Art from Africa: Victoria Cooke, Gallery 1957, ACCRA
Art from Africa: Victoria Cooke, Gallery 1957, ACCRA
Tuesday 01 February 2022
Art from Africa: Victoria Cooke, Gallery 1957, ACCRA
Art from Africa: Victoria Cooke, Gallery 1957, ACCRA
Tuesday 01 February 2022
Victoria Cooke is the Director of Gallery 1957 in Accra, Ghana - a gallery presenting leading artists working across West Africa and the diaspora, since joining the gallery in 2016 it has expanded into three galleries in Accra and one outpost in London, UK.
Victoria launched the Yaa Asantewaa Prize in 2021, the first-ever dedicated art prize for women on the continent. Victoria has previously lived, worked and researched extensively across West Africa including Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Before joining Gallery 1957, Victoria worked at David Zwirner, London. In September 2020 Victoria was selected as one of Apollo’s 40 under 40 within the African Arts.
In 2021 she launched Aya Academy and Aya Editions. AYA Academy is a Ghanaian NGO with a primary objective of addressing the lack of women in the creative industries in Ghana and West Africa through education, empowerment and economic development. AYA Editions is a global platform for contemporary female artists from West Africa and the diaspora.
Further Details:
Cost per person: £7.00
Booking has now closed for this event.
Technical information
The event will be hosted on the platform Zoom at 5.00pm.
NON MEMBERS WELCOME. Please pass on the information to friends who might be interested in the talk.
If by the day before the event (Mon 31 Jan 2022) you have not received the link to join the event, please check your SPAM folder, and get in touch with [email protected]
Tickets
The Cost will be £7.00 per person bookable via the Friends of the Whitworth website.
Tickets can also be booked by card payment on FOW Hotline -
07772 461808 Tuesday to Friday 10.00am till 2.00pm
Victoria Cooke is the Director of Gallery 1957 in Accra, Ghana - a gallery presenting leading artists working across West Africa and the diaspora, since joining the gallery in 2016 it has expanded into three galleries in Accra and one outpost in London, UK.
Victoria launched the Yaa Asantewaa Prize in 2021, the first-ever dedicated art prize for women on the continent. Victoria has previously lived, worked and researched extensively across West Africa including Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Before joining Gallery 1957, Victoria worked at David Zwirner, London. In September 2020 Victoria was selected as one of Apollo’s 40 under 40 within the African Arts.
In 2021 she launched Aya Academy and Aya Editions. AYA Academy is a Ghanaian NGO with a primary objective of addressing the lack of women in the creative industries in Ghana and West Africa through education, empowerment and economic development. AYA Editions is a global platform for contemporary female artists from West Africa and the diaspora.
Further Details:
Cost per person: £7.00
Booking has now closed for this event.
Technical information
The event will be hosted on the platform Zoom at 5.00pm.
NON MEMBERS WELCOME. Please pass on the information to friends who might be interested in the talk.
If by the day before the event (Mon 31 Jan 2022) you have not received the link to join the event, please check your SPAM folder, and get in touch with [email protected]
Tickets
The Cost will be £7.00 per person bookable via the Friends of the Whitworth website.
Tickets can also be booked by card payment on FOW Hotline -
07772 461808 Tuesday to Friday 10.00am till 2.00pm
EVENT DATE
FEBRUARY 01, 2022
COST
£7.00 per person
POSTAL BOOKINGS
Booking Closed
NUMBER OF PLACES
Not specified/unlimited
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