Nigeria’s emerging master in adire wearable art, Agboola Oladapo, is not hiding his passion for the Yoruba culture and the art of Adire Textile making. A protege of Nike Davies-Okundaye, who has ...

Adire, the traditional African textile art, is now being reimagined in modern curtain designs. This fusion of cultural ...

The University of Arkansas, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences’ School of Art hosted internationally acclaimed artist and scholar Prof Peju Layiwola for a two-day workshops culminating in a ...

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for stronger institutional and national support for Nigeria’s local textile industry, particularly the indigenous Adire craft, describing it ...

Explains the techniques and processes of making indigo resist-dyed textiles. Includes the descriptions of the creation of the indigo dye, the dye pots, the cassava paste, and metal cut-out stencils.

The textile technique has gotten celebrity attention again this season, but it’s always been part of the arts scene in places like Nigeria and Japan. By Melanie Abrams When Jared Leto donned a ...

"I would like to express my immense appreciation for all staff, past and present, of Nike Art & Culture Foundation and the Nike Art Gallery Limited who have contributed in some way to the realization ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for an urgent national framework and dedicated infrastructure to shield, preserve, and elevate Nigeria’s indigenous Adire textile craft, declaring that ...

The federal government’s decision to replace the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) khaki uniform with Adire fabric has sparked mixed reactions, with many Nigerians divided over whether the move ...