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The Arts Calendar, This Week, Next Weekend, Upper Week
…Compiled by Lucia Ikediashi (+2348023181844) & John O Goetzinger
Contacts: info@bookartville.com; toyin@bookartville.com
AUGUST 20, 21, 27, 28 2022
THE STAGE
Tyrone Terrence’s Yoruba Romance
Directed by Austine Onuoha
Venue: TerraKulture Garden,
Dates: Saturday: August 20; Sunday: August 21
Saturday: August 27 & Sunday: August 28, 2022
Showtimes: 5.30 pm and 7.30 pm
Tickets: +234708297077, or www.ariyatickets.com
ONGOING–TILL AUGUST 30, 2022
THE CULTURE
Olaosupa Art and Culture Training Academy
OACTA Summer School 2022
Venue: St Francis Oloyede Layout
Behind Urban Day School
Modakeke, Osun State
Contact: Oluseyi Ogunjobi, Ogunonire777@gmail.com
+2347039336310
ONGOING-TILL AUGUST 30, 2022
IN THE GALLERY
The Onobrakpeya Carnival: August Slice
Bruce Onobrakpeya, patriarch of all of contemporary arts of Nigeria, is 90 in August 2022. The entire year has been dedicated by sundry organisations to commemorate the milstone. In August, the month of Onobrakpeya’s birth, the following events stand out in the year long calendar.
Conference: 60 YEARS OF CREATIVE GENIUS
Keynote Speaker: dele Jegede, artist and Professor of art
Speaker: Perkins Foss, Professor at Penn State University. Penn State University. Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Date: 4th – 6th August 2022
Venue: Onobrakpeya Art Centre, Agbarha -Otor, Delta State Sponsors: Urhobo Historical Society Urhobo Studies Association Contact: G. Darah, Professor, 0803 603 8913 3
Art Workshop: 24th Harmattan Workshop August Retreat
Date: 7th – 20th August, 2022
Theme: Bruce at 90, Probing Art on the flip side
Venue: Onobrakpeya Art Centre, Agbarha -Otor, Delta State
Supported by the Bruce Onobrakpeya Foundation Contact Person: Sam Ovraiti 0803 307 2334 4
Church Thanksgiving Service and Reception Special Thanksgiving Service
Date: 30th August, 2022.
Venue: All Saints’ Anglican Church, Montgomery Road, Yaba
Reception: Nikoms Event center also in Yaba, Lagos.
Contact: Oghara Adebusuyi: 0809 992 3448 5
AUGUST 19-27, 2022
MOVING PICTURES
Realtime International Film Festival
Theme: Moments in Time
RTF is proud to revisit Nollywood’s foundations as we host our seventh edition from Tomorrow! Go through the festival’s schedule to discover when your favorite classic will be showing! The classics showcase will take place daily at Freedom park, Lagos, and will be curated by the very respected Jahman Anikulapo. Visit https://www.realtimefilmfestival.com/rtf-20221.html to partake in this year’s awesomeness.
AUGUST 19, 2022
IN THE GALLERY
Art & Craft Festival at POP WKNDR
This Art & Craft Festival is part of a series of activities set to take place all weekends of August and September 2022 at Pop Beach in Ilashe, off the Lekki Expressway in the east of Lagos. It is part of a summer camp tagged: Pop WKNDR.
Venue/Dates/Show Time: Pop Beach, Ilashe Beach, August 19-21, 2022.
AUGUST 20, 2022
IN THE GALLERY
A week-long Art Exhibition at No 5, Lekki Phase 1
Is a Group show featuring old and new artists, including works by Uche Okeke, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Titi Fagbemi. Prince Obasi, Ademola Williams, Laju Sholola,
AUGUST 21, 2022
THE CULTURE
Art & Craft Festival at POP WKNDR
The Culture Festival is organised under the ambit of Vibrant Africa
Venue/Dates/Show Time: Eko Hotel Convention Centre, 4pmAugust 21, 2022.
Ticket: Register for free at www.artofliving.ng
AUGUST 27, 2022
MUSIC
Irie Vibes Fest
Irie Vibes Fest is a reggae concert for cervical cancer awareness. As you enjoy the music in the picturesque seaside atmosphere, you have the opportunity to determine how healthy you are via free medical tests. The fee for attendance is 40,000Naira. For boat/Cabana/Room, call 08023131844.
Venue/Dates/Show Time: Pop Beach, Ilashe Beach, August 27, 2022. Time: 7 pm