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Looting African Art

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Thursday, 10 April 2008
Powered by 3DEN Crown Fraud Trailer Release date June 2008 Markets and Investments, UK. In February 1897, the British Empire waged war on the old Benin Kingdom. At the end of the battle, Benin City was burnt to ashes. The Oba of Benin was deposed, most of his chiefs murdered, numerous innocent lives were lost. The war, apparently Obinali Egele, general manager of Markets and Investments, producers of Crown Fraud, said was punishment for the Benin people for not accepting the occupation of the white men who invaded their lands. The British invaders also looted over 3000 Benin artefacts of monumental cultural heritage, which held the secret to the events that shaped the history of Benin. Recommend this article...
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Long Ago Today Exhibition

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Thursday, 03 April 2008

The "Long Ago Today" solo art exhibition by Brenda Bates Clark will be at The Hoyt Institue of Fine Art in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The exhibition will run from May 20 to June 20, 2008.

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2008 Call For Entry

Call For Submissions

Africa House invites artists to submit their artwork for the 2008 art exhibition, The Black Aesthetic. The art exhibition will be held in June and July 2008 at our gallery, Akégo and Sahara galleries.

Deadline: May 7, 2008.