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Monday

BIG 60 IS BACK!!!



BIG 60 is BACK!!! If you’ve been looking for a hotspot where all the fun’s at this holiday season, you can end your search right now come December 6th 2013 when it kicks off.

BIG 60, when it debuted in 2012, was a fixture/go-to place on the Lagos creative scene. Now, it is back, better and bigger.  


BIG 60 is a ‘lifestyle installation’ by a AWCA (A Whitespace Creative Agency) that mixes up an explosive brew of fashion, art, music and lifestyle events over the course of 60 days. It attracts the brightest, most dynamic in these industries and beyond in a bespoke, curated environment where one can mix, share ideas, network and of course, party! 

EAT. DRINK. PLAY

Sunday

Zebra Living: The Dikko Chronicles at 'a white space'....

On the 24th and 25th of November Zebra living unveiled the Dikko Chronicles at 'a white space'. I (white space PR girl) randomly walked in and saw many nicely draped colourful dresses. Ah it was 'Nabilla' by Zebra living on SALE!! Whatt!! Trust that I picked out the most AMAZING dress there :D.

Enough about me and my dress, have a look at the pictures from the Dikko Chronicles by Zebra Living. Refer to the previous post for more details about 'The Dikko Chronicles' Enjoy :-).








Tuesday

Zebra Living presents The Dikko Chronicles


You are cordially invited to join us as Zebra Living presents The Dikko Chronicles. 

This retrospective capsule collection of classic vintage Zebra dress staples we all know and love comes to life in iconic bold African wax prints, colourful vintage laces and retro painterly textures. In a kaleidoscopic explosion of colour and prints, The Dikko Chronicles is a visual representation of the Zebra brand origin and ethos - timeless, funky, happy and African.

A vibrant installation of Zebra's new Mara Home collection shall also be exhibited. For half a decade, Zebra's creative director, Ugoma Adegoke, has recycled fabrics and notions from her fashion projects to create rustic, collectible accent furniture pieces that now have morphed into an identity of their own attracting a cult following of art-loving, design-conscious and functional decorators and buyers. 

This will be the first public showcase of Zebra's Home Collection.

The Dikko Chronicles and Mara Home Exhibition by Zebra Living takes place at White Space, 58 Raymond Njoku Street, Off Awolowo Road, SW Ikoyi.

On Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November 2012

From 12pm to 7pm each day.

RSVP info@zebraliving.com or sms 0703 403 0683

Follow them on Twitter @ZebraLiving



Friday

The Lagos Home Show


The Lagos Home Show is an exhibition happening here at 'a whitespace' 58 Raymond Njoku, Ikoyi. It features pieces you will need to turn your house to a home, strategically placed to help you visualize how it would look in an actual home. The event is for 2 days. Saturday: 12pm-7pm and Sunday- 1pm - 6pm



Saturday

CARTOON AFRICA AT WHITESPACE


CAIB2012 Press Release:

NIGERIA HOSTS CARTOON AFRICA INTL BIENNIAL

On the 23rd of November, 2012, at WHITE SPACE, 58 Raymond Njoku Street, Off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State, the first ever Cartoon Africa International Biennial (CAIB) festival and exhibition will open for the global public, with the central theme: “UNITED STATES OF AFRICA: Matters Arising”.
 The novel cartoon art event which is collaboratively put together by the African Press Cartoon Syndication Services, FICDATA and the BFIKBK is a multi-purpose, all-inclusive development education platform to drive innovation, productivity and sustainable development in the African continent, while promoting cultural diversity and African cartooning culture in a global context.

A press release by the organisers reads: ““Art is a universal lingua franca and the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is not far-fetched: ‘One image can communicate more than dozens of pages of text or hours of speeches. One image can change the course of history. Editorial cartoons draw attention to important political, economic, and social issues like nothing else. Using symbols or visual metaphors, their reach transcends country borders and language barriers’”.

The CAIB2012 event will feature, among other things, presentation of certificates to all participants and prizes to the winners in each category of the biennial festival contest as well as cartoon workshop/paper presentations, fund-raising art and merchandise sales, etc.

“We are deploying cartoons and humour Art in general, as a creative education strategy to draw attention, fight societal evils, and spread awareness and inspire positive actions across Africa for progressive change of perspectives, retrogressive habits and the negative systemic status quo precluding sustainable development, and to drive productivity, equity, moral capital development and innovative human/cultural resources development across Africa in a global context. CAIB strategically aims at creating a strong platform to effectively promote African Cartooning, graphic communication and visual literature with an attitude” the statement said.

Follow-up travelling exhibitions, cartoon workshops and seminars, fund-raising Art auctions, merchandise sales etc, kicks off at the National Museum in Benin City, Edo State, home of the CAIB vision, on December 23rd 2012 and is expected to tour selected cities and towns across Nigeria and Parts of Africa, etc, spreading awareness, informing, educating and reorienting the public till December 2013 when the 2nd edition of the cartoon biennial is due.

For more information:

email: africanpresscartoon@gmail.com 

Social Meida Week Lagos - Coming 2013


SocialMedia Week Lagos works by working with YOU! By connecting with industry professionals, content and brand partners, governments, organizations, event hosts, and other groups of folks with great ideas, Social Media Week Lagos represents an incredible opportunity to reach and engage some of the world’s most hyper-social influences.

Event is scheduled for Feb 2013 - so... GET INVOLVED


Friday

WW - Coming Soon

whitespace at the wheatbaker hotel. coming soon...



GREY BOUTIQUE & FRIENDS 'POP UP' @ WHITESPACE LAGOS

THIS SATURDAY & SUNDAY 25TH & 26TH OF AUGUST - GREY PROJECTS FASHION BOUTIQUE COMES TO WHITESPACE LAGOS  FOR A MASSIVE SALE

What we've heard is along with Grey, they're be coming with friends Hans & Rene (cakes), Rocks & Roses (jewellery), Stephens & Sarah (shows). more to come...


Wednesday

The Women's Film Club






The Women's Film Club invites you to attend their next film screening taking place at- WHITE SPACE on Friday, August 3rd at 7.pm. 

The award winning Lars Von Tier film, Dancer in the Dark. a true classic in film making

The Women's Film Club was formed for women to screen independent films that are not otherwise shown in mainstream cinemas.

Their mission is to introduce women to different film works from around the world. Through a prepared program of screenings and forum discussions, we will investigate monthly-featured themes.

The theme this month - SECRETS.


AAF and Nigerian Breweries National Art Competition Retreat at Whitespace


The National Art Competition 2012 is proud to partner with The White Space, Ikoyi.

This year, emphasis is being placed on the processes of artistic creation rather than solely the end product. This is to reflect the African Artists’ Foundation renewed focus on artistic processes, an agenda which will be rigorously pursued in the coming years with the theme “Process to Product”. To this end, final
ists will take part in an Artist Retreat between 30 July – 4 August 2012, here at whitespace where finalists will have the opportunity to partake in workshops by leading artists, scholars, and practitioners in their fields and exchange ideas with other finalists. The final exhibition and judging will take place in early September 2012.

Tuesday

The 37th State

We grow fonder off these guys with every passing day.....

Friday

Bushakan




Check out this awesome video and product from one of whitespace's nearest and dearest - 'bushakan'


Based in San Francisco and Lagos - check out their Kickstarter campaign


the blogsphere/twitter is loving them right now

Wednesday

ALALI

Check out ALALI Boutique who were recently at whitespace doing a shoot. Check out some great designs from this up and coming fashion house.http://www.alaliboutique.tumblr.com/