LADR
Arts Festival
4-6 January 2019
PMBB, Abidjan, CIV.
LADR Arts Festival was a three-day event created to provide a vibrant artistic platform for young Ivorian artists to showcase their talents before a live audience. Selected participants were invited to join the festival for free, removing socio-economic barriers and giving them space to express their creativity.
The festival featured a variety of activities: on the opening night, a cocktail celebration accompanied an art exhibition; the second day offered workshops in acting, photography, and modelling; and the final day concluded with a talent show celebrating emerging performers.
Young painters exhibited their work throughout the three days, including Malothe Mathe, an artist from Zimbabwe presenting in Abidjan for the first time.The festival was a major success, helping to launch or boost the careers of several Ivorian artists, including comedian Cleantelex and actor/journalist Hermann Wilfried Boni.
By providing a fully inclusive platform, LADR Arts Festival fostered creative expression, professional development, and cross-cultural exchange, establishing a new benchmark for artistic events in Abidjan.
