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Wed, 12th May 2010
To
Tue, 25th May 2010
Alliance Francaise Accra
Opening-7:30pm
other days 9am-8pm |
The Yellow Dot Art Exhibition
About event
The yellow dot exhibition began as a channelling of frustrated anger and hunger caused by a succession of planetary scale economic and energy related crisis, I fell equally smack in the middle of the recession that hit the world. The advertising and creative industries felt the stroke first.
I found myself jobless, in ...a house without electricity (land lady action) and sometimes no running water.
With the computer, the radio, the keyboard and even the blender all rendered useless, I was left with only two options....to write and to paint.
This was a time of long hot and dark nights, being mostly a nocturnal person I often caught myself lying at night staring at a deep dark nothing, once in a while I would in the darkness; in the periphery of my eye see a yellow dot....maybe it was, the candle i wrote with sometimes...maybe it was something else (the candle wasn't always on)
I began painting in ernest as there was nothing else to do, where as most of my previous collections have been in black and white this was the first series i was working on that was entirely in color...it was a turning point in my visual growth.
After two and a half months without electricity, i was the proud father of some twenty pieces in different stages of completion.
This exhibition is about the small things we take for granted the small dot in the sky we call the Sun, the tungsten bulb that lights up our corridor, the smiley sticker on your car, the pimple on the face of the girl you love...these little things are but a few examples of the interesting turning points in social activity and productivity. In an ever changing environment, change being affected by the decisions man kind makes today. our energy needs are ever increasing on a planet where resources are scarce and few in between.
The Yellow Dot is a reminder of these moments in time and space that we so easily dismiss and a reminder that should we want to leave a heritage of love the time to act is now.
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Kwabena Danso
0243944499 |
Tue, 11th May 2010
To
Mon, 31st May 2010
Goethe-Institut, Accra- Ghana
Opening 7:30pm
other days 9am-8pm |
“heaRing the skies”- Exhibition
About event
In this new exhibition, “heaRing the skies” Fatric Bewong suggests that such abstract auditory entities as sounds and noises can be interpreted tangibly on canvas in nuanced flourishes, and chromatic silences. The work is located in a contemporary visual cultural space that has had several relations to... music as a form. Fatric’s own delving into the work of Miles Davis is made evident in the paintings. As part of the exhibition opening Nii Noi Nortey and Fatric will be performing together. The exhibition will be officially opened by Dr. Esi Sutherland-Addy.
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Fatric Bewong
rfatric@yahoo.com
0244086908 |
Wed, 21st Apr 2010
To
Tue, 11th May 2010
Alliance Francaise,Accra
Opening-6:30pm
other days 9am-6pm |
EXHIBITION "THE UGLY TRUTH"
About event
AN EXHIBITION BY NAAM MORG.
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Naam Morg
0244698042 |
Mon, 12th Apr 2010
To
Thu, 15th Apr 2010
(more details soon)
(more details soon) |
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
About event
A 3-Day Photography and Graphic Design Workshop
(more details soon)
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FCA-GHANA
info@fcaghana.org
0244771190/024452743 |
Fri, 26th Mar 2010
Dei Centre,No 7a Ninth Street, Tesano, Accra
4pm-6pm |
'MEET THE COLLECTOR' - SETH K DEI
About event
Mr. Dei is best known in Ghana as an art collector. He has one of the largest private collection of contemporary Ghanaian painting in the country. In fact, New York University?s (NYU) Africa House
has agreed to become curators of the Dei Collection,
housed at the Dei Centre in Accra, Ghana.
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FCA-GHANA
info@fcaghana.org
0244771190/024452743 |
Wed, 24th Mar 2010
To
Sat, 24th Apr 2010
Nubuke Foundation
open daily at 10am |
Wiz "RECENT WORKS"
About event
"RECENT WORKS" by Wiz
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Nubuke Foundation
info@nubukefoundation.org
0244610970 |
Tue, 23rd Mar 2010
To
Sun, 28th Mar 2010
Goethe Institut
7.30 pm(Opening)
8am- 6pm(other days) |
"LOCAL BEATS UNIVERSAL SOUND"
About event
Employing the power of free style and fearless self expression techniques, Akwele makes a universal sound from local beats (beads) to express a new feeling and in the process create a new message. Her creations are exploration of natural forms combined with delicate textures and highly nuanced sculptural elements, which reflect her vision of wearable art in contemporary aesthetics. The exhibition will be officially opened by Madam Kati Torda.
Music by Ataa Abbey Ayilor Traditional Group.
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Akwele Suma Glory
sumaglory@yahoo.com
0244985629 |
Sun, 21st Mar 2010
SILVER STAR TOWER, Airport
7:00pm |
EHA-LAKASA POETRY FIESTA 2010
About event
the ?EHA-LAKASA POETRY FIESTA 2010? a unique initiative intended to celebrate and showcase spoken word poetry.
This event is in commemoration of the 10th WORLD POETRY DAY to be held for the first time in Ghana.
?EHA-LAKASA FIESTA 2010? is in line with UNESCO?s aim to promote poetry throughout the world and to ?give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements.?
This year?s fiesta is bringing together local and international poets to celebrate and showcase what and who we are as we commemorate with the world lyrical delicacy in poetry.
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Mr. Black
oohblack@gmail.com
0207388236 |
Wed, 3rd Mar 2010
To
Fri, 19th Mar 2010
Alliance Francaise,Accra
6:30PM |
EXHIBITION-FRYING PAN 2 FIRE-
About event
FRYING PAN 2 FIRE BY AKIRASH
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Alliance Francaise
021 773134 |
Tue, 9th Feb 2010
To
Tue, 23rd Feb 2010
Du Bois Centre, Cantonments
5:30 p.m. |
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2010
About event
THE KWAME NKRUMAH CENTENARY CELEBRATION COMMITTEE
and
THE W.E.B. DU BOIS MEMORIAL CENTRE FOR PAN-AFRICAN CULTURE
present
NKRUMAH AND THE DU BOISES
9th February ?The Nkrumah-Du Bois Connections?
Lecture by Dr. James King, Visiting Fulbright Lecturer, Univ. of Ghana, Legon
16th February ?Nkrumah?s Appointment of Shirley Graham Du Bois to Head Ghana?s First TV Station?
Presentation in collaboration with GBC/GTV
23rd February ?Nkrumah and W.E.B. Du Bois?s Shared Vision for the Encyclopaedia Africana: History and Future Possibilities?
Roundatable discussion in collaboration with Encyclopaedia Africana Secretariat and Kwame Nkrumah Chair in Pan-African Studies, Univ. of Ghana
All events at the Du Bois Centre, Cantonments
5:30 p.m.
Open to the Public
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2010
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Du Bois Centre
021-776502 |
Sat, 30th Jan 2010
Akumajaye community park-JamesTown
11am prompt |
Aesthetics of the City(mural project)-
About event
These murals fall under our project titled ?AESTHETICS OF THE CITY?. This project which consists of painting of murals and building of sculptures and installations in public spaces is aimed at: ? Developing artistic activities as a force for improving on the aesthetics of the city ? Improving on the quality of public spaces ? Bringing art closer to the public ? Increasing the appreciation of art by city dwellers and commuters / the Ghanaian public ? Increasing public participation in determining the use of their space. ? Increasing the general/overall appeal of the metropolis The Akumajay Community Park Murals is as a result of 10 artists working with Akumajay Community Members (children and youths) and children from the Royal Academy School with funding from the Ghana Cultural Fund and supported by the Gamashie Development Agency, Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Suvinil and Institute for Music and Dance.
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FCA-GHANA
info@fcaghana.org
0244771190/024452743 |
Sat, 23rd Jan 2010
Alliance Francaise,Accra
6:30pm |
CONCERT-Haiti: Ghana Responds.
About event
? Friends of Haiti, Ghana, a group of public spirited Ghanaians, deeply saddened by events in Haiti, is mounting a fundraising campaign to raise 2 Million Ghana cedis for victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Funds will go to support the Ghana Red Cross Society?s contribution to the International Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.
THE FRIENDS OF HAITI, GHANA CAMPAIGN
The campaign consists of a star-studded benefit concert in solidarity with the People of Haiti which will be staged at Alliance Francaise on Saturday the 23rd of January; and an SMS campaign aimed at raising GHC2MILLION through a well-planned series of appeals to kind-hearted and conscientious Ghanaians. The venue for the concert has been donated by Alliance Francaise, with all the billed artistes also performing free of charge.
Already there has been an outpouring of concern from the Ghanaian public, shocked at the plight of their sisters and brothers in Haiti, and a great willingness to help Haiti in diverse ways. Friends of Haiti, Ghana urge all Ghanaians to show that Ghana can lead the way in responding to a crisis that affects our brothers and sisters in the diaspora. To help, Ghanaians can attend the benefit concert on Saturday, January 23, 2010 and also make a donation of 1 Ghana cedi to the Ghana Red Cross by texting ?Haiti? to 1962. We urge each Ghanaian with access to a mobile phone to donate as often as possible. In addition, we urge that every Ghanaian who donates also try to encourage others to do so.
Cheques should be made payable to the ?Ghana Red Cross Society? and the Ghana Red Cross Haiti Fund, A/C no. 10100102 Standard Chartered Bank, High Street.
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Ama Dadson
adadson@ug.edu.gh |
