Life In My City Art Festival

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Life In My City Art Festival (LIMCAF) is an annual visual arts festival held in Nigeria, founded in 2007 by Chief Robert Orji. The festival exhibits work by emerging Nigerian artists in categories including painting, textiles, sculpture, graphic design, and photography. [1]

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Each year, over 600 entries from regional centers, including Enugu, Lagos, Abuja, Anambra, Jos, Kaduna, Ibadan, Calabar, Uyo and Port Harcourt are typically submitted. [2]

Overview

The festival showcases modern and contemporary art, targeted at youths who submit their artwork for review by a panel of judges. Shortlisted entries participate in regional competitions which eventually culminate into a national competition. The finalists are gifted prizes and the chance to exhibit their work across the 6 regions, and the festival also involves lectures and art workshops for children. [3]

Award categories

The festival presents awards in the following categories:

Themes

LIMCAF has focused on various themes in its annual exhibitions, with artists producing works related to the selected theme each year. Past themes include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Life in My City Art Festival". mail.lifeinmycityartsfestival.org. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Life in My City Art Festival". mail.lifeinmycityartsfestival.org. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Life in My City Arts Festival (Visual Arts)". MTN Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  4. 1 2 Nation, The (2020-02-12). "LIMCAF calls for entries, introduces new categories". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  5. ↑ Okwuego, Oluchi (2023-10-29). "LIMCAF expanded to include persons with disability". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  6. ↑ Nwafor (2025-02-03). "LIMCAF breathes life into its legacy of excellence". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
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