BY ORJI ONYEKWERE

Members of AKA, Nigeria’s premier exhibiting art group, have planned another round of exhibitions in Nigeria and beyond.

The artists, who are now all in their 60s, 70s and 80s, will exhibit some of their works of art in Lagos, Abuja, Enugu and Ghana.

According to one of the group’s founding members, all-round artist Bona Ezeudu, the new AKA Arts dance, scheduled for October 2024, is intended to “honor some of the deceased members and also celebrate one of the group members, El Anatsui, who just turned 80 and is revered as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.”

“These fallen heroes of AKA are Ifedioramma Dike, Samson Uchendu, Boniface Okafor, Chike Ebebe and Nsikak Essien.”

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Ezeudu, who founded one of the first art galleries in Enugu at the age of 27, noted that the AKA artist circle had 13 members when it was founded, but five of them have died.

He also mentioned how respected senior artists including art historians like Chike Aniakor, Obiora Udechukwu, Wood Pecker El Anatsui and himself came together and decided to bring together other talented artists who had held exhibitions to form the AKA group of exhibiting artists.

He also traced the group’s many achievements since its formation in 1985 and its first exhibition in 1986 in Enugu and later in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja and France.

According to him, the date and venue of the art exhibition will be announced in due course.

Other members of the group are: Bona Ezeudu, Obiora Anidi, Chike Aniakor, Chris Afuba, Tayo Adenaike, Obìora udechukwu, El Anatsui, Chris Echeta