General Secretary of the Ghana Association of Visual Artists (GAVA), Lawrence Kwaku Agyemang, has shared reasons why the creative arts industry in the country is not growing.
According to him, the absence of a strong structure and foundation has led to the slow death of the Ghanaian creative industry, especially the movie industry.
“There is no structure to help our creative arts industry or a succession plan. But if we had a cultural policy, it could’ve provided that structure. There is a gap in the entrepreneurial spirit and that is also preventing people from pursuing careers in the industry,” he stated on Happy HMS with Samuel Eshun.
He noted that if Ghana had a succession plan and structure for the creative arts industry, the experienced and retired creatives would have shared their expertise with the younger generation, filling the gap created by their exit.
The creative championed the organizing of workshops “where veterans could share their experiences with young creatives. If there was such a school for young creatives to hone their skills, it would’ve been helpful to the industry.”
Lawrence Kwaku Agyemang pointed out that Tommy Annan Forson set the stage for such a skills training and mentorship programs with the setting up of a media school when he was fading out of the media space. “That was a way of imparting the knowledge he had learned.”
He charged that a comprehensive structure for all stakeholders in the creative arts space can create comprehensive growth in there.
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