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Boda Boda Lounge Project at the Omenka Gallery 21st-23rd November

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VAN Lagos, is pleased to present BODA- BODA LOUNGE PROJECT, a pan African video art festival in LAGOS. The Boda-Boda Lounge Project is a cross-continental video festival that is featured in over 15 spaces throughout Africa. The Boda-Boda Lounge Project is a collaborative project between VANSA (South Africa), Picha (Congo DRC) and VAN Lagos (Nigeria). Film screenings would be accompanied by a public conversation and a special tribute to renowned late video artist Goddy Leye. 21- 23 November 2014 BC garden Café, Omenka Gallery 24 Ikoyi Crescent  Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria Programme outline FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER: Video Screening/Public conversation 05:30-08:00pm  SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER Video Screening/ Tribute to artist and intellectual Goddy Leye 05:30-08:00pm SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER Video Screening/Public conversation 05:30-08:00pm VAN Lagos screening of the Boda Boda project is proudly supported by CCA Lagos, Omenka Gallery and the Goethe-Insti

Legends: The Teller and The Told

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Date: 17-18th October 2014 Time: 12-6pm   Location: Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA,Lagos), 9 McEwen Street, Sabo, Yaba The music, politics and ideologies of Afrobeat music pioneer and human rights activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti, would influence Nigeria and the World long after his death in 1997. As part of the 2014 Felabration celebration, The Video Art Network Lagos (VAN Lagos) will be screening five films documenting his life and impact, including unreleased footage.