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Goals

Since

Our Goals

  • Revitalise Ghanaian and African culture and creative arts through research, knowledge production, application, dissemination and preservation of tangible and intangible heritage.
  • Strengthen the connections between arts and education, with attention to employability, cultural entrepreneurship, wealth creation and national development.

Our Research and Programme Priorities

  • Indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage
    Document, interpret, safeguard and share African artistic traditions, cultural practices, languages and visual cultures.
  • Artistic research and scholarship
    Advance practice-based and practice-led inquiry, research methodologies, critical cultural studies and scholarly publication.
  • Arts education and pedagogical innovation
    Develop teaching resources, curricula, professional learning and inclusive approaches to music, dance, theatre and visual arts education.
  • Digital creativity and emerging technologies
    Investigate responsible applications of digital media, artificial intelligence and interactive technologies in arts education, creative practice and cultural documentation.
  • Creative entrepreneurship and industry engagement
    Connect research with design practice, professional development, enterprise and the wider creative economy.
  • Community engagement and cultural exchange
    Collaborate with schools, cultural practitioners and communities through workshops, exhibitions, public lectures and outreach.
  • Grants, partnerships and research capacity
    Support collaborative projects, research mentoring, fellowship opportunities, funding applications and interdisciplinary networks.

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