By
Stephen Asante, GNA
Kwadaso (Ash), Nov.
02, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has performed a
ground-breaking ceremony for work to commence on Ghana’s first creative arts
Senior High School (SHS) at Kwadaso in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti
Region.
The project, being
executed by Messrs. Golden Mainland Engineering Ghana Limited, reinforces the
government’s deliberate effort to create the platform and avenue for more
creative arts talents to be harnessed.
The President
emphasised that the creative arts sector, encompassing music, dance, drama,
literature, amongst others, had huge prospects in creating jobs and wealth for
the citizenry, especially the youth.
“Unleashing the
sense of creativity, enterprise and innovation of our youth by granting them
access to education and skills training constitutes a powerful tool to the
economic development of our country,” he observed.
Consequently, the
government was giving serious consideration to the Creative Arts Industry Bill
– to see to its passage into law.
President Akufo-Addo
said when that was done, the Act would lead to the establishment of a Creative
Arts Fund to help provide funding to develop and modernise the sector.
It would also
harmonise the structure and activities of the various sectors under the creative
arts industry for accelerated growth.
The President said
the creative arts SHS concept would be replicated in other parts of the country
to give access to the youth to such specialised education in order to improve
their skills in the creative arts.
Ms. Barbara
Oteng-Gyasi, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, said the youth ought to
take interest in the creative arts – taking up professions in this area since
it was one of the fastest-growing sectors of the global economy.
Present at the
ceremony were a host of artiste, movie and music producers, as well as key
stakeholders in the creative arts industry.
GNA
