Promote Verb: To boost. To encourage. To support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of. To give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture) to increase public awareness.
The Nubuke Foundation definition: To put innovation at the forefront of all the programmes.
To use knowledge as the basis for a cultural renaissance.
Nubuke Foundation’s motivation: A Ghanaian-owned institution can be the catalyst for people to create, express, experience, and enjoy our cultural forms without prejudice. It is important to be an embodiment of, a nurturer and an incubator for evolving new artistic expressions.
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❷ Completed in 2019, Nubuke Foundation’s new gallery building marked an important milestone in the institution’s growth. Designed to expand exhibition possibilities and welcome wider audiences, the space reflects Nubuke’s continued commitment to contemporary art in Ghana.
❿ Twenty years of art, encounters, and shared memories come together in Nubuke’s Visual Archive. Explore photographs of exhibitions, performances, workshops, and the people who have shaped the Foundation’s story.
❸ Explore the Nubuke @ 20 programme—discover upcoming events, exhibitions, and key moments unfolding across the year, and find opportunities to experience, engage, and be part of the celebration.
❼ Woori means “to weave” in Waali. Since 2021, the festival has brought weavers, artists and communities together in Loho, near Wa, to share knowledge and celebrate a living tradition. Discover how weaving connects generations, creative practices and everyday life.