Thus, within a period, National Gallery of Art (NGA), National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Centre for Black and African Arts Civilisation (CBAAC), National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) and National Theatre were just there. The National Gallery of Art (NGA) was established as a parastatal by Decree No. When the former Director General of National Gallery of Art, Mr. Ebeten Ivara, came in 2020, he was full of promises. The decree, which established the gallery, gave it responsibility for the collection, preservation and presentation of modern Nigerian visual art. Other benefits are explosion in studio practice, increase in visual art practice, entrepreneurship and mentoring, release of the much needed fund to reposition visual art as a viable discipline for young people to embrace, visual art will contribute to Nigeria’s GDP, and the building of gallery edifice in Abuja and other geo-political zones.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2024 14:41 UTC