Çağdaş Nijeryalı Sanatçıların Karşılaştığı Zorluklar ve Toplumda İlerleme Beklentileri

The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges facing contemporary Nigerian artists and explore the prospects for advancement in society. This study was necessary due to the multifaceted nature of these challenges, which can be physical, psychological, social, political, or economic. Moreover, these challenges vary among individual artists, making generalizations unreliable. Therefore, a survey research design was employed to examine the extent of these challenges and the prospects for advancement in contemporary Nigerian society. The sample size consisted of 104 professional artists in Anambra State. Data collected using the Challenges of Nigerian Artists Questionnaire (CNAQ) and the Prospects of Advancement of Nigerian Artists Questionnaire (PANAQ) were analyzed using mean scores. Respondents rated items on a four-point scale: Strongly Agree (SA) = 4, Agree (A) = 3, Disagree (D) = 2, and Strongly Disagree (SD) = 1. The study revealed that lack of recognition, limited funding, trust deficit between artists and trade agents, inadequate infrastructure, insecurity, and lack of government support were the primary challenges facing Nigerian artists. Conversely, the findings suggested that digitalization, public-private sector partnerships, exposure to skill development programs, awareness creation, international collaboration, and patronage of art works through art collectors could facilitate advancement. Based on these findings, it was recommended that Nigerian artists should leverage digitalization to expand their audience and reach more consumers of art works.