Art Organizations Archives - Minna City of Literature

PRESS RELEASE: Witsprouts, in Strategic Partnership with Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation, Launches the 2025 Storytelling Prize to Revive Oral Narratives Across Generations

Ibraheem Uthman2 weeks ago2 weeks ago03 mins

Minna, Nigeria — 6th May 2025 — Witsprouts, a creative agency committed to reimagining storytelling in Africa, is pleased to formally unveil the 2025 Witsprouts Storytelling Prize, a groundbreaking platform aimed at reviving the age-old art of oral storytelling in contemporary performance. This year’s edition comes as a collaboration with the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation…

Muktar Aliyu Art Residency Introduces Annual Print Journal for Creatives

Ibraheem Uthman3 months ago3 months ago01 mins

Muktar Aliyu Art Residency, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, is proud to announce the launch of THE MAAR REVIEW, a vibrant new annual journal that showcases the finest writings and visual arts from across Africa. This stunning physical journal will be published annually, offering a unique platform for African creatives to share their stories, perspectives, and…

YAHUZA USMAN AND OYELEYE MAHMOODAH WIN THE 2025 HIASFEST STAR PRIZE

Ibraheem Uthman5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

The Hilltop Creative Arts Foundation (HCAF) is overjoyed to announce the winners of the 2025 HIASFEST Star Prize: Yahuza Usman from Taraba State and Oyeleye Mahmoodah Temitope from Lagos State. HIASFEST, short for the Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu Schools Festival, is Africa’s largest gathering of teen artists, featuring categories like poetry, short stories, essays, painting, drama,…

HIASFEST Hall of Fame

Ibraheem Uthman6 months ago6 months ago25 mins

The Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation, HCAF, is pleased to announce a novel initiative tagged: the celebration of past winners of the Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu Schools Festival, HIASFEST; the HIASFEST Hall of Fame. This Hall of Fame is a shrine to the creativity, talent, and doggedness that have come to define HIASFEST in these years. Since…

MUKTAR ALIYU ART RESIDENCY (MAAR) ADMITS VICTORIA AND JUDITH FOR THE 2ND EDITION, 2024

Ibraheem Uthman7 months ago7 months ago36 mins

The Muktar Aliyu Art Residency (MAAR), Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, is pleased to announce the successful applicants for the second edition beginning from 1st November, 2024. They are; Victoria Ojo Ilemobayo from Lagos State and Judith L. Maikaho from Gombe State. Ojo Victoria Ilemobayo is a Nigerian literary enthusiast whose works have appeared in Christian…