{"id":48369,"date":"2023-03-23T15:31:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/23\/ghana-culture-forum-elects-new-leaders\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T15:31:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:31:55","slug":"ghana-culture-forum-elects-new-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/23\/ghana-culture-forum-elects-new-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Culture Forum Elects New Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Newly elected leaders being sworn in<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Culture Forum which is the largest advocacy platform made up of cultural associations, practitioners and activists from all domains of Ghana\u2019s cultural space, has elected a new leadership to steeraffairs till 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The election took place at the 12th Ghana Culture Day celebrations onMarch 14, 2023 at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre for Excellence in ICT in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The programme for the 12th Ghana Culture Day celebrationsalso included the third National Delegates Conference where the elections were held.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-member functional executive committee elected and inaugurated includes, the Chairperson \u2013 Nana Otuo Owoahene Acheampong (from the Ghana Association of Visual Artists), the Vice Chairperson \u2013 Ahuma Bosco Ocansey(from the Musicians Union of Ghana), the General Secretary \u2013 Edwina Assan (atextile designer\/entrepreneur), the Treasurer \u2013 Makeba Boateng (APR, an archivist and independent fashion textiles researcher-curator), and three Executive Members \u2013 Samuel Dodoo from the Spinnet Textile &amp; Garment Cluster, Ken Fiati from the Ghana Actors Guild, and Samuel Gyandoh from the Film Crew Association of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>As consistent with the Ghana Culture Day celebrations, this year\u2019s symposium had a keynote presentation on the theme \u201cCulture, Technology and Current trends \u2013 Making the youth the centre of transformation\u201dwhich was delivered by Mr. Kobina Ankomah Graham, a lecturer, writer, DJ and culture geek.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the symposium, the special guest of honour, Mark Okraku-Mantey, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts &amp; Culture, confirmed he was pleased with the work the Ghana Culture Forum has done within Ghana\u2019s cultural space andthus pledged the ministry\u2019s support and active participation in subsequent Ghana Culture Day celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The event also featured an award ceremony where prizes were awarded to the winners of the second edition of the Ghana Culture Day Interschool Debate held on March 10, 2023 at the St Thomas Aquinas School.<\/p>\n<p>At the debate, Jurist Jenkins Smith and Elvis Owusu of the St Thomas Aquinas SHS destooledthe defending champions,Accra Girls\u2019 SHS.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mary Adjetey from the St John\u2019s Grammar SHS emerged as the most eloquent debater whilst RosebellaGyamfua Boateng from the Accra Girls\u2019 SHS emerged as the most knowledgeable debater.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newly elected leaders being sworn in The Ghana Culture Forum which is the largest advocacy platform made up of cultural associations, practitioners and activists from all domains of Ghana\u2019s cultural space, has elected a new leadership to steeraffairs till 2027. 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