Description
Foundation for Contemporary Art–Ghana is a network of artists created in 2004 to offer a platform for the critical presentation, development, and promotion of contemporary art in Ghana. As a membership-based non-profit institution, FCA-Ghana serves as a laboratory that provides resources necessary for the growth of artists creatively and intellectually through a knowledge centre/library, exhibitions, workshops, seminars, artist presentations, residencies and publications.
Its formation was initiated by the Late Prof. Joe Nkrumah (Anthropologist/Conservator/Curator) and Virginia Ryan (Australian-Italian Artist/Writer) with initial founding members of about 23 consisting of artists, gallerists, academics, and patrons of the arts.