Ehalakasa Poetry+ Music+Dance+Theatre, Nubuke Foundation, Accra.
Highlights from the Ehalakasa poetry+music+comedy event held at the Nubuke foundation in Accra on the 23rd of February, 2014
Nana Asaase at Ehalakasa Talk Party Plus
Nana Asaase, a contemporary Ghanaian Poet at the ARTERIAL NETWORKS cultural days in may programme--Ehalakasa Poetry Talk Party Plus.
AFRICA BY DESIGN
AFRICA BY DESIGN's inaugural exhibition was launched to great success at the Nubuke Foundation, in Accra Ghana.
Ghana in the 1950’s. You'll Be Shocked
#JamesBarnor #NiiAyi #NubukeFoundation
He was Ghana's first full-time newspaper photographer in the 1950s, and he is credited with introducing colour processing to Ghana in the '70s. It has been said: James Barnor is to Ghana and photojournalism what Ousmane Sembène was to Senegal and African cinema.
In this video, we witness some of his work exhibited at Nubuke Foundation
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Azizaa and Kyekyeku in EHALAKASA 2012
Last EHALAKASA 2012. Azizaa and Kyekyeku playing Malaika. Music in Accra, Ghana, in Nubuke Foundation
Clay potter at Nambeng
Workshop with clay potters in Namberg, Jirapa District.
Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana
We Are Africa! Exhibition
Myself, Ibrahim, Bernard Akoi-Jackson, Serge Attukwei having fun at the opening of the exhibition on 6th March at the Nubuke Foundation.
Kofi Setordji - The Black Stars of Ghana - Art District
For Kofi Setordji art is a therapy, a way of life and a method to express what he perceives while looking at life every day. But art is also his preferred means of communication. It is Kofi Setordji's instrument to tell us what is in and on his mind. We can't see what he thinks and he does not feel to be talented enough to express his thoughts as a writer in essays or poems. So he communicates with his audience through his artworks.
As he explains in his conversation with Safia Dickersbach, Kofi Setordji does not want to be put in a certain interpretational box. His job is just to work and create. Let others explain what he is doing. And this they have done. In a retrospective in 2012 Kofi Setordji was called one of the most outstanding contemporary Ghanaian artists of his generation with an abundance of expressions as varied as his eclectic style, having worked literally in every conceivable medium, genre and style, from photography through painting to his signature work as a sculptor having been exhibited in important museums and institutions in the U.S., South Africa, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland and Denmark.
But still the main motivation of his artistic work is to communicate with his audience, to send a message across and to let people know what is on his mind. Although admitting to a radically subjective view of the world by stating that all his artistic expressions relate to the point where he is based and standing, where he is coming from geographically, culturally and philosophically, Kofi Setordji wants to speak to and reach his audience through his artwork.
During the creative process and in the production phase Kofi Setordji does not create art for anybody else but himself, at the same time he knows this is the only way in which he can be seen and heard and listened to in this world. As he describes it: In the moment we human beings find out that life is a losing battle, we are traumatized and start to look for ways to deal with this realization. That's the moment when some people start to climb mountains and try to reach the highest peaks on earth, looking to make a meaning to the life they are living. Kofi Setordji found his kind of meaningfulness by looking for materials to create art works, by touching and testing materials every day, finding out how to connect them and create something out of them so that at one later point somebody passing by one of his artworks might say that Kofi Setordji was able to find this or that kind of material and translate it into a work of art which still communicates with its viewer long after Kofi Setordji himself is no longer around in this world.
Kofi Setordji, born in Accra in 1957, learned the craftsmanship, which he later utilized to reach the minds and conscience of his audience, during an education as a commercial painter and graphic artist. In his younger years he earned his living by working as a billboard painter, painting according to the instructions of his clients, before studying sculpture with famed Ghanaian artist Saka-Acquaye between 1984 and 1988. Nowadays as a fine art painter and sculptor he only works for himself pursuing his own artistic and creative endeavours.
Kofi Setordji's perhaps best-known work is Genocide, a multi-dimensional installation that he created in memory of the countless anonymous victims of the genocide in Rwanda and as a monument reminding us of the ever-repeating circle of similar atrocities around the world.
Kofi Setordji works with different materials like wood, metal, bronze, stone, terracotta and paint to create sculptures and paintings commenting on historical, social and political issues.
A five metres high sculpture of Kofi Setordji which was commissioned by the city of Accra is now standing opposite the national theatre (Entre Amies). Other sculptures explore the Brain Drain from African countries interpreting it as a grass-roots revolt or they accuse corrupt politicians by showing them without hands, because they never touch the bribe money, but it reaches them by wire transfer.
Besides being a sculptor, painter and photographer, Kofi Setordji has become one of the foremost mentors of young artists in Ghana. In his ArtHAUS compound students from all over the world gather around the master. This is where discussions, arguments, work and laughter occur, as Prof. Gert Chesi noted. This dedication for the cultural development of Ghana's still expanding art scene is complemented by Kofi Setordji's work on the board of the Nubuke Foundation which promotes Ghanaian art, culture and heritage both at home and abroad.
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Editing: David Picard
Camera: Enes Hakan Tokyay
Music (for the questions): Ayo Nelson-Homiah -- Express
Photos of the paintings: Ben Bond
Music (for the credits): Sarkodie (feat. Kesse) -- Azonto Fiesta
A film by Safia Dickersbach
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Accra Theatre Workshop; Stereolove, A play by Emmanuel Deegbe
We caught up with the Writer, Emmanuel Deegbe and the Directors of Accra Theatre Workshop, Elizabeth Efua Sutherland and Emelia Pinamang Asiedu before the show and this is what they had to say about theatre, creativity and national development, creative writing etc. Please share your comments with us below and hit the like button if you like our coverage.
You'll be Amazed what These Ghanaians Said About Pictures of Ghana in 1950s
#JamesBarnor #NiiAyi #NubukeFoundation
He was Ghana's first full-time newspaper photographer in the 1950s, and he is credited with introducing colour processing to Ghana in the '70s. It has been said: James Barnor is to Ghana and photojournalism what Ousmane Sembène was to Senegal and African cinema.
In this video, we witness some of his work exhibited at Nubuke Foundation
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Ghana Street Art and Culture Festival Chale Wote
The Chale Wote Street Art Festival also known as Chale Wote is an alternative platform that brings art, music, dance and performance out into the streets. The festival targets exchanges between scores of local and international artists and patrons by creating and appreciating art together…Since 2011, CHALE WOTE has included street painting, graffiti murals, photography, theater, spoken word, interactive art installations, live street performances, extreme sports, film shows, a fashion parade, a music block party, recyclable design workshops and much more. It is the first to be organized in Accra, Ghana and has inspired similar events across the country. There have been 6 editions so far; the first two ran for one day each, while the 2013 and 2014 edition ran concurrently for two days, the former in September and the latter in August, a week after the Homowo festival of the Ga people at the historical Jamestown, Ghana on the High Street in Accra. The format switched in 2016 when the festival lasted an entire week, from August 18 - 21. This switch saw the festival hop from the open street gallery that is Jamestown to other art spaces, such as the Nubuke Foundation, the Museum of Science and Technology as well as film screenings at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel. The same format will be replicated in the 7th edition, themed, Wata Mata with further immersion into Accra, spreading to areas such as Nima, Osu and more. The event is produced by Accra , with support from other local cultural networks like Attukwei Art Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Art Ghana, Dr. Monk, Redd Kat Pictures and the Institut français in Ghana
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Ehalakasa Mega Fiesta, Alliance Francaise, Accra, Ghana 22/10/2010
The Nana Project: The Story of James Barnor, Part 1
Legendary Ghanaian photographer James Barnor shares his story of how he was introduced to photography, the importance of archiving, and some of his recent exhibitions. Stayed tuned for part 2 of his story!
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Recorded on May 1, 2010 using a Flip Video camera.
CHALEWOTE FESTIVAL 2019
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So some history about the festival
The Chale Wote Street Art Festival also known as Chale Wote is an alternative platform that brings art, music, dance and performance out into the streets. The festival targets exchanges between scores of local and international artists and patrons by creating and appreciating art together.
Since 2011, CHALE WOTE has included street painting, graffiti murals, photography, theater, spoken word, interactive art installations, live street performances, extreme sports, film shows, a fashion parade, a music block party, recyclable design workshops and much more. It is the first to be organized in Accra, Ghana and has inspired similar events across the country. There have been 6 editions so far; the first two ran for one day each, while the 2013 and 2014 edition ran concurrently for two days, the former in September and the latter in August, a week after the Homowo festival of the Ga people at the historical Jamestown, Ghana on the high street in Accra. The format switched in 2016 when the festival lasted an entire week, from August 18 - 21. This switch saw the festival hop from the open street gallery that is Jamestown to other art spaces, such as the Nubuke Foundation, the Museum of Science and Technology as well as film screenings at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel. The same format will be replicated in the 7th edition, themed, Wata Mata with further immersion into Accra, spreading to areas such as Nima, Osu and more. The event is produced by Accra Alt Radio, with support from other local cultural networks like Attukwei Art Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Art Ghana, Dr. Monk and Redd Kat Pictures in Ghana.
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Song-They That Wait - In rehearsal
Madeinafrica.net presents Adom Aky3de Art Exhibition, Hub Accra
Madeinafrica.net is an e-commerce platform that seeks to promote African art by making it available to the international market not only online through their website but also through art exhibitions such as this. We bumped into this one and could not resist the urge to cover it to share with you. We also spoke to some of the attendees, artists as well as the CEO and founder of madeinafrica.net.
Jewell King-Speaks & Lydol Freestyle session in Ivory Cost
A freestyle session with the 2016 Ehalakasa Slam Champion JEWELL KING-SPEAKS from Ghana and Lydol from Cameroon during the Babi Slam Festival 2017 in Ivory cost. Video Credit: Lydol
Chale Wote Street Art Festival 2018
The Chale Wote Street Art Festival [1][2] also known as Chale Wote is an alternative platform that brings art, music, dance and performance out into the streets. The festival targets exchanges between scores of local and international artists and patrons by creating and appreciating art together.
Since 2011, CHALE WOTE has included street painting, graffiti murals, photography, theater, spoken word, interactive art installations, live street performances, extreme sports, film shows, a fashion parade, a music block party, recyclable design workshops and much more. It is the first to be organized[3] in Accra, Ghana and has inspired similar events across the country. There have been 6 editions so far; the first two ran for one day each, while the 2013 and 2014 edition ran concurrently for two days, the former in September and the latter in August, a week after the Homowo festival of the Ga people at the historical Jamestown, Ghana on the High Street in Accra. The format switched in 2016 when the festival lasted an entire week, from August 18 - 21. This switch saw the festival hop from the open street gallery that is Jamestown to other art spaces, such as the Nubuke Foundation, the Museum of Science and Technology as well as film screenings at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel. The same format will be replicated in the 7th edition, themed, Wata Mata [4]with further immersion into Accra, spreading to areas such as Nima, Osu and more. The event is produced by Accra [dot] Alt Radio,[5] with support from other local cultural networks like Attukwei Art Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Art Ghana, Dr. Monk, Redd Kat Pictures and the Institut français in Ghana.[citation needed]