KAFART POP-UP14 June 2025KAFART POP-UP took place on 14 June 2025 at the British Council in Abuja, bringing KAFART to the city for the first time with the support of the British Council. The one-day gathering brought together artists, fashion designers, performers and audiences from Northern Nigeria and beyond.Archive
KAFART POP-UP14 June 2025KAFART POP-UP took place on 14 June 2025 at the British Council in Abuja, bringing KAFART to the city for the first time with the support of the British Council. The one-day gathering brought together artists, fashion designers, performers and audiences from Northern Nigeria and beyond.
From Whence We Came28–30 November 2024The 5th edition of the Kaduna Fashion and Art Festival (KAFART) invited us to embark on a contemplative journey, exploring the profound and intricate connections between our past, present, and future. The theme, From Whence We Came, called on artists, fashion designers, and audiences alike to reflect on the threads of heritage, identity, environment, and shared human experiences that shape who we are and inform where we are headed.
Into the Art of Making10–12 November 2023Into the Art of Making brought contemporary and indigenous worlds of art into conversation, tracing nostalgia, memory and identity through art and fashion. The exhibition approached making as a way of carrying history forward: material practices inherited from those before us, and the new ways artists and designers reclaim, interpret and share them.
Cultural Xchange: The Intersection12–13 November 2022Cultural Xchange: The Intersection took place on 12 and 13 November 2022 at Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Hall in Kaduna. The edition explored connections and differences across the cultures of the Sahel, bringing together fashion, art and ideas from across the region.
Africanism: Translations Through Time18–20 June 2021Africanism: Translations Through Time took place from 18 to 20 June 2021 at Big City Events Center in Kaduna. The edition invited audiences to encounter African cultures through the work of artists and fashion designers, bringing exhibitions and runway presentations into conversation.
Inaugural Edition9 November 2019KAFART's inaugural edition took place on 9 November 2019 at Lumana Multipurpose Event Center in Kaduna. The one-day programme brought art and fashion together through an exhibition, a fashion show, performances, and opportunities to encounter and purchase work by participating creatives.