Terra Kulture

Terra Kulture Arts & Studio Limited
Formation	2003
Type	Cultural Institution
Headquarters	Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Region served	Nigeria
Key people	Bolanle Austen-Peters
Website	www.terrakulture.com
Formerly called	Terra Kulture Limited – The Nigerian Cultural Centre

Terra Kulture is an arts and culture center in Lagos, Nigeria with an attached restaurant.^[1]^[2]

Establishment

Nigerian lawyer Bolanle Austen-Peters founded Terra Kulture in 2003.^[3]

The center is a restaurant, serving Nigerian cuisine, bookstore and cultural venue,^[4] hosting exhibitions of Nigerian art,^[5] theater,^[6] and book readings as well as language classes in the three main Nigerian languages, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.^[1]

Annual events at Terra Kulture includes an art auction^[7] and the Taruwa festival of Performing arts.^[8]^[9]

Terra Arena

Terra Kulture launched its 450-seater theatre called Terra Kulture Arena, situated at its headquarters Tiamiyu Savage Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.^[10]

Terra Academy For The Arts (TAFTA)

Terra Kulture is also currently in partnership with Mastercard Foundation to empower 65,000 Young Nigerians,^[11] an initiative that would form a significant part of the Terra Academy For The Arts (TAFTA) Program.^[12]

In October 2022, Terra Kulture received a donation from global streaming platform Netflix, which the company plans to industry and community focused areas of engagement like academic training, bookstore and theatre.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b Oresanya, Demilade (6 November 2014). "Terra Kulture @10: Making Nigerian Art, Culture and Lifestyle a Priority". CPAfrica. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ Akeem Lasisi (31 October 2014). "Terra Kulture has organised over 200 exhibitions – Austen-Peters". The Punch. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ Rita Ohai (2 November 2014). "Austen-Peters: Living for the love of art". BusinessDay. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
^ "TERRA KULTURE celebrating a decade of Greatness at the 10th Anniversary of Terra Kulture". Television Africa. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
^ Japheth Alakam (10 December 2014). "The masters showcase class at Distinction 2". The Vanguard. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^ Onnaedo Okafor (12 November 2014). "Terra Kulture: The One-Stop Nigerian Cultural Shop". The Pulse. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
^ "Art auction market looks up, makes N286.6m in 2013". Businessday. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Drama combines with dance, music at second edition of Taruwa Festival". Daily Independent. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ Tolu Ogunlesi (17 October 2014). "The Africa report". Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ "'History made in Nigeria film industry with the new 450-seater theatre". Pulse. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ "'Terra Kulture, Mastercard Foundation partner to create opportunities for creatives". The Guardian. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "'Terra Kulture, Mastercard Foundation Partner to Empower 65,000 Young Nigerians". This Day Live Newspaper. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "Terra Kulture receives Netflix support for creative industry programmes". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

External links

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[Oresanya-1] Oresanya, Demilade (6 November 2014). "Terra Kulture @10: Making Nigerian Art, Culture and Lifestyle a Priority". CPAfrica. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[2] Akeem Lasisi (31 October 2014). "Terra Kulture has organised over 200 exhibitions – Austen-Peters". The Punch. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[3] Rita Ohai (2 November 2014). "Austen-Peters: Living for the love of art". BusinessDay. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

[4] "TERRA KULTURE celebrating a decade of Greatness at the 10th Anniversary of Terra Kulture". Television Africa. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

[5] Japheth Alakam (10 December 2014). "The masters showcase class at Distinction 2". The Vanguard. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

[6] Onnaedo Okafor (12 November 2014). "Terra Kulture: The One-Stop Nigerian Cultural Shop". The Pulse. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

[7] "Art auction market looks up, makes N286.6m in 2013". Businessday. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[8] "Drama combines with dance, music at second edition of Taruwa Festival". Daily Independent. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[9] Tolu Ogunlesi (17 October 2014). "The Africa report". Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[10] "'History made in Nigeria film industry with the new 450-seater theatre". Pulse. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

[11] "'Terra Kulture, Mastercard Foundation partner to create opportunities for creatives". The Guardian. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[12] "'Terra Kulture, Mastercard Foundation Partner to Empower 65,000 Young Nigerians". This Day Live Newspaper. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

[13] "Terra Kulture receives Netflix support for creative industry programmes". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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