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Eddie Ade Akin is the first art curator at Homerton College, where Efua Sutherland attended in the late 1940s and became one of the pioneering African women admitted to Cambridge University. Continuum is a collection framework that chronicles fragmented narratives and often omitted subject matter, investigating the nature of self-discovery and pedagogy. This framework does not seek to fill these gaps with a singular ‘truth’ but instead embraces the silences, absences, and complexities inherent within the archival. In an installation at the college, Eddie hopes to honour Efua Sutherland and further embrace her values on Teaching/Education through reconfiguring poeticised text, imagery, and literature materials.

Opening in September 2024 with the performance Agoro! A Medley of Plays for Children - a celebration of the work, narratives, philosophies, and legacy of Efua Theodora Sutherland from a variety of counter-cultural and contemporary perspectives, curated by Elisabeth Efua Sutherland.

To commemorate the centenary of Efua Sutherland and her contribution to the African literary canon and cultural activism, LOATAD has teamed up with U.K.-based Decolonising the Archive (DTA) to present programming curated around Efua Sutherland's legacy including conversations, performances, and community outreach.

This evening of theatre in honour of Efua Sutherland features the Mason Cross Theater Arts Department at Rutgers University, The School of Performing Arts and the University of Ghana, Fiifi Coleman Productions, and Terra Alta Foundation.

Reports and photos from the event coming soon.

“Continuity or Rupture?: A Conversation in Honour of Efua Sutherland & Her Contemporary Pathfinders” will examine the work of some prominent African scholars toward a new order of knowledge creation about Africa, and assess what progress has been made in positioning African knowledge systems as a foundation for scholarship about Africa.

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The 2024 edition of the All African Women Poetry Festival (AAWPFestival) centered on the remarkable life and literary contributions of Efua Sutherland. The festival, themed "Poetry and Play", was held at the W.E.B. Du Bois Center in Accra. Attended by poets, thinkers, healers, therapists and playwrights from across the African continent, it included performances, dialogues, and playful engagements among other activities.

An outdoor pole banner exhibition of images and poems from the book Playtime in Africa by Efua Sutherland and Willis Bell, displayed in Riverfront Park, Spokane, USA as part of the 450th anniversary celebration of the EXPO '74 World's Fair.

The celebration which kicked off in September 2024 includes a season of plays by Efua Sutherland coordinated by Image Bureau and produced by well known theatre companies in Ghana.

For its February 2024 Labone Dialogues event, NYU Accra presents “Foundation & Future”, a centenary celebration of the life and legacy of Efua Theodora Sutherland.

Mmofra Place

Dzorwulu - Accra.

RSVP: EMMA OFOSUA - 024 778 3875