Committee for Relevant Art (CORA)

The Committee for Relevant Art is a group of artistes, art enthusiasts, art promoters and art writers committed to the development of the Arts of Nigeria and their enabling environment. Its projects include the quarterly ART STAMPEDE, the annual LAGOS BOOK & ART FESTIVAL (LABAF), the quarterly LAGOS THE CITY ARTS GUIDE, and the annual Lagos Open Air CINEMA CARNIVAL. It also collaborates with other artistes, activists and enthusiasts to organise the annual LAGOS COMICS CARNIVAL and the GREAT HIGHLIFE(Revival) PARTY (ELDERS' FORUM). It continues to seek out, tend, groom and harvest the best of the old and emerging arts of Nigeria. MISSION: To Create An Enabling Environment for the Flourishing of the Contemporary Arts of Nigeria and the Continent. VISION:To Make Art & Culture the Prime Destination for Investment in Nigeria and Africa by 2018. DEFINITION:We Are 'Cultural Landscapists. The CORA is the Winner of the Prince Claus Award, 2006.