OBODO
NIGERIA

Kehinde Awofeso

Obodo Artist Fund, 2024.

Founded in 2022, Obodo is a Nigerian-based non-profit that empowers queer artists through arts, culture, and community. Rooted in the Igbo word for “village” or “community,” Obodo is both a space and a commitment to belonging, healing, and collective growth.

We are a small but agile team of queer youth leaders, creatives, and activists who play cross-functional roles in programs, communications, design, mental health, and legal advocacy.

We centre storytelling, creative practice, and solidarity as powerful tools for resistance, joy, and economic transformation.

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We function to position queer artists and cultural workers at the centre of Africa’s creative evolution by equipping them with tools, networks, and safe spaces to create, flourish, and lead.

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Are you passionate about the power of queer African art?

An initiative of the Obodo Artist Fund, From Question to Form is open for applications from one filmmaker and one interdisciplinary artist. This cycle, we are diving deep into themes of movement, refuge, and belonging, pairing our selected artist-fellows with writers for a collaborative process of deep engagement and creative criticism.

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GIVE THEM THEIR FLOWERS

Open Call for writers.

This initiative is a deliberate act of gratitude and public recognition for those who sustain the fabric of our communities. The campaign recognizes that mental health is inseparable from social dignity, proving that community affirmation is a vital tool for collective resilience. By naming those who have protected us, we craft a model of societal inclusion that is framed entirely to the people it represents.

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PORT / HARBOUR

Open call for writers

Are you passionate about the power of queer African art? We’re looking for writers to pair with artist-fellows to explore themes of movement, refuge, and belonging through deep engagement and creative criticism.

Collaborative Process
Creative/Critical Essays
No AI or Plagiarism

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UPCOMING EVENTS

28 Mar 2026, 13:00 – 17:00
The Knowledge Sharing circle
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28 Mar 2026, 13:00 – 17:00
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Some of the best things you’ll ever learn come from the people already around you! The Knowledge Sharing Circle is officially happening, and we want you in the room. Whether you’re coming to share or coming to learn, there’s a seat for you.
21 Mar 2026, 14:00 – 19:00
Obodo Mixer
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21 Mar 2026, 14:00 – 19:00
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We’re officially starting club season with a fun mixer, and we want YOU there!🤗 Come through, meet the club leads, try out the different activities, and hang out in the space with us. If you’ve been meaning to join a club this year, this is the best place to start.
15 Dec 2025, 16:00 – 20:00
Holiday Hang
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15 Dec 2025, 16:00 – 20:00
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Celebrate the end of the year with us!
14 Dec 2025, 19:00 – 21:54
The Counterpublic
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REGISTER
14 Dec 2025, 19:00 – 21:54
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Join us for launch of The Shit and The Sunrise, Obodo’s new anthology born from the Obodo Artist Fund 2024.
03 Dec 2025, 18:30 – 19:40
WIP WEDNESDAY
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03 Dec 2025, 18:30 – 19:40
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