It was founded in 2007, and offers training from the undergraduate to the masters level, and other short courses in all aspects of the creative arts.

[1] The International College of Creative Arts was established in 2007 as Tenstrings Music School in focus as a contemporary music conservatory in Nigeria, where it is the country's largest music school with study centers in Ikeja, Surulere, Festac Town, Lekki, Port Harcourt and affiliated schools in other parts of the country.

Over the last nine years, Tenstrings has enrolled students from at least ten other African countries, including Ghana, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, etc.

Some of the notable activities and events organized periodically by the institute include; The Starmingle,[6] HippyJams, Gospel Breakfast, Playing4Change and The Ones2Watch Concert.

In 2015, the school institutionalized career management and promotional services for its protégées.