Interest in Ghana’s cultural scene has steadily grown over the years, aligning with a growing international interest in African art that has seen collectors and galleries increasingly focusing ...

The gallery collaborates with a network of over 10 talented artists in and around Accra, Ghana, to preserve this unique art form while empowering the creative community. The collection spans 30 ...

Courtesy of Gallery 1957 These visits ... is “yet another indication of the significance of Ghana’s growing art scene”. Amoako Boafo and other African art stars were flying the flag for ...

Photo: Nii Odzenma. On March 6th, Independence Day, a new contemporary art gallery celebrated its opening in Accra, Ghana. Named for the year the African country declared independence from the United ...

We wanted to learn how that attention had affected contemporary art in Ghana. We planned to spend most of our time in Accra, the capital and where most of the country’s established galleries are ...

Prof Ablade Glover has wondered why Ghana, as a nation, does not have even one art gallery and seems not to give art the serious attention it deserves as other nations do. Appearing on Class91.3FM ...

He set up the gallery 25 years ago and moved it to ... offering local people and tourists the chance to see contemporary art, mostly from Ghana itself. When Glover started out, there was little ...

“And luckily, Gallery 1957 has been playing a part.” After all, Ghana doesn’t have a dedicated art museum or many art exhibition spaces. It’s essential for its artists to build in and ...

Because, while this book focuses on Ghana's art scene and creative community, we really hope that it will encourage people to explore more contemporary African artists, galleries and curators. We ...

Asked about the growing attention that art from his part of the world ... He established Gallery 1957, named after the year Ghana gained independence from Britain. With its distressed concrete ...

The contemporary art gallery, founded by Ghanaian family Valentina ... the photographer who captured pre- and post-colonial Ghana Photographer James Barnor is in the spotlight at 95, his work the ...