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On 23 May from 6 PM to 10 PM, LAFA in collaboration with Dorothy’s Hope Foundation invites you to an evening where art becomes a force for care, hope and impact.
Marigold Akufo-Addo, a pioneering female artist and one of the first of her generation in Ghana, has donated a work for this cause. Nana Danso Awuah-Asante, a young contemporary artist whose work has been exhibited at LAFA and is steadily gaining international recognition breaking new ground beyond Ghana has also contributed a piece originally acquired by a collector and later donated back to the foundation, which will be presented at auction.
Artworks by breast cancer patients and survivors will also be auctioned, offering deeply personal expressions of strength, resilience and healing.
Proceeds from the auction will support LAFA’s healing through art programmes for neurodivergent individuals, women in recovery and children in our local community, this will advance Dorothy’s Hope Foundation’s work with women and children affected by cancer including the Screening Container Project, an initiative designed to bring accessible cancer detection services to communities most in need.
Each piece has a past. Every bid shapes its future.
Come for the art. Stay for the connection.
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The artists behind—————-Walls That Breathe In Constant Conversation.
Featuring——————Ishmeal Armah, Evans Torngmortey, Micheal Ansong and Dennis Ankamah Addo, four distinct practices brought together through dialogue, material, presence and quiet reflection.
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A LIVING EXHIBITION
The Walls That Breathe
In Constant Conversation
At LAFA, we are rethinking what an exhibition can be.
This is not a fixed moment in time. It is an evolving curatorial practice one where new artists and works enter continuously and the dialogue expands, shifts, deepens.
Part of the space remains in constant conversation. Part spotlights individual artists through focused features and moments of quiet emphasis.
One that invites you to return to encounter something new each time. To experience art not as a singular event, but as a continuous exchange.
THE WALLS DO NOT REST THEY ARE ALWAYS HERE
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The book found its home in the room where the objects live.
ANANSINISIM the publication by Oscar Korbla Mawuli Awuku, @_m_a_w_u_l_i continues at LAFA.
Photography, body painting and African symbolism gathered into a single collectible work.
A record of what the body carries.
Selected copies available in the ‘LAFA’s Object Room’
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Anansinisim is available at @lafa_foundation
A visual journey through identity, culture, and ancestral wisdom, now part of a space dedicated to preserving and sharing African stories. Pass through and collect it for yourself or loved ones.
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Before The Language and Image of Us came to a close, we had the pleasure of welcoming Home School Junior High for an inspiring visit, an engaging moment of curiosity and connection with the works on view.
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We cannot believe that we are coming to the end of The Language And Image Of Us! We are so incredibly grateful for all of the artists who contributed their amazing works with such intricate meanings and storytelling.
Thank you to @grisblancwine for providing the lovely drinks 🍷🥂
And thank you, of course, to all of the staff, musicians, attendees and buyers who made the event what is was. In particular, thank you to @lafa_foundation for this wonderful event, and to @unesco for working with us!
All of these incredible contributions have made a real difference to the children we support. You have helped provide them with a safe, more secure future. Thank you. 🧡
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Final Week | The Language & Image of Us
Closing tomorrow.
Works that unfold slowly, shifting with each encounter.
Where individual practices meet a collective narrative.
We are seeing ourselves on our own terms.
Presented in collaboration with Arms Around The Child | AATC Artist Residency @aatc_artresidency and UNESCO whose support reflects a shared commitment to safeguarding cultural narratives.
Curated by: Zahra Faye & Jason Colchin Carter
Featuring: Moyosóré Martins, Merci Ewuresi, Kwabena Fordjour, Dela Quarshie, Afro Ele, Josh Akpor, Rechel Oppong, Pie Herring, Zak Ové, Kwadwo Peprah, Oscar Korbla Mawuli Awuku, Akweley Ricco
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Our space was filled with small hands and big imaginations.
Children from our community joined us for a clay session, shaping and bringing their ideas to life one piece at a time.
Moments like these remind us that creativity lives in everyone and when nurtured early it becomes a powerful language of expression.
Special thanks to Zahra Faye the curator, whose natural connection with children makes each experience even more meaningful.
Photography courtesy of Maxwell.
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“Creative expression remains one of the most powerful means through which people articulate who they are.”
We are proud to be in dialogue with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Ghana, whose support recognises art as a force for cultural preservation, social cohesion and inclusive growth.
The Language & Image of Us continues this shared commitment.
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The Language & Image of Us a collective exploration of identity, voice and visual expression.
“This exhibition looks at how artists are reworking the tools that were used to distort them.”
Painting, sculpture, textile, installation and mixed media converge in a collective exploration of identity, representation and intent.
Extract from the curatorial text by @zahra_faye__
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The Language and Image of Us has gotten off to the most incredible start. ✨ We are so grateful to everyone who has come along and made the first week so special, and of course, to all of the incredible artists who have poured their souls into their art and have so kindly shared it with us.
Find us all at LaFa Gallery, Accra, until 3rd April. 🇬🇭
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