Nsikak Essien was a renowned mixed media and experimental artist who graduated from the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu in 1979 with a Distinction in Painting and as the Best Overall Graduate. He retired from lecturing at his alma mater in 1991 to concentrate on full-time studio practi...
The Practice of Art Collection
As part of its efforts to change the narrative of art Collection and art appreciation, the Society for Art Collection will be having a webinar for art collectors and art enthusiasts. The webinar will feature 3 art collectors from across Africa to discussing the theme: ‘The Practice of Art Collecti...
SOCIETY FOR ART COLLECTION’S FIRST WEBINAR WITH THE THEME: THE PRACTICE OF ART COLLECTION
As part of its efforts to change the narrative of art Collection and art appreciation, the Society for Art Collection plans to have a webinar for art collectors and art enthusiasts. The plan is to engage 4 art collectors across Africa including Nigeria to discuss with the theme: ‘The Practice of A...
ART X Talks: Statues Also Die, Considering Institutionalizing Collections
Watch Society for Art Collection’s governing council member, Professor Fabian Ajogwu, SAN, in an insightful panel discussion, at the 2018 Art X Lagos. The panel discussion was on the topic: Statues Also Die, Considering Institutionalizing Collections, where ways of maintaining art collection and m...
An exclusive night of Art!
The Society for Art Collection held its maiden exclusive art colloquium on the 17th of February, 2020. It was held at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi. The event had prominent art collectors, artists, and VIPs in attendance. The theme of the colloquium was ‘exploring a new and informed approach to art ...
Chairman of Society for Art Collection Dr Anueyiagu, Chosen as Awka Times Person of the Year, 2019
Team, we are delighted to announce today the Awka Times Person of the Year, 2019. Following months of meticulous search – undertaken even as we planned our market entry – we alighted on the choice of our illustrious brother, Dr Okey Anueyiagu, as the Awka Times Person of the Year, 2019. As m...
Society for Art Collection Debuts in Style; Seeks to Educate Collectors on Provenance, Rights
The month of June was momentous in Nigeria’s visual art history, as the Society for Art Collection (SARTCOL), a registered organisation committed to providing a platform for the exchange of ideas among collectors as well as promoting art appreciation, was formally inaugurated. The Society’s inau...
Collecting Art: A Handbook launches in Lagos
A new book on the practice of art collecting titled, Collecting Art: A Handbook was presented to the public on November 10, 2017 at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi. There is no gainsaying that the book is a necessary literary effort conceived to match up to the growing need for an understanding of art c...