Foundation for Contemporary Art
- Foundation for Contemporary Art
The Foundation for Contemporary Art (FCA) is a Ghanaian visual arts foundation that aims to create an active network of artists and provide a critical forum for the development of contemporary art in Ghana. Based in Accra, the FCA was founded in 2004. The FCA office is located in the W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture in the Cantonments neighborhood of Accra.
Membership
The Foundation for Contemporary Art currently has about 100 members — artists, critics, collectors, art enthusiasts — as well as an advisory board and an executive board. The Foundation for Contemporary Art Ghana actively recruits new members and welcomes all practising artists and people interested in contemporary arts.
Objectives
The objectives of the Foundation for Contemporary Art are four-fold:
# Organize exhibitions, seminars, workshops and publications to raise the awareness of and develop critical thinking about contemporary art in Ghana
#Establish a resource centre of arts-related texts available for consultation, research and documentation
#Create a website to promote contemporary art in Ghana
#Establish a public database of artists, arts organizations, art businesses, galleries and others interested in contemporary art in Ghana
External links
* [http://www.fcaghana.org/site/index.php Official website]
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