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The OCM Curatorial Fellowship

September 27, 2024

The OCM Curatorial Fellowship Presents: Luba, an Exhibition on Malawian Flora

Staged by the Malawian artist Mirriam Francesca Nkosi, with sponsorship by Africa No Filter, it “focused on preserving, celebrating, and documenting these native plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them.”
Otosirieze
Luba

September 20, 2024

The OCM Curatorial Fellowship Presents: One Foot in the Closet, a Podcast for Queer & Beyond-the-Binary Africans

Hosted by the East African activist Name Redacted, with sponsorship by Africa No Filter, “conversations like these provide a counter-narrative to predominant Western narratives of ‘coming out.'”
Otosirieze
One Foot in the Closet, Season 2, Episode 1 cover art

August 2, 2024

The OCM Curatorial Fellowship Presents: Among Us, Scans of Ancient Nok Art for an AR-scape

Created by the Nigerian artists Vetum Galadima and Amaka Obioma, with sponsorship by Africa No Filter, it “combines museum technology and art direction to create a perspective for art preservation.”
Otosirieze
Among Us: A Nok Art Augmented Reality by Amaka Obioma and Vetum Galadima

August 2, 2024

The OCM Curatorial Fellowship Presents: It’s Bloom Time, a 3-D Fashion Story Collection

Crafted by the Nigerian designer Izuchukwu Udokwu, with sponsorship by Africa No Filter, it weaves fashion, music, and poetry to show that “you don’t have to create physical pieces that would probably end up in the waste bin and contribute to the wastes in our environment.”
Otosirieze
It's Bloom Time: A 3-D Fashion Story by Izuchukwu Onyedibiemma Udokwu

August 15, 2023

“Thrilling and Innovative Ideas”: Open Country Mag Names 6 Curatorial Fellows

The $6,000 initiative, sponsored by Africa No Filter, will fund and support five projects representing West, East, and Southern Africa: a musical and art exhibition, 3D fashion and storytelling, a mixed media project on Nok terracotta, a podcast on LGBTQI+ issues, and a documentary on Nollywood.
Otosirieze
OCM Curatorial Fellows Announcement

May 2, 2023

Announcing The Open Country Mag Curatorial Fellowships, Sponsored by Africa No Filter

The instructors are Lumen Prize winner Minne Attairu, A Nasty Boy founder Innanoshe Akuson, and Open Country Mag editor Otosirieze.
Open Country Mag
The Next Generation of African Literature Covers Open Country Mag. Covers designed by Emmimade Studio.

September 27, 2024

Luba

The OCM Curatorial Fellowship Presents: Luba, an Exhibition on Malawian Flora

Staged by the Malawian artist Mirriam Francesca Nkosi, with sponsorship by Africa No Filter, it “focused on preserving, celebrating, and documenting these native plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them.”
Otosirieze

September 20, 2024

One Foot in the Closet, Season 2, Episode 1 cover art

The OCM Curatorial Fellowship Presents: One Foot in the Closet, a Podcast for Queer & Beyond-the-Binary Africans

Hosted by the East African activist Name Redacted, with sponsorship by Africa No Filter, “conversations like these provide a counter-narrative to predominant Western narratives of ‘coming out.'”
Otosirieze

August 2, 2024

Among Us: A Nok Art Augmented Reality by Amaka Obioma and Vetum Galadima

The OCM Curatorial Fellowship Presents: Among Us, Scans of Ancient Nok Art for an AR-scape

Created by the Nigerian artists Vetum Galadima and Amaka Obioma, with sponsorship by Africa No Filter, it “combines museum technology and art direction to create a perspective for art preservation.”
Otosirieze

August 2, 2024

It's Bloom Time: A 3-D Fashion Story by Izuchukwu Onyedibiemma Udokwu

The OCM Curatorial Fellowship Presents: It’s Bloom Time, a 3-D Fashion Story Collection

Crafted by the Nigerian designer Izuchukwu Udokwu, with sponsorship by Africa No Filter, it weaves fashion, music, and poetry to show that “you don’t have to create physical pieces that would probably end up in the waste bin and contribute to the wastes in our environment.”
Otosirieze

August 15, 2023

OCM Curatorial Fellows Announcement

“Thrilling and Innovative Ideas”: Open Country Mag Names 6 Curatorial Fellows

The $6,000 initiative, sponsored by Africa No Filter, will fund and support five projects representing West, East, and Southern Africa: a musical and art exhibition, 3D fashion and storytelling, a mixed media project on Nok terracotta, a podcast on LGBTQI+ issues, and a documentary on Nollywood.
Otosirieze

May 2, 2023

The Next Generation of African Literature Covers Open Country Mag. Covers designed by Emmimade Studio.

Announcing The Open Country Mag Curatorial Fellowships, Sponsored by Africa No Filter

The instructors are Lumen Prize winner Minne Attairu, A Nasty Boy founder Innanoshe Akuson, and Open Country Mag editor Otosirieze.
Open Country Mag

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