Life In My City Art Festival
Life In My City Art Festival (LIMCAF) is an annual art festival in Nigeria. Founded in 2007 by Chief Robert Orji, the festival exhibits works by new artists in categories including painting, textiles, sculpture, graphic designs, and photography.
Each year, over 600 entries from more than 11 regional centers, including Enugu, Lagos, Abuja, Anambra, Jos, Kaduna, Ibadan, Calabar, Uyo, and Port Harcourt, are reportedly received.
Categories
The festival presents awards in the following categories:
- Best Photography
- Best Ceramics[1]
- Best Painting Mixed Media
- Best Sculpture/Installation Art
- Best Textile Art/Fashion Art
- Best Drawing
- Most Creative Female Artist
- Best Entry From Artists Living with Disability[2]
- Consolation
Themes
LIMCAF has addressed a range of themes in its annual exhibitions, with artists producing works related to the selected theme each year. Past themes include:
- 2007 - Life In My City
- 2011 - Horizon Of Hope
- 2012 - Being Young
- 2013 - Out Of The Frame, Out Of The Box
- 2015 - Beyond All Odds
- 2017 - In The Midst Of Realities
- 2018 - Twilight
- 2019 - The Other Side of Vision
- 2020/2021 - So Far, So What?
- 2022 - Paradox Of Muted Echoes
- 2023 - Fix it
- 2024 - Humanism
- 2025 - Can We Breathe[3]
References
- ^ Nation, The (2020-02-12). "LIMCAF calls for entries, introduces new categories". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ Okwuego, Oluchi (2023-10-29). "LIMCAF expanded to include persons with disability". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ Nwafor (2025-02-03). "LIMCAF breathes life into its legacy of excellence". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-02-03.