Archive for the ‘News’ Category

• Lyrical / Frenetic moods at Artists Alliance Gallery

  December 21, 2015 • FeaturedArticle, News • 1194

  By John Owoo In Accra An exhibition of acrylic / oil paintings by Kate Badoe that are characterized by simple and complex...

• Dramatic fusion of Ghanaian and Indian symbols at The Loom Gallery

  December 14, 2015 • FeaturedArticle, News • 1555

  By John Owoo In Accra The Loom Gallery in Accra - undoubtedly one of the pioneering promoters of the visual arts in Ghana,...

• A dynamic blend of traditional / contemporary beads and leather works

  December 8, 2015 • FeaturedArticle, News • 1099

  An exhibition of beads and leather works by Kati Torda and Gill Quarcoopome that tend to push boundaries ended recently at the...

• Prof. F Nii Yartey - He died as he lived – A devotee to dance in Ghana

  December 3, 2015 • FeaturedArticle, News • 2168

  By John Owoo A Ghanaian dance colossus has fallen – Prof. F. Nii Yartey, the recent past director of the Department of Dance...

• All-bass German saxophone quartet charm audience in Accra

  November 28, 2015 • FeaturedArticle, News • 968

  A group of Ghanaian saxophonists led by Stephen Aidoo Borsah last week joined an all-bass saxophone group from Germany to charm a...

• Whimsical woodworks in Accra explore form and convention

  November 15, 2015 • FeaturedArticle, News • 1505

  By Antonia Bamford Michealis School of Fine Art University of Cape Town South Africa Whisked away in a ‘Tro Tro’ in...

• Mali solidifies its reputation as a hub for photographic practice in Africa

  November 8, 2015 • FeaturedArticle, News • 1321

  By John Owoo At large in Bamako (Mali) Courtesy - Royal Air Maroc The 10th edition of “Rencontres de Bamako”, the...

• An interaction of nudes and semi nudes at Chale Wote Street Art Festival

  October 13, 2015 • FeaturedArticle, News • 3171

  By John Owoo In Accra Performance art has without doubt been prevalent in Ghana for generations – nevertheless a kind of...

• Visual exploration into signs at Alliance Française

  August 18, 2015 • FeaturedArticle, News • 1767

  The recent use of digital technology by Barbering / Hair Dressing Salons in Ghana for advertising purposes has without doubt...

• Creative industries can give Ghana a boost

  August 3, 2015 • FeaturedArticle, News • 1203

  By Baba Abdulai It is often the case that when it comes to the contributions of the creative industries to national development...