Terra Kulture

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Terra Kulture Arts & Studio Limited
Formation2003 (2003)
TypeCultural Institution
HeadquartersTiamiyu 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 located in Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria with an attached restaurant. [1] [2] [3] The story has it that film-makers are indicating interest in producing plays and other entertainment at the Terra Kulture because of its cultural setting. [4]

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Establishment

Nigerian lawyer Bolanle Austen-Peters founded Terra Kulture in 2003. [5]

The center is a restaurant, serving Nigerian cuisine, bookstore and cultural venue, [6] hosting exhibitions of Nigerian art, [7] theater, [8] 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 [9] and the Taruwa festival of Performing arts. [10] [11]

Terra Arena

Terra Kulture launched its 450-seater theatre called Terra Kulture Arena, situated at its headquarters Tiamiyu Savage Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. [12]

Terra Academy For The Arts (TAFTA)

Terra Kulture is also currently in partnership with Mastercard Foundation to empower 65,000 Young Nigerians, [13] an initiative that would form a significant part of the Terra Academy For The Arts (TAFTA) Program. [14]

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. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ Editorial, T. W. (20 February 2017). "Terra Kulture Set to Open World Class Theatre in Lagos". TW Magazine Website. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Reporter, Our (13 March 2024). "Sometime In May at Terra Kulture". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "TERRA KULTURE celebrating a decade of Greatness at the 10th Anniversary of Terra Kulture". Television Africa. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Japheth Alakam (10 December 2014). "The masters showcase class at Distinction 2". The Vanguard. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Onnaedo Okafor (12 November 2014). "Terra Kulture: The One-Stop Nigerian Cultural Shop". The Pulse. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Art auction market looks up, makes N286.6m in 2013". Businessday. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ Tolu Ogunlesi (17 October 2014). "The Africa report" . Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "'History made in Nigeria film industry with the new 450-seater theatre". Pulse. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "'Terra Kulture, Mastercard Foundation partner to create opportunities for creatives". The Guardian. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "'Terra Kulture, Mastercard Foundation Partner to Empower 65,000 Young Nigerians". This Day Live Newspaper. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "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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