Chale Wote Arts Festival 2015 - 22-23.08.15
The CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival
Is an alternative platform that brings art, music, dance and performance out of the galleries and onto the streets of James Town, Accra.
The first festival took place in July 2011, following a series of discussions about creating DIY [do-it‑yourself] community projects by participants at our Talk Party Series. Our partners for the festival include Dr. Monk, AfroGallonism, the Foundation for Contemporary Art Ghana (FCA), the Millennium Cities Initiative – AMA Project Management Unit, and No Limit Charity Foundation.
Our vision is to cultivate a wider audience for the arts in West Africa by breaking creative boundaries and using art as a viable form to rejuvenate public spaces. The CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival challenges both artists and community-based audiences to connect through art.
The festival includes street painting, graffiti murals, photo exhibitions, interactive installations, a food and fashion marketplace, live street performances, extreme sports, African film shows, street boxing, a fashion parade, a music block party, recyclable design workshops and much more.
More than 200 Ghana-based and international artists take part in the event. The festival is held on a ten-minute walking route along High Street between the Ga Mashie Development Agency (GAMADA, three buildings up from the Lighthouse) and the old Kings Way building (next to Ussher Fort).
In 2014, more than 10,000 people attended CHALE WOTE.
