Girl Child Art Foundation

Girl Child Art Foundation We create a space were young women and girls can find their voice through artistic expressions.

For over twenty years, Girl Child Art Foundation has been inspiring young girls—especially in underserved communities—to harness their creativity and imagination as tools for personal growth and empowerment. Based in Nigeria, where gender inequality often limits girls’ opportunities, GCAF provides safe, expressive spaces where girls can thrive through the arts. Through music, painting, writing, dance, and drama, girls are encouraged to build confidence, discover their voice, and support one another. By nurturing creativity, GCAF promotes self-esteem, leadership, and innovation—empowering girls not just to imagine a better future, but to create it.

10/09/2026

Day 2 of our Girls Summer Camp (GCLEAP) was about self-discovery and better understanding themselves. We had an interactive conversation about "Knowing your strength, talents, and your Worth". It was inspiring to see our girls identify their unique strengths and talents.

09/09/2026

Day 1 of our Girls Summer Camp (GCLEAP) was filled with creativity and passion! Participants were welcomed into the world of stitching and embroidery. We were excited to see our girls learn/develop a new skill. And gain that special feeling of independence that comes from making something on their own.

03/09/2026

We celebrate the amazing turnout at the opening and reception of "In Translation" Art Exhibition (Contemporary Voices reframing identity among 12 African women artists)
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Curated by Adaobi Onyejike-Ananaba , "In Translation" is a product of a three-month mentorship program. The exhibition traces the moment uncertainty becomes conviction and an artist begins to trust the authority of her own voice.
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We welcomed art enthusiasts, curators and collectors to experience translation beyond language. Translating memory into material, grief into colour and inherited histories into forms capable of speaking to the present.
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Thank you once again to everyone who joined us and engaged with the works on view.
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The exhibition ran from 8th August - 29th August, 2026.
We invite you to participate in the "In Translation" by purchasing through the link below.
https://www.artsy.net/partner/kokopelli-gallery/artists

31/08/2026

Meet Awuor Onyango!
Awuor Onyango is a talented Kenyan multidisciplinary artist and a proud member of the 2025/2026 AFAMP Cohort.

Her work portrays the acceptance of death. The body releases, allowing the current to decide its path.
Within Luo cosmology, the afterlife begins in water—a return to the primordial waters of Nu, where consciousness first emerged. The waters carry the soul either back to the land of the living or the shores of the dead. Direction is not chosen; it is surrendered to.
awuor

26/08/2026

Artist Highlight; Gift Paulina Osague Osagiede
Gift is a talented Nigerian multidisciplinary artist and a proud member of the 2025/2026 AFAMP Cohort.
Come and experience "In Translation art exhibition".

The exhibition runs from 8th August - 29th August, 2026.
Location: Kokopelli Gallery, 17 Ademola Str, Ikoyi Lagos.


26/08/2026

You are invited to the Girl's Summer Camp.
For registration & enquiries
Call or WhatsApp: 09160127942
Email: [email protected]

25/08/2026

Artist Highlight; Zainab Oluwadamilola Ajala
Zainab is a talented Nigerian multidisciplinary artist and a proud member of the 2025/2026 AFAMP Cohort.

Come and experience "In Translation art exhibition".
The exhibition runs from 8th August - 29th August, 2026.
Location: Kokopelli Gallery, 17 Ademola Str, Ikoyi Lagos.


24/08/2026

Artist Highlight; Omolosho Olawunmi
Omolosho is a talented Nigerian multidisciplinary artist and a proud member of the 2025/2026 AFAMP Cohort.
Come and experience "In Translation art exhibition"
The exhibition runs from 8th August - 29th August, 2026.
Location: Kokopelli Gallery, 17 Ademola Str, Ikoyi Lagos

24/08/2026

We celebrate the amazing turn out at the opening and reception of "In Translation" Art Exhibition (Contemporary Voices reframing identity among 12 African women artists)
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Curated by Adaobi Onyejike-Ananaba , "In Translation" is a product of a three-month mentorship program. The exhibition traces the moment uncertainty becomes conviction and an artist begins to trust the authority of her own voice.
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Exhibiting Artists
Bali Audu x Ibeto Ifechukwu Deborah x Xolelwa Malinga .art x Mayowa Fatimah Olatilewa x Iyara Norah Karabo .karabo x Awuor Onyango .awuor x Gloria Mmaduako .mmaduako_painter x Gift Paulina Osague Osagiede x Stephanie Kwaghe x Zainab Oluwadamilola Ajala x Omolosho Olawunmi x Chinenye Eze
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We welcomed art enthusiasts, curators and collectors to experience translation beyond language; memory rendered in material, grief in colour, inherited histories in forms that speak to the present.
___________________________________________________

Thank you once again to everyone who joined us and engaged with the works on view.
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The exhibition runs from 8th August - 29th August, 2026.
We invite you to experience "In Translation" firsthand.

Address

No. 6 Oladipo Shoyebo Close, Omole Phase 1, Ojodu, Ikeja Lagos
Ikeja
100213

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 08:00 - 16:00
Saturday 08:00 - 16:00

Telephone

+2349090001276

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