Terra Kulture

Arts and culture organisation

Terra Kulture Arts & Studio Limited

Formation| 2003 (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

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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, Ibo and Yoruba.[1]

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

## Terra Arena

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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)

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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

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1. ^ a b 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. 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.

## External links

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* Official website

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