News & Events
Upcoming Events in 2024 - 2025
Season of Plays
September, 2024 - September, 2025
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.
Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana with Rutgers University
March, 2025
“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.
Kodzidan 2.0 - Another House For Stories
All Year
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.
Library of the African Diaspora (LOATAD) and Decolonizing The Archive (DTA)
All Year 2024
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.
Past Events
All African Women Poetry Festival
23rd - 26th May 2024
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.
Playtime: Then and Now
May 02 - 30, 2024
Spokane, WA, USA
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.
Celebration Invitation
5 March 2024, 3:30pm
Mmofra Place
Dzorwulu - Accra.
RSVP: EMMA OFOSUA - 024 778 3875
New York University - Accra Symposium
29th February 2024
For its February 2024 Labone Dialogues event, NYU Accra presents “Foundation & Future”, a centenary celebration of the life and legacy of Efua Theodora Sutherland.
© 2024 Estate of Efua T. Sutherland