Toyin Akinosho, Publisher of Africa Oil & Gas Report and Secretary General of the CORA Art & Cultural Foundation, has announced that the 14th Lagos Book & Art Festival will take place on the 16th to 18th of November 2012 at the Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos, with a pre-event Publishers’ Forum and Cocktail holding on the 15th.
A theme has also been announced for the festival, The Narrative of Conflict, which focuses on how the written word and the literacy it engenders interrogates the different conflicts that surround current existence and recent past. The festival is dedicated to the veteran artist Bruce Onabrakpeya who turned 80 this year and whose work and dedication to the arts continue to be a source of inspiration to generations of Nigerians.
The Lagos Book & Art Festival, or LABAF as it’s often called, is a landmark event on the nation’s culture calendar with sprawling book displays, exhibitions, live music and drama performances, and an array of literary events that take time out to dig deep into the content of books.
According to Akinosho: “LABAF is self-styled as Africa’s Biggest Culture Picnic because we don’t just put together a book fair, a performance concert, a literary festival or an art expo. What we do is a healthy fusion of all four in a festival atmosphere, and for the past 14 years, the festival has become an important destination for families, literary and art enthusiasts, culture producers, children and even lovers. We have had people who came as children years ago still attending now as young adults. We have also had people who met at the festival grounds for the first time years ago, still attending as married couples. What keeps them coming back is the way the festival allows them to engage with culture in a fun atmosphere, that is why it is Africa’s Biggest Culture Picnic."
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