By Haleema Adaba
What did the culture, entertainment and the general creative space in Nigeria look like in the first three months of 2025?
The answers, in one beautiful collection, are contained in a new publication, the Culture Quarterly (CQ), which made its grand entry over the Easter holidays.
A sister publication of The Culture Newspaper, the Culture Quarterly is designed “to celebrate creativity and inspire talent” by capturing the stand-out stories in the culture and creative industries of the preceding quarter.
According to Temi Ayorinde, the publisher of CQ, the culture and creative industry is ripe for a niche but periodic publication that reminds and refreshes readers about cultural reports and discourses that deserve to stay relevant.
“You are about to be reminded of all that went down in the next 44 pages of this beautiful publication, which I’m super excited to introduce to you,” she writes in her intro to the electronic edition of the publication.
The articles (and photographs) are not necessarily new or particularly fresh.
But then culture and arts stories are evergreen.
They do not fade.
They hardly ever leave our consciousness. And as such they desire, perhaps, demand being retold, reappraised and relived!
“This is why this publication, a quarterly revisit of all of the juicy stories of the preceding quarter, is a necessity.
We are super proud to be unveiling this maiden edition that captures the beautiful cultural landscape of the first quarter of this interesting year – 2025.
This will be a regular fiesta for the culture and the entire creative space,” Ayorinde stated.
She expressed gratitude to a number of people who made the publication possible, particularly the special guest contributor of the Quarter, the tireless Akeem Lasisi, “whose opening glee superbly delves into the heartbeat of Nigeria’s creative economy and captures the very essence of why stories about culture must not stay forgotten.
Only four editions of the publication will be unveiled every year, digitally and sometimes in print.
But they will remain an important contribution to cultural discourse on our website and on all our social media handles.
“This is our modest effort at what not to forget in the culture and creative space,” she submitted.
The publication is available on www.culture-quarterly.com and on social media platforms.
