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About INARC

INARC- International Art Resource Centre (On Democratic Studies, Culture & Tourism) is a non-profit and non-political organization. It is a research and resource Centre chat uses the Instrument of arts and cultural events for the promotion of democracy global peace and tourism

Through in-depth research efforts. INARC has discovered chought-provoking sensitization programmes that have capabilities of using the gains of arts and culture as potentials for national development, social cohesion, personal safety and global peace. Since 2002 when this idea emerged, this Centre has demonstrated her abilities on challenging programmes and services for ideal democracy, exemplary leadership and peaceful co-existence to justify its mission.

Generally speaking, che Centre is involved in broad advocacy chat educates and informs Nigerians and the entire world on three unique aspects of life: political, cultural and economic histories of the black continent. This fluidity has in recent times, allowed it co participate in numerous programmes.home and abroad to chart the way forward. This includes advocacy and exhibition on how to sustain and propagate good practices of democracy and packaging of cultural interest. These practices include visionary leadership team spirit, women in politics, exhibition of materials, antiquities, arts and crafts.

Nigerian Political History
Precolonial Era
Cultural Heritage
Antiquities
Training Centre
Art Studio

  • Our major preoccupation in projecting Nigeria’s cultural heritage in recent times is unique. This uniqueness has endeared it to nations beyond the shores of Nigeria. Since inception, more than twenty-four (24) nations of the world have collaborated with the Centre in these areas and the result of these events had left far reaching relation among participating nations.

  • INARC is a resource Centre as different flanks of the Centre display artworks which narrate the history of Nigeria and the world at a glance. Similarly, it displays an antiquity section meant to press close its exemplary position as a tourist and research Centre. The Centre’s role as a free creative training place connects in series to point-blankly make it an institute of good repute.

  • In other to drive INARC’S vison and mission faster and wider, giving it force and attention it deserves, the decision to involve credible personalities from the six goo-political zones of Nigeria was reached The journey that started in July 2002 succeeded in constituting Board of Trustees on 29th October 2008

  • INARC is into comparative studies of development trends among democratic nations with primary aim of impacting positively on the future leadership of countries in Africa and other developing nations. Ideally, INARC uses the power of brush to entrench democratic culture, preach good governance, disregard to the rule of law, indiscipline and other vices that erode the society.

Amb. (Mrs) Ifeoma M. Ejiogu is always hard at work

Our Mission

INARC is dedicated to research and intellectual engagement in the preservation, documentation, and promotion of arts and cultural heritage. We foster peace, education, and unity through multicultural programs that encourage people from diverse backgrounds to share, appreciate, and connect through art and cultural exchange.

Our Objectives

  • Promote democratic values and good governance through visual and creative arts.
  • Inspire political leaders toward integrity, accountability, and the rule of law.
  • Use art to enrich political discourse and societal development.
  • Support electoral integrity through training, seminars, and public engagement.
  • Create platforms for collaboration between political actors and intellectuals globally.
  • Encourage unity and peaceful coexistence across cultures.
  • Advocate for sustainable democratic systems for future generations.
  • Establish a research and resource center for cultural exchange, education, and leadership development.
  • Discover and nurture creative talents.
  • Promote research, documentation, and publication in visual arts.
  • Advance art and culture as tools for tourism and national development.

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