Joseph Alufa, the artist who carved the FESTAC `77 Ivory mask, has called on the Federal Government to create an enabling environment for artists in the country.

Forty-two years after his bronze work, Idia Head, became the symbol of FESTAC 77 celebration, Pa Joseph Alufa Igbinovia got a befitting honour in his home town Benin City, the Edo State capital.

But the FESTAC ’77 emblem, otherwise known as Queen Idia of Benin mask which has been in the British National Museum was adopted as the symbol of the festival due to its rich and artistic ...

Charlie Cobb reports on the scholars and artists who have come to FESTAC '77 "seeking to define the Black world and wrestling with what sort of commitment to make toward its development." ...

Highly anticipated historical fiction, FESTAC ‘77 has been selected by the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) to make an exclusive preview at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in France, offering ...

As Nigerian Cinema Goes From Strength To Strength, Ramsey Nouah & Rita Dominic Return For AfroCannes Screener ‘77: The Festac Conspiracy’ Stewart Clarke Tue, June 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM UTC ...

Ramsey Nouah and Rita Dominic return in ‘77: The Festac Conspiracy,’ a gripping sequel to ‘76’ exploring African history and political intrigue.

In 1977, Nance served as the official photographer for the North American Zone of FESTAC ’77 Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, a Panafrican international festival held ...

Resurrecting FESTAC 77 forty-nine years after through the film is a thrill and relieves enduring memories of the event that took place almost fifty decades ago.