by ArtWatch | Apr 21, 2015 | General Information
This paper delves into the historical origin, the types of smocks and the notion of colours that characterize smock production in Northern Ghana. It uncovers the philosophical connotations of its usage and the attendant aesthetical powers of an indigenous cloth that...
by ArtWatch | Dec 17, 2014 | General Information, Research & Info
Lecture by by Professor Kojo Fosu, University of Education, Winneba, Presented at the opening of the Ghana National Museum Exhibition. 17th December 2014 in Accra. Download full lecture in pdf (3.72...
by ArtWatch | Nov 25, 2014 | Research & Info
Ghana’s educational system has succeeded in training few artistic entrepreneurial minds and inventors who could produce her functional and decorative needs. This has coerced her to get stuck to the colonial legacy of import-based economy rather than adding value to...
by ArtWatch | Nov 22, 2014 | General Information
The concept of technical and vocational (VOTECH) education is not new to Africa. During the pre-colonial period, indigenous African societies practiced informal education (McWilliam & Kwamena-Poh, 1975). The informal sector accounts for over 90 percent of all...
by ArtWatch | Nov 22, 2014 | General Information
LECTURE BY PROFESSOR KOJO FOSU, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, PRESENTED AT THE MAIDEN ANNUAL CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY GHANA ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL ARTISTS (GAVA) ON 20TH NOVEMBER 2014 AT ACCRA ARTS CENTRE Download journal in pdf (1.23...