Northwestern Program of African Studies presents “Parallel Perspectives,” a video series that invite artists, curators, academics, and educators to discuss topics related to the art world in Africa, the diaspora and beyond. In these conversations, hosts Uche Okpa-Iroha and Benita Nnachortam talk with their guests about contemporary practice, art education, history, curation, and more.
The hosts:
Uche Okpa-Iroha is photographer and graduate student in art history at Northwestern University. Okpa-Iroha is a founding member of the Nigerian photography group known as the Blackbox Photography Collective and of the Invisible Borders Trans-African photography travel group. He’s also the founder of @nleleinstitute
Benita Nnachortam, host of SOVA podcast has recently obtained her master’s in art administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Before coming to Chicago, she served as an official photographer in the Ogun State Governor’s Office. In addition, she is also the founder and director of Kuta Arts Foundation, a pro-youth organization in Ogun State.
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Northwestern Program of African Studies presents “Parallel Perspectives,” a video series that invite artists, curators, academics, and educators to discuss topics related to the art world in Africa, the diaspora and beyond. In these conversations, hosts Uche Okpa-Iroha and Benita Nnachortam talk with their guests about contemporary practice, art education, history, curation, and more.
The hosts:
Uche Okpa-Iroha is photographer and graduate student in art history at Northwestern University. Okpa-Iroha is a founding member of the Nigerian photography group known as the Blackbox Photography Collective and of the Invisible Borders Trans-African photography travel group. He’s also the founder of @nleleinstitute
Benita Nnachortam, host of SOVA podcast has recently obtained her master’s in art administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Before coming to Chicago, she served as an official photographer in the Ogun State Governor’s Office. In addition, she is also the founder and director of Kuta Arts Foundation, a pro-youth organization in Ogun State.
#sovapodcast #ucheokpairoha #northwesternuniversity #programofafricanstudies #benitannachortam
Follow @sovapodcast