Nico, one of the many artists exhibiting at this 2017’s festival in Jamestown painted a muscled man carrying two “ Kufour gallons’’ full of water.

This, according to him, is to encourage men to help their wives with household chores.

“The theme of the street arts festival is WATA MATA and you can see a muscled man with gallons full of water just to portray that some men out there, strong enough to fetch water to help their wives in the house but they don’t they just cross their legs watching TV allowing their wives with pregnancy to go out there to be carrying water and I don’t think it’s a good idea,” he told citifmonline.com.

Nico has several other paintings which include a painting of himself fighting life with brushes. His paintings are inspired by his everyday life experiences.

The Chale Wote Street Art Festival, which started on Monday 14th August, 2017 is ending today, Sunday, 20th August 2017.

The 2017 festival marks the end of a trilogy that began in 2015 with African Electronics, a blueprint to access internal technologies and re-member organiser’s multi-dimensional systems to create the impossible.

The community-based festival takes place in James Town; one of Accra’s most historic communities – and targets exchanges between Ghana-based and international artists creating art together.
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The 7th annual Chale Wote Street Art Festival starts which started 14^th August 2017 in Accra has reached its climax as over 200 Ghana-based and international artists exhibit their works in James Town and 15 venues across the city.

This year’s festival which ends on 20th August, 2017, also marks the end of a trilogy theme that began in 2015 with African Electronics, a blueprint to access internal technologies and re-member organiser’s multi-dimensional systems to create the impossible.

It includes 15 creative spaces with events and exhibitions that speak in new and exciting ways to WATA MATA, the theme for the 2017 festival.

The CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival is an alternative platform that brings art, music, dance and performance out into the streets.

The community-based festival takes place in James Town – one of Accra’s most historic communities – and targets exchanges between Ghana-based and international artists creating art together.

Each year, the festival is produced by ACCRA [dot] ALT and REDD KAT Pictures in collaboration with a number of cultural organisations across the city.

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Photos: Roberta Abbeyquaye

By: Kwame Dadzie/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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This year’s also marks the end of a trilogy theme that began in 2015 with African Electronics, a blueprint to access internal technologies and re-member organiser’s multidimensional systems to create the impossible. It will include 15 creative spaces with events and exhibitions that speak in new and exciting ways to WATA MATA, the theme for the 2017 festival.

Over the last six years, CHALE WOTE has propelled the development of an independent creative and arts economy in Accra.

The CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival is an alternative platform that brings art, music, dance and performance out into the streets. The community-based festival takes place in James Town – one of Accra’s most historic communities – and targets exchanges between Ghana-based and international artists creating art together. Each year, the festival is produced by ACCRA [dot] ALT and REDD KAT Pictures in collaboration with a number of cultural organisations across the city.

CHALE WOTE means “man, let’s go!” in Ga (the language of the people of greater Accra) and it is also a reference to flip flops. The term has been used to mobilise a public passion for art and to cultivate a wider audience for the arts, breaking boundaries to provide access to people of all walks of life.

Activities include a vibrant mix of visual art, photography, films, fashion, mixed media, interventions, processions, live music, dance, panels, discussions, tours, food and more.

In 2016, CHALE WOTE created Spirit Robot as a framework of radical reconstruction, connecting global Diaspora and fusing together ideas, technologies and practices in African liberation.

Be part of the open and free events and activities happening for a full 7 days from August 14 to August 20.

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Source: Hakeem Adam

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