The Art Responsible project is a special initiative of the Accra Art Week collective inspired by the evolving needs of urban youth and a deteriorating climate. What better way to teach the values of sustainability and eco-consciousness than by transforming waste into valuable art? 

Reflecting upon the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of promoting Sustainable Cities and Communities as well as Responsible Consumption and Production.

This initiative challenges conventional art practices and creatives of future generations to create Art Responsibly without destroying the environment. The main objective of the project is to encourage young creatives and art students to come up with innovative solutions to help create awareness and curb the rapid accumulation of waste in Ghana. 

The artworks transform recycled waste materials such as newspapers, discarded leather, and cow-horns to create unique, one-of-a-kind artworks that give the materials new life and meaning. Symbolising renewed hope, evolution, and progress.  

The project was officially launched in 2023 in partnership with the Embassy of France in Ghana and Societe Generale, during which an indoor/outdoor Art installation was put together at the Residence of the French Ambassador in Accra. The installation brought together an eclectic combination of mixed media upcycled art of all shapes, sizes, and forms. 

For more information visit; www.artresponsible.com