Curatorial Workshop on Marginal Regions, Displacement and Heritage in Contemporary Nigerian Art is a five-day residential programme initiated by Roli O’tsemaye in Benin City, Nigeria. The workshop brings together ten to twelve curators, artists, and cultural workers from Nigeria and the diaspora to rethink curatorial practice beyond metropolitan centres such as Lagos. Focusing on marginal regions, displacement, and underrepresented cultural histories, particularly from Northern Nigeria, the programme treats heritage as a curatorial method and displacement as a form of knowledge. Through field research, archival work, interviews, and peer exchange, participants will develop experimental curatorial frameworks that foreground resilience, belonging, and visibility. The workshop aims to build lasting networks and methodologies that inform future exhibitions, publications, and community-based cultural initiatives.
Roli O’tsemaye is a Nigerian writer, curator, and cultural producer. She is also the Program Director of Angels and Muse in Lagos and Benin City.
