exhibition (KAFART), which is already in its fourth year, meets several objectives: to present crafts as a traditional art form that transcends time and celebrate it through an exhibition that will showcase woven textiles, embroidery, sculpture, tie-dye and other techniques.
To top it all off, workshops and masterclasses will be organised alongside the exhibition in order to share artisanal techniques with up-and-coming young creatives.
3rd space : A Yoruba House Music Project
Founded in 2014 in Lagos, the creative agency Whitespace unearths and supports young visual artists (photographers, filmmakers, illustrators and art directors) by providing them with a working environment conducive to completing their projects, allowing it at the same time to develop a strong network within the West African creative sector.
The main objective of the project is to produce an album of Yoruba house music. The first step is to engage two separate groups, each consisting of 14 dancers and drummers, who will lay down ancient rhythms and songs over electronic music. The recorded performances will then be used to create an album.
Naija Tales
Mega Arts Pluz Nigeria is a cultural and creative organisation deeply committed to the discovery of talent and actively involved in performing arts programming, cultural consultancy, audio-visual production and innovative African development projects to promote indigenous African arts and make them globally relevant.
"Naija Tales" enlists Nigerian storytellers, theatre artists, digital content programmers and radio producers to accelerate the distribution of cultural content via physical and digital platforms. The project will culminate in the launch of the International African Performance Storytellers' Day (celebrated every 1 December) and the creation of an African Storytellers' Academy.
Lagos International Poetry Festival
Creative Africa Company, producer of the Lagos International Poetry Festival, is committed to training, empowering and showcasing cultural creators of African descent, with a strong bias towards young emerging voices, an inclination towards archiving new stories and narrative change.
Since 2015, the Lagos International Poetry Festival has brought together the world's leading writers, poets and thinkers from around the world. This year, this celebration of linguistic diversity returns with the theme "Babel... A New Language" to explore the ability of poetry, literature and art to speak of the common challenges facing humanity. It will take place as a hybrid experience, combining digital offerings and face-to-face events.
Kaduna Fashion Show and Art Exhibition
NYH Concepts is a cultural enterprise with a focus on art and fashion in Northern Nigeria. Always striving for innovation and quality creation, it aims to make Kaduna State a place of opportunity for artists and designers, and a unique destination for African art and fashion.
The KAFART Kaduna Fashion and Arts Exhibition aims to showcase local creative excellence. In order to create more professional opportunities for Northern Nigerian artists and expand their audience, NYH Concepts envisioned a platform that would allow these same designers to showcase their skills, products and promote their services, both nationally and internationally, well beyond the scope of the exhibition.
"Afropolis", virtual performance space
The idea of this organised virtual performance space was born out of the pandemic. In April 2020, the annual "DanceGATHERING" dance event was threatened by the Covid crisis. Instead of cancelling it, the association decides to maintain it in a virtual edition. The event was a resounding success, with 10,000 visitors from 300 cities around the world. Consequently, the "Afropolis" project has become a reference platform for Afro urban culture and a resource centre for educational and creative content from various backgrounds. This digital artistic offering that defies distance, reduces its carbon footprint, aims to broaden its audience and increase interactivity, also functions as a laboratory where the performing arts are combined to create new cultures.
Overview of expected productions
- Registering over 100,000 subscribers
- Reach new digital audiences and generate new interest in creative works online
- To have significant growth in the creative community
- Facilitate access to creative and cultural content regionally and internationally
- Encourage participation in the creation of new cultures regionally and internationally
Focus on Creative Culture Support Foundation
A genuine creative incubator, this association acts as a arts and innovation skills factory. Creative Culture Support Foundation is a committed organisation that has become a recognised driving force in the Nigerian creative scene over the years.
Nyh Concepts
NYH Concepts est une entreprise créative basée au Nigeria qui organise des expositions visant à mettre en valeur la créativité dans le nord du Nigeria et au-delà. l'exposition de la mode et des arts de Kaduna (KAFART). L'objectif principal de l'entreprise est de présenter l'excellence créative qui existe dans le nord du Nigeria à un public mondial. Nous exploitons la mode et l'art comme des outils de sensibilisation sociale, culturelle et environnementale. Nos valeurs incluent la collaboration, l'inclusivité, la créativité, le travail d'équipe, l'innovation et la passion. L'entreprise a été créée par la passion de créer différemment de la norme, d'établir une avenue pour les jeunes créatifs à venir pour s'exprimer et avoir un impact positif sur la société. Le désir de mettre le nord du Nigéria sur la carte de la créativité et de la polyvalence nous a poussés à créer KAFART.