The Nlele Institute started in 2013 with four quarterly workshops at the Goethe Institut Lagos
Story – A Photo Essay Workshop
Tonal Range – A Black & White Photography workshop
Dusk-To-Dawn – A Nature and Landscape Photography Workshop
Ambiguity of The Face – A Portrait Photography Workshop
2014
Are You a Learner Workshop I
Are You A Learner Workshop II
A Masterclass and Exhibition – Cultural Heritage: Documentary Dissonances. A project in collaboration with the Goethe Institute Nigeria and Berlin-based Nigerian photographer Akinbode Akinbiyi
On Quick Sand We Stand – A Photography Workshop
2015
Time Factor/A Factor Of Time – A Workshop within the framework and theme (Telling Time) of the 10th Bamako Encounters
Nlele Institue Joins CLPA as a network member
LACOBRIGA, LAGOS, EKO, GIDI – Wetin Be Lagos(An ongoing project initiated by the Nlele Institute)
Inaugural FOTOPARTY Lagos held in collaboration with the Goethe Institut Nigeria and Video Art Network (VAN) Lagos
Inaugural Lagos OPEN RANGE Project in collaboration with the Goethe Institut Nigeria
Publication of Lagos OPEN RANGE Project catalogue
The Nlele Institute offsite exhibition at the 10th Bamako Encounters in Mali
2016
The Nlele Institute records its 16th workshop since inception with four (4) critical text writing workshops
2017
The Nlele Institute records 24 workshops since inauguration
Critical Text Writing Workshop (Continuation of 2016 series)
Hidden In Between Lines: A Workshop on Copy Rights
The Studio As The Artists’ Creative Citadel
Navigating A Multiple lane Tunnel (Workshop on how to conceive, start and complete a photography project with the aid of an effective research strategy
All Angles of A Story (Questioning the Indoctrinated Notion of The Single Story/Single Image)
Photography Matters (The Role of Photography/Image Creation in The Face of Global Change)
Exploring Film/Analogue Photography (History, Theory and practicals)
2018
(The Nlele Institute Mentorship/Mentoring Classes starts)
'I Be Person I No Be Number'– An Exhibition comprising of the Nlele Institute mentees at the John & June Allcott Gallery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill USA. The exhibition is a collaboration of the Nlele Institute and the Art and Art History Department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill USA
2019
Live-In-Desires – An exhibition comprising of the Nlele Institute mentees at the Freedom Park. The exhibition focuses on the living spaces and human desires in the mega city of Lagos. The exhibition is a collaboration of the Nlele Institute and the Goethe Institut Nigeria. The project was conceived by the Goethe Institut and operated by the Nlele Institute Lagos.
Whither I Stand and The Trajectory of Vision – A Workshop and exhibition offsite organized by the Nlele Institute within the framework of the 12th Bamako Encounters.
2020
Corona Virus Artists Emergency Support for 92 Nigerian Artists.
2021
History of Photography in West Africa: A Focus on Nigeria
Photography in the Public Space and Artist’s Reflection on The Environment
Subject and Subjectivity: A Fundamental Visual Representation Question
Perspective, Photography and The Photographer
The Strategy of The Portfolio: The Artist’s Position
The Image and The Text
Portfolio Review: Preparing for The Exposure
2022
Analogue Camera/Photography Workshop – In partnership with CCALagos, Juliana Kasumu and Davids Film lab
A Conversational Workshop with Adeola Olagunju, TNI Alumnae
Study of Banality: Finding Meaning Within the Fourth Dimension – In partnership with Goethe Institu within the framework of Wolfgang Tillmans Exhibition
Artists and Their Mental Health
TNI/LASPPAN Open Range Workshop
Photo Practices and the Value in Photo Collectives/Spaces for Learning – Workshop presented within the framework of the 13th Bamako Encounters
2024
The Making of PhotoBooks with Eva Maria Ocherbauer In partnership with Goethe Institu, Lagos
Melanin Matters - co-organized by the University of Mainz and the Goethe Institu, Lagos