At 25, CORA holds special Art Stampede

Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), which turned 25 on June 2, will hold a special edition of Art Stampede to celebrate its anniversary.
The Art Stampede comes up on Sunday, June 5 (today) by 2pm at Museum Gallery, Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos.
A quarterly occasion, it is a discussion event where artists, art critics, art journalists and art connoisseurs gather to discuss topical issues relating to their sector.
To commemorate the anniversary, Programme Chair, CORA, Jahman Anikulapo, said the CORA directorate would stage a special edition of Art Stampede which will focus mainly on reflecting on the past years of the organisation and projecting into the future.
CORA is committed, as a culture activist organisation, he said, to create an enabling environment for the growth and development of the arts.
“CORA has an agenda to do all in its powers to help create an enabling environment for contemporary arts of Nigeria to flourish in the forms of literature, theatre, music, fine art, movie making, as well as TV programme design and production,” he explained.
He highlighted how CORA had benefited art in Nigeria. “CORA is, at best, a facilitator of the sharing of ideas. It creates the sort of interactions that lead to birth of ideas or sharpening of existing ideas. Some of the most forward-looking initiatives in the Nigerian culture environment came out of CORA-organised talkshops, usually referenced as Conversation(s).”
Among its programmes and activities are: The annual Lagos Book and Art Festival, Lagos – The City Arts Guide, The Great Highlife Party, annual Book Editors’ Clinic, Arthouse Forum among other events.