African Contemporary Art Work

The Foundation for Contemporary Art-Ghana is an active network of artists created to offer a platform for the presentation and the development of a critical forum for the promotion of contemporary art in Ghana.

FCA was founded in 2004 by 23 founding members representing artists, gallery owners, academics and patrons of the arts. The founding of FCA was initiated by Virginia Ryan (Australian-Italian Artist/Writer) and the Late Prof. Joe Nkrumah (Anthropologist/Conservator/Curator).

Current & upcoming FCA projects: • Aids Stigma campaign in collaboration with AED (a USAID funded project) • World Food Programme Exhibition • World Bank - Corruption Exhibition

Office Administrators The role will be to provide administrative support, contribute to stakeholder relationship management, and provide creative input to the organisation of events.

Project Coordinator

Set up and implement new projects with other organisations. The volunteer will be required to support the coordination of projects & establish projects with other organisations.

Fundraiser

The intern will be required to look at the options for fundraising, meet with potential donors (such as UNESCO and private institutions), draft fundraising proposals

Requirements:

• You must be at least 18 years of age upon application.
• You must have a background of relevance to the individual position and have a strong interest in contemporary art.
• In order to maintain the sustainability and high performance of this project all interns are required to complete a detailed hand-over document for successive interns.
• The volunteer must be able to work in basic working conditions and with very little equipment.
• All roles requires a minimum of 5 hours a day (suggested 10-3pm), 5 days a week. You will work alongside the current part time secretary and other artists and volunteers, of which there will typically be at least 3-4 also at the office. You will be required to attend one weekly general meeting, usually on Wednesday afternoons from 4 pm till 6 pm.
• Additionally, you will be required to frequent galleries and cultural organisations in Accra, to attend occasional evening events, and represent FCA with other volunteers of the foundation. This will be a wonderful way to learn about the city and meet people