Writer / Contributor

Tope Akintayo

Tope Akintayo is a Cultural Manager, Art Critic, Anthologist/Curator, Creative Director, and Publisher with special interests in the arts, creative industries, classical and contemporary culture, and sustainability.

Tope Akintayo

Stories by Tope

Timileyin Okunlola Writes Through Pain That Cannot Be Undone

Spicing Up the Internet: Tosin Samuel’s (@tspices_kitchen) Impact on the Food Content Landscape

Uncovering Untold and Forgotten Narratives: an Evaluation of Femi.the.god’s ‘Mgbedike’

Shallipopi’s Obapluto Fuels a Renewed Reverence for 19th-Century Benin Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi

An El Anatsui Art Recently Sold for $2.2m, See More of the Ghanaian Artist’s Work

Madison Calley: The Instagram Sensation Shattering Stereotypes About Black Harpists and Classical Music

How Ann Hobson Pilot Became a Trailblazer for Black Harpists

Meet Angelica Hairston, a Black Harpist Empowering the Next Generation of Artists of Colour

Style House Files and Lagos Fashion Week bring Woven Threads to Selfridges

Chef Hilda Did It: The Person of the Moment Sets a New Record and Inspires A New Generation of Doers

This is Why I Still Chew Sticks

Life Gave DJ Boboss Old Radios, He Made a Deck and Tours the Streets of Nairobi

These Photos Explore the Zeitgeist of South African Fashion

Promise O’nali’s “Falling into Dream” Explores How Dreams and Desires Shape Reality

10 Reasons Pharrell Williams is a Brilliant Choice as Louis Vuitton Men’s Creative Director

4 Black Female Harpists Making a Lasting Impact in the World of Classical Music

This South African Fashion Brand is Conscious of the Environment

This 25-Year-Old Artist is Using Art To Build A Cancer Aid Fund For Nigerians

Why We Created a Hands-on Writing Internship for a New Generation of Culture Critics

Bobby Okposin Observes the State of Nigeria in New Poem

Aninoritse Ejuliuwa Weaves Africa’s Resilience into a Pantoum

Chidera Anikpe Asks His Mother About Death

Minority Representation in a Constantly Evolving World: Notes from the Ibom International Art and Book Festival

The Artist and the Art: Ibom Art and Book Festival’s artist lineup explores the various mediums

Ibom Fest: Burns Effiom to headline conversations around the connection between artist and their culture and identity

Xaadim Bamba Mbow — Emotive art from the heart of Dakar

J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere’s acclaimed fascination with Nigerian women hairstyles

How Johnson Ocheja is setting the standard for self-taught contemporary artists

How Mofoluso Eludire reimagines comfort and restraint in her works

Pushing back on suppression of minority writers and artists: activities to watch out for at Ibom Art and Book Festival

How Christiana Oderemi uses the spiritual benefits of Yoga to cope with the human condition

Ademola Ojo creates art to preserve culture and document society

Announcing The Moveee’s Partnership with the Ibom International Art and Book Festival

Filmmaker Feyisayo Anjorin shares insights into the making of a creative professional

Obibini Kobby, the creative photographer panning in on Ghana’s everyday realities

The Complete List: Listen to All the Black Winners at the 64th Grammy

Opeyemi Olukotun captures human emotions and society in his paintings

Amanda Kandawire-Khoza: The Pilot Who Runs a Thriving Art Practice

Ganiyat Sani wants to champion global representation of Sahel African Art with Gazelle Creative Collective

Azuka Muoh’s art explores pertinent issues with symbolism and language

For artist Matthew Eguavoen, the highest calling is to ignite change

Harry Odunze tells the real African story with photography

Iyanu Adebiyi creates poetry as a tool for personal and interpersonal healing

Creativity is a lifestyle for multi-disciplinary artist Bertha Onyekachi

Ope Adedeji finds home in uncertainty

Elise Boulding’s 200-year Present, a Lesson on Intentional Living

Insight and Humour in Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime