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Art Therapy for the City: Chale Wote Brings Street Art to James Town
Promising to be Accra’s largest free urban festival, the first-annual CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival is preparing to take over James Town by welcoming over 250 artists from different disciplines for a music and art showdown in the city center on July 16. The festival is hosted by ACCRA [dot] ALT, The French Embassy and […]
Promising to be Accra’s largest free urban festival, the first-annual CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival is preparing to take over James Town by welcoming over 250 artists from different disciplines for a music and art showdown in the city center on July 16.
The festival is hosted by ACCRA [dot] ALT, The French Embassy and Institut Francais. ACCRA [dot] ALT is a multimedia platform that encourages the exploration and experimentation of art–photography, film, performance, music, writing and design–by recognizing Ghanaian artists, domestically and internationally, who take bold leaps in their work. The coordinators of ACCRA [dot] ALT are independent filmmaker, Mantse Aryeequaye and Dr. Sionne Neely, a researcher and writer. The festival organizers are looking to firmly establish CHALE WOTE as the main event for street art in Ghana with ongoing, widespread international participation. The one-day event has activities scheduled from the Lighthouse in James Town to the old Kings Way Building close to High Street. Some of the city’s biggest names in street art culture will set up alongside James Town’s homegrown talents.
CHALE WOTE organizer, Dr. Neely, explains why this will become such an integral part of the Ghanaian art scene:.“Accra [James Town] can easily be established as the home of street art in Ghana; the whole city has enormous potential that could transform the social and economic status of city dwellers.” She continues, “Accra [dot] ALT is proud to be a part of this and will continue to provide a platform for artists to break onto the Ghanaian urban art scene. The fact that it’s free just makes it even more exciting.”
The CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival will feature projects from Elhalakasa Poetry Slum (spoken word), The Foundation for Contemporary Arts (painting), The WEB (The Funky Fishnet psychedelic fashion show), and bikers/rollerskaters/skateboarders from across the city (stuntin party). Upon arrival, visitors will enjoy art that plays with the delicate balance between reality and parody in experimental theater, music and art installations by I.U.B. and Serge Attukwei Clottey. T-Shirt construction and trash sculpture workshops will be offered for children from schools within James Town.
Accra [dot] ALT is developing a series of programs that purposefully take art outside of the city’s defined parameters. The CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival will unleash artists, designers, musicians, educators, filmmakers, and photographers across the city to explore the struggle for space in a city that is still defining itself.
The festival’s primary sponsors are The French Embassy and Institut Francais. Other partnering institutions include the Ga Mashie Development Agency, JustGhana, The Foundation for Contemporary Artistes, Attukwei Art Foundation, Pidgin Music, Redd Kat Pictures, The WEB, and DUST Magazine. The festival is set for Saturday, July 16th, 10am to 10pm, with live music performances by Trigmatic, Yaa Pono, Mutombo, Artistes from Skillions Records, E.L., C-Real, Scizo, Delasi, and many more.
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One such life-changing and lucrative opportunity presented by new media is the forex trading business, which has surged in the past decade, leading to the creation of millions of new millionaires and billionaires worldwide.
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The popularity of Forex Trading has soared in the country over the past half-decade, with several Ghanaians studying currency trends and making significant financial gains from it. However, only one name stands out in the business.
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Just as Yaa Asantewaa is synonymous with feminine bravery in Ghana, Kira Forex has become the prime face of Ghanaian and African excellence in the forex trading business.
With over ten years of experience, Kira Forex has rightfully earned the reputation of a forex trading luminary, with several awards in Ghana and across the continent validating her position as one of Africa’s leading forex traders.
Her success in the field is so profound that she revealed in 2023 that she turned down a $20,000-a-month job to continue leading the pack in the forex trading industry.
A trait of Kira Forex that endears her to many Ghanaians is her selflessness and willingness to guide others, particularly Ghanaian women, out of poverty. Having established herself in the field, Kira Forex founded the Kira Forex Academy with the goal of enlightening Ghanaians, especially women, about the forex trading industry, enabling them to earn money from the comfort of their homes.
A staunch advocate for the independence and growth of women, Kira Forex believes that financial freedom is the most crucial condition for independence and is thus leading many Ghanaian women on the path to financial freedom and wealth.
She also established the Kira Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization committed to enlightening, enriching, and empowering individuals in Ghana and across Africa. Through this foundation, she actively supports programs and social causes aimed at improving the lives of youths and the elderly, exemplifying her commitment to serving humanity.
Her outstanding work as a Forex Trader and philanthropist has earned her several awards, including Most Influential Trader and Best Forex Trader in Singapore, Outstanding Service Award in Nigeria, Africa’s Under 40 CEOs Award in Uganda, and Best Female Forex Trader of the Year in South Africa, among others.
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