Community Mosaic Mural
Making Workshop and
Craft Tour of Ghana 2004
Community Mosaic Workshop and Craft Tour of Ghana
Presented by Cross Cultural Collaborative,
Inc.
Course Facilitator: Laurel True of True Mosaics Studio, Oakland, CA
Dates: July 16 - August 2, 2004 (17 days)
Workshop Location: Aba House Cultural Center in Nungua, Ghana
Cost:
If participants registar
early, by March 15th, cost will be $2,050, based on a minimum of five
(5) participants.
(The workshop/tour cost will be reduced to $1,880 for a minimum of eight
(8) participants.)
This includes:
Airport pickup and workshop/tour related transportation within Ghana, accommodations based on double occupancy at Aba House, breakfast and dinner during stay at Aba House, cultural orientation, all workshop fees, materials and tools, performances by traditional drum and dance troupe, mosaic tour of Accra, visits to museums and local art studios, visits to traditional craft villages in Ghana including famous bead making village, weaving co-op and more.
International airfare not included in workshop/ tour cost. CCC can get discounted tickets for you.
Deadline for registration: April 2nd, 2004
For detailed program itinerary, more information or to reserve your spot in this unique course please contact:
Cross Cultural Collaborative, Inc.
mosaics@culturalcollaborative.org
or
Laurel True/ True Mosaics Studio
Laurel @Truemosaics.com
510-437-9899
Cross Cultural Collaborative, Inc. is a non-profit arts organization that invites people to Aba House Cultural Center in Nungua, Ghana- an artist's community next to the ocean, about a half hour drive from Accra.
For more information about CCC, Inc, Aba House and past
programs in Ghana, log onto
www.CulturalCollaborative.org
For additional information on workshops at Aba House in July/ August 2004
visit our "workshops" page.
Workshop/ Tour Information
This unique workshop will combine lecture, theory, demonstration and hands on collaborative mosaic mural making. We will work with local community members to create a community- oriented mural at Aba House Cultural Center in Nungua, a fishing village near Accra, the capitol. Workshop participants will interface with the community and watch the collaborative process unfold in a cross- cultural environment. Lecture and demonstration subjects will include:
The Collaborative Process: especially with cross cultural groups
Community Mosaics: How to work with groups and facilitate group projects, designing to reflect community interests/ needs
Working with Tools and Materials: Mosaic tool use and substitutions, locating and using local mosaic and setting materials
Mosaic Mural Making Processes: Gridding and transfer of design, delegating different parts, working as a group
Mosaic Setting Techniques: Direct vs. other options, appropriateness to site, fixatives.
Grouting: Using cement as grout, finishing
Workshop participants will receive an orientation at Aba House Cultural
Center, tour Nungua and meet local community members before workshop begins.
Tour of Accra, visits to museums, art galleries, studios and Craft Tour
of Ghana will follow the workshop. Nungua is a fishing village located
on the ocean, about a half hour from Accra. The weather is beautiful in
July with temperatures in the 80s during the day and in the 70s at night.
There is a cool ocean breeze at night in Nungua and the atmosphere is
relaxed…no rushing! Nungua is known in the region as an arts community
and has modern facilities; shops, restaurants, bars, as well as many artist
workshops and studios representing many different disciplines including,
weaving, textile dying, sign painting, sculpture, ceramics and more.
Aba House is a cultural center and guest house located directly across from the ocean. It was built in the traditional style from earth, plaster and thatching. Aba House and Cross Cultural Collaborative, Inc. host many arts workshops and forums and there is always a buzz of activity. Other workshops at Aba House include ceramics, textile arts, papermaking, printmaking and more.
Workshop days will start at approximately 9am and run until around 5 with a break for lunch. Evenings will be spent enjoying social and/or cultural activities or as free time.
The Craft Tour will begin with an art and mosaic tour of Accra including the National Museum of Ghana and Center for Arts and Culture
and continue to Cape Coast for an historical tour of Posudam
Shrine- Cape Coast Castle and fishing village, then onto Kankum National
Wildlife Park and only canopy walk in West Africa, stopping in Kumasi
to visit the King's Palace. Craft villages we will visit include: Krobo/
Odumasi: Bead making workshop and bead market, Bonwire (kente weaving
village), Ntonso (adinkra village), Ahiwa (woodcarving village). The tour
will finish with a cruise on Lake Volta, largest lake in Ghana.
