Events
What’s a full 365 days without any exclusive events for creators (designers, game devs, illustrators, cool writers etc), geeks and fanboys and girls alike to attend? Boring, regular, normal – traits that are as far away from you as Pluto is from Earth. Africa is a big and all through the year, several important, fun,
Gone are the days when our culturally and artistically deprived youth and the world at large cried goose at the complete lack of an art culture in Nigeria. Now with not just one but three conventions holding each year in celebration of visual and contemporary expression, our creative industry is, for lack of a better
Comic book creator, Bill Masuku shares his experience as an artist, fan and guest speaker at Reed Pop’s massively marketed Comic-Con South Africa that happened in September. One word that I’ve been using over and over again is massive. Having seen a few smaller conventions over the span of my short comic book career, I
Nigerian comic book, animation, and video game industries on display at the inaugural UNICON Industry Summit and Creatives Convention Lagos, Nigeria – November 13th, 2018 – On Saturday, November 17th, 2018, the Collective Industry Conventions Africa (CICA), and US-based consulting firm, BIAYA Consulting, will host the inaugural UNICON Creatives Convention from 10am to 7:30pm at
Comic artist and Squid Mag contributor Kevin Sampong recaps his experience at Pa Gya 2018, where he facilitated a workshop on comic-making for children and adults. This past weekend saw the second edition of the Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra (Pa Gya 2018) go down at the Goethe Institute from October 19 –
The first edition of Artmosphere launched in March this year and it was heartily received. Artmosphere is a design meet up and at it’s core, a way for visual storytellers and design enthusiasts to network, share their portfolios and most importantly, draw inspiration and learn from each other. It’s easy to conclude that Ghana’s design
Accra 18th June 2018 — The MTN Apps Challenge version 5.O, which launched in September 2017 has entered its final stage with the completion of vetting of the various Apps that were submitted for the competition. Out of over 100 projects received after the launch, 48 made it into the second round of auditions. App
Back in high school, my friends and I were described as cartoons. We were referred to as cartoon boys. This was no endearing term but rather, an attempt to demean us and spit on the things we loved. It was a way of saying stop being “childish” and be like the rest of us. But we didn’t
The #MTNAppsChallenge v5.0 roadshows are over. The last roadshow was held exactly a week ago, 8th February 2018 at the Mensah Sarbah Hall inside the University of Ghana, Legon campus. This year’s MTN Apps challenge took a different format. It saw the introduction of panel discussion and a breakout session and the ever present exhibitions
On Saturday the 27th of January something amazing began in Zimbabwe. Animation is a burgeoning industry in Zimbabwe with a broad mix of professionals and enthusiasts just beginning to get their feet wet in the animation game. The industry is still a long way from reaching Hollywood levels but that hasn’t stopped local creatives from
