Art Worlds in Ghana

The community art project is coming along.

We’re holding it in Nima cause the JAC started there, and because it’s a pretty poor area that doesn’t get much art, and we’d like to bring it there. Ato and Adwoa from the Foundation for Contemporary Art (FCA) recommended some young, community-oriented artists from Nima to get in touch with, Larry Aminu and Musah Swallah. I met them last night at Larry (Otoo)’s talk at Nubuke (which was wonderful, by the way). They were on board practically before we started talking. Today they took me around the streets of Nima for us to pick a spot.

Larry Aminu

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Landed safely and happily in Ghana. Feels good to be back.

Larry’s welcomed me as family into his home. And let me tell you, it’s luxury compared to the hostel last summer. There’s a nice big mirror in the bathroom, a washing machine (!), and his son Orleans and I are watching Ghanaian music videos on a flat screen TV as I type…on wireless internet (slow, but hey).

Larry in his studio. He's got some great new paintings since the last time.

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You should come.

Haverford College calendar entry

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