Centre for National Culture, Accra (Arts Centre) is an agency under the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Creative Arts and has been mandated to promote, sustain and develop cultural/artistic excellence while vigorously making the Greater Accra Region and its peculiarities a priority and affect government art/cultural policies for sustainable National development.
HISTORY
The Institute of Arts was established in 1961 under the Office of the President which later changed to the Arts Council of Ghana with the Headquarters in Accra
In December 1989, Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) law 239 was proclaimed to establish the National Commission on Culture which replaced the two enactments that instituted the Arts Council of Ghana:
a) Arts council of Ghana decree (NLCD 232) and
b) Arts council of Ghana (amendments) decree. 1968 (NLCD 279).
The dissolution of the Arts Council of Ghana brought in its place the Regional Centres for National Culture including that of the Greater Accra Region which used to be the Headquarters.
OUR VISION
To attain the status of a world-class Centre of Arts and Culture in a relentless vibrant cultural pursuit with dynamic innovations and exquisite artistic development
OUR MISSION
- To promote, sustain and develop cultural/artistic excellence while vigorously making the Greater Accra Region and its peculiarities a priority and affect government art/cultural policies for sustainable National development.
- To work in collaboration with industry, commerce, political authority in order to promote and increase understanding of cultural, social and financial importance of arts and culture
- To determine, create and sustain our clients by engaging them in developmental activities and encourage the cultural disciplines into semi commercial oriented units.
- To offer training and developmental opportunities for Artistic and Cultural workers and strengthen relationship with other allied and educational agencies.
FUNCTIONS
- The Centre for National Culture offers artists and cultural workers an opportunity to develop their talents and works through cultural and artistic programmes/exhibitions.
- The Centre produces, collects, and exhibits various arts/crafts for sale or for educational purposes.
- The Centre organises drama dance and choral competitions/festivals periodically for groups.
- The Visual Arts Department of the Centre produces textiles (Kente), ceramic wares, and sculpture pieces for sale and exhibition
- The Centre holds weekend school for the public in various traditional performance and artistic fields/ disciplines
- The Centre undertakes excursion/tour programmes across the country for academic, tourist and research purposes.