Determined to strengthen public artwork and artistic expression in Nigeria, the organisers of the Lagos Street Art Festival (LSAF) have introduced that the second version of its competition will carry collectively artwork, music, tradition and group in Lagos State.
According to them, constructing on the success of its debut, as Nigeria’s first open-air gallery, LSAF is remodeling how folks expertise artwork by taking it past conventional gallery partitions and into the center of public life.
Organised by Inscribe Art and LASPARK, the competition scheduled for November 7, 2026, at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos is a citywide celebration of public artwork and youth tradition, turning Lagos right into a dwelling canvas for inventive expression.
“We have always believed that Art shouldn’t be confined in the galleries nor museums but become more accessible to the public and it’s very encouraging to have partners such as Adidas, who share same belief help us bring the second edition to life,” stated Osa Okunkpolor, extensively generally known as Osa Seven, founding council member, Lagos road artwork competition..
Beyond the competition itself, LSAF is constructing a rising public artwork motion in Africa. With a give attention to visibility, alternative and training, it helps rising artists by means of alternatives to showcase their work, collaborate and be taught.
Its programme of mural portray, workshops and talks, alongside a digital archive of artworks created, helps protect the tales behind the artwork and contributes to the evolving cultural identification of Lagos.
The Lagos Street Art Festival invitations artwork lovers, creatives and the broader public to expertise Nigeria’s first open-air gallery and be a part of a motion making artwork extra accessible, seen and related to on a regular basis life.
Through large-scale murals, dwell artwork, workshops and group experiences, the competition provides artists a platform to inform city tales, join with new audiences and rework public areas into landmarks of creativity.
Bringing this imaginative and prescient to life are the competition’s sponsors and companions: Inscribe, LASPARK, adidas, Hennessy, Berger Paints, Crea8torium, British Council, Q21 Solutions, Rora, Mirus Events, WhyFinite and Osengwa. Their assist helps make Nigeria’s first open-air gallery potential, creating alternatives for artists to showcase their work, communities to interact with public artwork and Lagos to strengthen its place as a hub for up to date African creativity.
This yr’s version will characteristic a few of Nigeria’s best hip hop music stars like Vector, Eva Alordiah and Illbliss, alongside dwell artwork battles, DJs, meals and drinks, video games, giveaways and different inventive experiences. By bringing visible artwork and road tradition collectively, LSAF provides audiences a chance to expertise creativity past the traditional, in an environment formed by the vitality and variety of Lagos.
The competition builds on the success of its inaugural version, which drew native and worldwide consideration to Lagos’s road artwork scene and demonstrated the facility of public artwork to rework city areas. The second version takes that imaginative and prescient additional, strengthening the platform for inventive collaboration and reinforcing the significance of partnerships in sustaining Nigeria’s rising inventive ecosystem.
