As part of the preparations for the Ilorin Innovation Hub’s commissioning, IHS Nigeria is supporting an Art Hackathon that honors the creativity and innovation of young, aspirational Nigerians.
Artists who exhibit great technical proficiency and whose works resonate with the themes of innovation, originality, and local community development are welcome to submit, both from Kwara State and throughout Nigeria. Selected artists will have the chance to leave their legacy in the Ilorin Innovation Hub by having their artwork displayed there and receiving a monetary award of ₦500,000 for each piece picked.
Use this link to register and submit your entry by November 14, 2024, for qualifying requirements and more details.
The Kwara State Government, together with IHS Nigeria, constructed the state-of-the-art 3,000-square-foot Ilorin Innovation Hub. Programs aimed at promoting technical innovation, entrepreneurship, and general economic expansion in Nigeria and the surrounding areas will be carried out by the hub. The hub seeks to offer a supportive atmosphere where entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts, and inventors can work together, generate fresh concepts, and assist in realizing their initiatives.
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The Ilorin Innovation Hub will provide co-working spaces, incubation and acceleration programs, workshops, and training on technology and entrepreneurship, among other important features and services. Along with giving participants in the tech and venture capital ecosystems a place to network, it will also assist tech entrepreneurs in finding investors and funding opportunities, BrandSpur technology and information news desk reports.
Chief Operating Officer and SVP of IHS Nigeria, Kazeem Oladepo, said: “Art and technology define and continue to reshape the world we live in. Today, the rapid expansion of digital technology is changing the art world in new ways, and vice versa, through the advent of innovative digital tools. It is this unique relationship between creativity and science that influenced our decision to include an Art Hackathon leading up to the opening of the Ilorin Innovation Hub. We are proud to work with the Kwara State Government on this initiative, which also aligns with our ambition of promoting local talent and creating opportunities for young people in the region. I look forward to the various expressions of creativity that this event will showcase.”
