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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. 

“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.

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 a year-long programme curated around Efua Sutherland's legacy, including a series of conversations, performances, and community outreach programmes.

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.

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