From 7th to 16th August, 2022, a group of artists, curators and cultural producers from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania will visit three cities in Ghana: Accra, Kumasi, and Tamale on a research trip.

The programme is supported by Pro Helvetia Johannesburg, the Swiss Arts Council" and Weaver Bird Residency, Masaka

"The exchange program is partly hosted by the internationally renowned Fine Art Department at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at Kumasi, Ghana, and is jointly organized by UNDER GROUND Kampala and blaxTARLINES KUMASI; in collaboration with Vodo Art Lab and Society, SCCA Tamale and Opoku Ware II Museum KNUST."

Participating organizations and individuals

1. Zitoni Tristan Kayonga – Art Director Vodo Art Lab + Society, Kampala
2. Mugerwa Nicholas – Managing Director UNDER GROUND Contemporary Art, Kampala
3. Adjo Daiki Apodey Kisser – Lecturer at KNUST, member blaxTARLINES KUMASI
4. Kwaku Kisseidu – Lecturer KNUST, co-founder blaxTARLINES KUMASI
5. kąrî’kạchä seidou – Lecturer KNUST, co-founder blaxTARLINES KUMASI
6. Dorothy Akpene Amenuke – Lecturer KNUST, Founder Ofkob Artist Residency, Kumasi
7. Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi – Artist and Director, perfocraZe International Artist Residency (pAIR) Kumasi
8. Selom Kudjie – Artist and curator, SCCA Tamale Artistic Director
9. Ibrahim Mahama – Artist and Director at SCCA, Redclay Studios and Nkrumah Voli-ni, all institutions in Tamale.

Read more here: https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/ghana-exchange-program-travel-somewhere-nice-announces-second-edition/?fbclid=IwAR0_Ds8i-JkunSc1-fZqjmmHrcM7mY-1mk0i4bu8xcrzrGnG6MOayaxpO8w