As West Africa’s main artwork truthful, ART X Lagos, marks its tenth anniversary themed Imagining Otherwise, No Matter the Tide, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, celebrates its ongoing perception within the energy of artwork to spark dialogue, deepen information, and strengthen neighborhood by its sponsorship of this 12 months’s truthful.
This 12 months’s version of ART X Lagos will happen from Thursday 06 – Sunday 09 November 2025, at The Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, bringing collectively artists, collectors and fanatics from throughout the continent and past. The truthful continues to function a number one platform for dialogue, discovery and celebration of up to date African artwork.
As a part of its sponsorship, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers will current an interactive set up titled, The Library. Designed as a reflective hub for artwork, information, and storytelling, The Library celebrates the depth and variety of African narratives whereas connecting creativity with legacy and long-term worth creation.
Speaking on the sponsorship, Olumide Oyetan, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, mentioned: “The arts have always served as both a mirror and a map, reflecting who we are while guiding us toward who we can become. Beyond that, art holds the unique power to connect ideas, generations and communities. Through the Library and the diverse works on display, we aim to showcase imagination as a force that shapes not only culture but how societies grow, connect and endure.”
Olumide added, “Just as the mangrove adapts to shifting tides, we are proud to celebrate imagination as a tool for renewal and shared understanding and to champion the resilience and preservation of knowledge for the future.”
Visitors to The Library will encounter curated supplies from the Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation, the ART X curator’s archives and ART X Cinema alongside an exhibition by a legendary Nigerian artist. We are certainly proud to sponsor The Library, a particular challenge that embodies the spirit of curiosity and regeneration.
Through its assist of The Library, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers continues its custom of championing initiatives that foster creativity, studying, and cultural preservation. The organisation views artwork not merely as an expression of magnificence, however as a catalyst for progress – one which mirrors the identical foresight, goal and dedication that information its mission to safe the way forward for hundreds of thousands of Nigerians.
