ARAK Collection annoucnes Long Term Announcement with Foundation for Contemporary Art–Ghana.

ARAK Collection annoucnes Long TermAnnouncement with Foundation for Contemporary Art–Ghana.

We are pleased to announce a long-termpartnership between ARAK and the Foundation for Contemporary Art - Ghana (FCA -Ghana). Together, ARAK and FCA - Ghana will collaborate on a series of artwriting workshops supporting critical practice, research, and cultural exchangein Ghana.

About FCA - Ghana

The Foundation for Contemporary Art - Ghana isa network of artists established in 2004, dedicated to the criticalpresentation, development, and promotion of contemporary art in Ghana. As amembership-based non-profit institution, FCA - Ghana functions as a laboratoryfor artistic and intellectual growth offering a knowledge centre/library,exhibitions, workshops, seminars, artist presentations, residencies, andpublications.

Initiated by the late Prof. Joe Nkrumah andVirginia Ryan, the foundation began with a collective of artists, gallerists,academics, and patrons committed to building a sustained space for contemporarypractice.

About ARAK Collection

The ARAK Collection currently comprises over 3,800 works by 280 artistsfrom 28 countries. Based in Doha, Qatar, it is the largest collection ofAfrican art in the Gulf region and serves as a significant Afro-Asian culturalinterface. Through its fellowship programmes, the ARAK Collection activelysupports emerging African writers and curators and seeks—beyond the globalfetishisation of "Contemporary African Art"—to deepen interregionalAfrican cultural exchange. Central to this mission is the cultivation ofknowledge and the careful negotiation between indigenous and exogenousepistemologies. While the global art world continues to uphold northernhemispheric centres of value, the Global South is increasingly redefiningcultural worth in response to a rapidly changing world. The ARAK Collection andits board remain committed to sustaining and advancing African creativity.

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