ART STAMPEDE on the theme: Now that Tourism has returned to Culture Ministry… What shall we advise the culture bureaucrats? A review of the Ministry of Culture’s activities so far, and looking ahead to its new mandates with the addition of Tourism to the minister’s portfolio
Staged in honour of Wole Soyinka, a legendary figure who has inspired the work of Unchained Vibes Africa in championing artistic freedom and human rights advocacy through the arts, the concert brings together members of the artistic community and the general public to promote artistic freedom, with the aim of showcasing the transformative power of art as a beacon of hope through the premiere of “Nanle”, an inspiring music video by Tijani Usman (Tijay Webster), winner of the 2023/2024 Freedom Vibes Academy Award.
DAY 7: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17
11am: CELEBRATING THE GQ @ Green space
Event A celebration of the 60th birthday anniversary of Ms Adesola Alamutu aka Green Queen, by friends & associates
1pm: CORA CREATIVE YOUTH CLUB Session@ Kongi’s Garvest Art Gallery
Event: Members of the CYCC review activities of the festival, while being mentored by CORA Board members.
Chaired by: Chair Board of Trustees, Chief Kayode Aderinokun
Special: Film Screening: KONGI’S HARVEST (Ossie Davies; Nigeria; 1975)
3 pm: COLLOQUIUM @ Kongi’s Harvest (Esther’s Revenge, Parallel Session)
Theme: Is There Ever a Utopian Day After?
Reading and Discussions around:
- Laila Lalami: Hopes and Other Dangerous Pursuits
- Peter Zeihan: The End of the World is Just the Beginning
Moderator: Deji Toye, writer-literary activist
Book Reviewers/Discussants: Tobi Lawson, literary enthusiast | Akpelu Paul Kelechi, journalist-literary enthusiast |Ahmad Mubarak, literary enthusiast | Agatha Agema, literary enthusiast
4.00pm SEMINAR @ Kongi’s Harvest
Theme: Keys To the Knowledge Economy
Readings and discussions around:
- Hans Rosling: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Moderator: Anikeade Funke-Treasure, writer, broadcaster
Discussants: Pelu Awofeso, writer, journalist | Foluso Ogunsan, journalist
5:30pm: ART STAMPEDE @ Kongi’s Harvest Art Gallery
Theme: Now that Tourism has returned to Culture Ministry… What shall we advise the
culture bureaucrats?
Synopsis: A review of the Ministry of Culture’s activities so far, and looking ahead to its new mandates with the addition of Tourism to the minister’s portfolio
Panel: Victor Okhai, President Nigeria Federation of Filmmakers | Makinde Adeniran , Sec-General, National Association of Nigeria Theatre Practitioners | Taofeek Olatokunbo, Chairman, Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos | More Tbc
Moderator: Anikeade Funke-Treasure, writer, broadcaster
7pm: LABAF 26.0 WRAP UP @ Foodcourt
Events:
(I) Appreciation for Team LABAF 26.0
(II) Unveiling of the LABAF 27.0 Date and Theme
8pm: FREEDOM CONCERT @ Main Stage
Event: Freedom Vibes 9.0 @LABAF
Theme: Art: A Beacon of Hope
Synopsis: Staged in honour of Wole Soyinka, a legendary figure who has inspired the work of Unchained Vibes Africa in championing artistic freedom and human rights advocacy through the arts, the concert brings together members of the artistic community and the general public to promote artistic freedom, with the aim of showcasing the transformative power of art as a beacon of hope through the premiere of “Nanle”, an inspiring music video by Tijani Usman (Tijay Webster), winner of the 2023/2024 Freedom Vibes Academy Award.
(Produced by Unchained Vibes Africa & CORA)
