Lady Julia Osei Tutu, the Chief Patron of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Arts Awards, is scheduled to host eight Laureates to a cocktail reception on Wednesday.
This reception will take place at 6 pm on May 13, 2026, before the main event at the Manhyia Palace.
It will be used to formally welcome them to Kumasi and the seat of the Asantehene.
The artists to be honoured are the founder of the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art, Red Clay, and Nkrumah Volini in Tamale, Ibrahim Mahama; installation artist and painter based in New York, Yaw Owusu; painter Victor Butler; and painter Larry Otoo.
The rest are portrait artist Afia Prempeh; the first contemporary artist from Seychelles, Leon Radegonde; African Curator at the British Museum, Julie Hudson; and curator Osei Bonsu.
Awards
Around 500 guests will gather at the Manhyia Palace to participate in the second edition of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Arts Awards, a scheme that celebrates excellence, innovation and contributions to contemporary art.
With the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Dzifa Gomashie, as the guest of honour, the event will be graced by about 10 ambassadors and high commissioners, as well as 15 heads of United Nations agencies and other international development organisations.
About Scheme
The award scheme was conceived by the Monarch of the Asante Kingdom in partnership with UNESCO as a ten-year project to recognise industrial leaders in the country and to inspire a new generation of practitioners, including those in the digital arts.
The visionary idea was constituted as part of efforts to sustain contemporary Ghanaian art, which had recently been at the mercy of European, American, and Middle Eastern markets.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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