“I joined the Fellowship because I wanted to contribute to shaping the new African narrative while learning and sharing knowledge on culture, especially with the coming generations.”
Désiré Eli-Zafoe
Uncovering and creating new cultural narratives
The Fellowship programme is a paid one-year appointment, and it provides the opportunity for visionary arts leaders to gain professional experience, to be mentored by renowned creative leaders in their respective fields, as well as to take part in a series of workshops and placements at institutions internationally. Through this programme we hope to continue our quest to uncover and create new cultural narratives of the African continent; connecting and supporting development through culture.
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“One of the major highlights has personally been leaving Accra and going on tour. Even though we have only done one region outside of Accra, the experience and knowledge gathered has been instrumental in shaping how I see
Ghana – which was one of the reasons I joined the program in the first place.”
– Benedicta Gokah, 2019 Research Fellow
Why I joined
“I joined the Fellowship because I wanted to contribute to shaping the new African narrative while learning and sharing knowledge on culture especially with the coming generations.
Both the Mobile Museum and Pan-African Cultural Encyclopedia projects are revolutionary in their own rights and the experience so far; from the sessions with knowledge keepers, artists and historians to interactions with community members and school children have been nothing short of inspiring, educative and fulfilling.
As part of the fellowship, my communication skills, creativity, versatility and team work spirit have been adequately harnessed as we embark on connecting the dots between culture and national development.”
– Désiré Eli-Zafoe, 2019 Communications Fellow
“The Mobile Museum project has been the most challenging project I have ever worked on and also the most rewarding one. What has worked effectively is the on-the-job training, learning how to adapt when things are falling apart and how to turn things around.
For me, it has also been an exercise in learning about curating exhibitions tailored to regional cultural practices and beliefs which has expanded ways of thinking about archiving/presenting collective history and activating community engagement.
Going to Dortmund was definitely an added advantage, in the sense that it provided me the opportunity to learn how to collaborate with another institution. It was also a practical experience in learning.”
– Angela Okorie, 2019 Curatorial Fellow
