{"id":1266724,"date":"2022-12-17T17:40:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T17:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/17\/burma-camp-giffard-overhead-given-a-facelift\/"},"modified":"2022-12-17T17:40:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T17:40:19","slug":"burma-camp-giffard-overhead-given-a-facelift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/17\/burma-camp-giffard-overhead-given-a-facelift\/","title":{"rendered":"Burma Camp-Giffard overhead given a facelift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Burma-Camp-overhead_1399x1050-696x522.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Burma Camp overhead_1399x1050\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s capital, Accra, is gradually becoming a city adorned with art thanks to the numerous extraordinary graffiti designs, splurged on the city\u2019s walls. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a project spearheaded by the Creative Arts Agency, and its aim is simple; transform major public spaces and monumental sites for all.<\/p>\n<p>The latest phase of the project was done at the Burma Camp-Giffard overhead in Accra and has been unveiled.<\/p>\n<p>The once dull overhead has now become a picturesque site, worthy of taking a shot or two.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-17-at-12.01.52-AM-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautifying Accra: Burma camp-Giffard overhead given a facelift as part of 'Arts for All' project\" class=\"wp-image-10032229786\" title=\"Beautifying Accra: Burma camp-Giffard overhead given a facelift as part of 'Arts for All' project\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The breathtaking graffiti designs, interspersed with Ga symbols and names, were done by artistes from the Ghana Association of Visual Artistes, and \u2018Accra dot alt\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>CEO of the Creative Arts Agency, Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, said more designs should be expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our \u2018Arts for All\u2019 phase three. The first was at Ako-Adjei, the second one Tetteh Quarshie, this is Giffard road, and this is our biggest one to date. One of the main things I think for myself is to push artist visibility whether it\u2019s just in our country or globally, another thing is to make sure we have ownership of our work. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of our work whether is fashion, film or music or poetry, we lose our ownership or copyright. I want our African or Ghanaian artists to be well vest in owning work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-17-at-12.01.53-AM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautifying Accra: Burma camp-Giffard overhead given a facelift as part of 'Arts for All' project\" class=\"wp-image-10032229787\" title=\"Beautifying Accra: Burma camp-Giffard overhead given a facelift as part of 'Arts for All' project\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are not going to say where the next site is, but due to this one being the biggest, we hope that the next one will be bigger. I can\u2019t say where the next site is going to be, it\u2019s a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>With Phase 1, 2 and 3 done and dusted excellently, we can only imagine what phase 4 and 5 will look like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"mFtEc5qML64\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Auditor-General\u2019s way of reporting brings fear to public \u2013 PAC Vice Chairman (16-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mFtEc5qML64?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s capital, Accra, is gradually becoming a city adorned with art thanks to the numerous extraordinary graffiti designs, splurged on the city\u2019s walls. 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