SUMA JOURNAL

Suma Journal - Chronicles of women in the arts inAfrica

©April- June 2023 Edition. VOLUME S091

Edited by Mardey Ohui Ofoe

Proof Reader:Akwele Suma Glory

AWomen'sArts InstituteAfrica Publication.

Cover painting by VictoriaAdoe@2007

Designed by Foundation for Female Photojournalists (FFP)

Back painting by OHUI@2023

Africa Office

Women'sArts InstituteAfrica (wAiA)

P.O. BOX 1826 OSU

ACCRAGHANA

TEL: +233-244658900, 244985629, 209090773

E-mail: whyafrica@gmail.com

Website: www.waianetwork.art

Motto: Connecting Our Energies

Challenges for performers in social distance, social media, and copyright law.

Virtual learning, virtual space and positioning creative work for value.

The disconnection from creative work, the storage of art works, and the rediscovery of creative energy.

Self-reection, inter-generational partnerships and representation

Finding the groove by returning to painting and hosting birthday art exhibition.

Self, time, space, and creative self-growth.

Experimenting with creative ideas and supporting artists to make a living.

Art production, advocacy, and human rights.

Creative fatigue and overcoming virtual training challenges.

Women Artists: Hindsight on Play and Pause Mode.

Black and white photo documentary, archival systems, and social media.

38 41 43 SUMA JOURNAL CHRONICLES OFWOMEN INTHE ARTS APRIL-JUNE 2023

The Women's Arts Instute Africa (wAiA) celebrated 2023 Internaonal Women's Day (IWD) under the theme, "Women Arsts, ICT and COVID-19 Experiences." A presentaon session organized for the celebraon explored the experiences of women arsts and the relevance of ICT within the COVID-19 context.

The meeng was the first major acvity by wAiA since the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restricons. 12 women arsts from Ghana and Nigeria were invited to present their experiences on the topic, "Women Arsts, ICT and COVID-19 Experiences".

The meeng was coordinated by Akwele Suma Glory and Adwowa Ammah- Tagoe and hosted by Anque Lemonade Art Space in Accra. The April edion of the Suma Journal publishes the Presentaons, Brief Biography of the Arst, Five Significant Acvies Undertaken by the Arst and Sample of Work.

Led by the United Naons, Internaonal Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when all women are recognized for their contribuons to upholding life on earth. This is irrespecve of their naonality, ethnic background, language, culture, economic or polical identy

Key outcomes of the experience shared with women in the arts in Africa were:

I. Copyright training for women arsts and NFT (Non Fungible Token) systems of ownership and payment.

II. Training workshop on procurement, contracng, and payment for creave works.

III. Development of inter-generaonal projects among women in the arts

IV. Hosng virtual art exhibions on social media plaorms

V. Documenng the works of women in the arts