POTTERS GALLERY NIGERIA

Building an inclusive Nigeria where every voice shapes the story by supporting persons with disabilities through creative arts, entrepreneurship and advocacy.

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Years of Impact

20 +

Creatives Empowered

20 +

Program Delivered

20 +

Empowering Voices... Creating Opportunities... Driving Inclusion.

Message from Our Founder

“As persons with disabilities, our greatest need is for our issues to be understood by society. To understand our issues is key to inclusion. Through art, we tell our own stories and when our voices connect, real change happens.”

As a writer, curator, filmmaker, and polio survivor, I founded Potters Gallery Initiative in 2012 with one belief: that creativity is a powerful instrument for inclusion. Today, we are a community of vibrant, skilled, passionate people who truly believe an inclusive society is possible.

Donald Unanka

Founder & Executive Director

ABOUT PGN

A Community of Vibrant Creators Redefining What's Possible.

Potters Gallery is a Social Enterprise, Art Creative Hub, and Disability-Led non-governmental organization. We use the power of the creative arts to facilitate opportunities for persons with disabilities and to promote cross-cultural dialogue on disability inclusion.

The word “Potter” is a biblical place of learning. We are leaders of our generation — telling stories of marginalization through dance, drama, poetry, and movement, infusing groundbreaking energy into every performance.

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WHY WE EXIST

The Realities We Are Working To Change.

In Nigeria and across Africa, persons with disabilities face systemic barriers that limit their participation in society and the creative economy.

1B+ limited access to creative economy

Disabled creatives are routinely excluded from markets, funding, and platforms.

85% social exclusion & stigma

Cultural barriers and misinformation continue to silence disabled voices.

70% barriers to entrepreneurship

Lack of digital skills and capital traps potential founders in poverty.

3% low disability representation

Persons with disabilities are absent from policy, media, and leadership tables.

OUR SOLUTION

Four Programs. One Mission.

Creative Arts & Innovation

Performances, exhibitions, and storytelling that center disabled experiences.

Skills Development

Bootcamps in digital, creative, and entrepreneurial skills tailored for PWDs.

Entrepreneurship Support

Startup incubation, business acceleration, and access to consumer markets.

Advocacy & Policy

Stakeholder engagement and policy dialogues for disability inclusion.

OUR IMPACT

Numbers Tell Part Of The Story. People Tell The Rest.

Years of Impact

20 +

Creatives Empowered

20 +

Program Delivered

20 +

Community Reach

20 +

"Potters Gallery didn't just teach me a skill — they handed me my voice back. Today I run my own creative studio."

AdaEze

2023 Bootcamp Graduate

FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE

Abuja International Arts Ability Festival.

Our flagship festival brings together artists with disabilities from across Africa and beyond — for performances, exhibitions, dialogues, and unforgettable nights of storytelling. It's where global voices connect to redefine what disability looks like on stage and in society.

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