Artmiabo International Art Festival(AMIAF) 2023 Open Call

 

Artmiabo International Art Festival(AMIAF) 2023

'ARTS IN AFROBEATS'

27th April- 1st May, 2023

Lagos, Nigeria

Open Call

Festival Date: 27th April- 1st May, 2023

Submission Deadline: 20th January, 2023.

THEME: ARTS IN AFROBEATS

If you are a Visual Artist anywhere in the world and a fan of Afrobeats, send in your submissions telling your art story through the Afrobeats Lens, in Painting, Sculpture, Photography, New media, Digital Art and Performance Art.

PROFILE

Artmiabo Ltd is an art company owned by artist Miabo Enyadike. The company creates workshops and exhibition events for artists who want to showcase their artworks to a new audience.

 The festival is the brainchild of Miabo Enyadike who is a professional artists for 30 years with a Ford foundation award from Terrakulture Nigeria and an Award from Yabatech Lagos Nigeria.

The Art Festival debuted in 2022 at the Ebony life place in Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria with a theme based on recycling Art with 26 International artists, exhibiting including a 95th birthday celebration and Award for Art Icon, Bruce Onobrapkeya.

The Sponsors for 2022 include

 *Multichoice Nigeria

*JCdecaux

*Guinness Nigeria -  ORIJIN 

*Heritage Bank, 

*JOTNA - Bold

* DANONE - Go Slow

*Vandyke Group 

*Bature Breweries 

Artmiabo International Art Festival(AMIAF) 2023:

The 2023 edition theme is 'Arts in Afrobeats'. The inspiration is the role of visual Arts in Afrobeats music, hence a fusion with the evolving music genre. There's already a bigger interest in the event with lots of submissions already received. The event will host 24 visual artists from different parts of the world.

Application deadline is

Email: artexhibition@artmiabo.info 

Application Deadline is 20th January 2023

Call: +234 703448 1002 for further details

Artist participation will include the following:

- exhibition space dedicated 

to artist's works

- assistance with customs formalities,

 international shipping and local transport

- the design and the printing of invitation cards, 

posters

- the global and local press office, 

publicity, press, banners, totem, etc.

- the realization of the exhibition website 

and dedicated press releases

- mounting and dismounting 

of the exhibition

- exhibitions opening event with 

food and drinks

- a dedicated interview published 

on Artmiabo website and spread on 

our social networks. Live streaming of 

artist booths and artist interviews during 

exhibition

- Free artists workshops from

collectors, digital and tech art business, 

management, funding, advertising, NFT and 

legal gurus will hold brief workshops with

artists on how to make more sales, 

manage art and go global

- providing services and drinks on Opening Night for

inviting guests

Artists interested in taking part in this festival can email a CV and Portfolio with artworks that fit the theme of this exhibition.

 Email: artexhibition@artmiabo.info 

*SELECTED ARTISTS WILL PAY FOR THEIR STANDS.

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Deadline for applications in January 20, 2023.

Painters, sculptors, digital art, print makers, fine artists photographers, video makers are invited to submit their works. To take part in the selection, send your artwork submissions with a CV/biography, some still images (for video art), links of videos/films/performances and pictures via email: artexhibition@artmiabo.info 

festival floor plan

The Location of the Festival is in the Highbrow Secure Area of Victoria Island Lagos State Nigeria. 

Hall for the Exhibition/Festival

This Event Center houses a large event place of a restaurant, cinema, hotel, swimming pool facilities and other well regarded amenities to make sure artists and guests alike have a good experience.

Other Areas of the event center

*THIS WILL BE THE MOST SOCIAL MEDIA DRIVEN ART EVENT YET!

Artists can book to stay in the hotel

and enjoy true African Hospitality.