Arts Infrastructure & Support

Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey

Business Name:
Breathing Art Studio Ltd

Breathing Art Studio (BAS) is a Ghana-based Creative Entrepreneurship Hub and Cultural Think Tank working at the intersection of the Creative Arts, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Policy Advocacy, and Cultural Diplomacy. Through immersive cultural productions, research, capacity-building, creative wellness initiatives, and cross-sector partnerships, BAS supports artists and creative entrepreneurs with training, consultancy, and ecosystem support in areas including literary arts development, publishing, intellectual property, marketing & communications, enterprise formalisation, business development, and sustainable creative enterprise models. The studio also convenes conversations and collaborations around the creative economy, cultural exchange, and the role of the arts in sustainable development across Africa, with experience spanning institutional, academic, cultural heritage, and development sector partnerships.

Other Finalists

Araba Ofori-Acquah

Kura
Colorful abstract pattern with concentric circles, dotted spirals, and curved lines in pink, teal, yellow, white, and blue on a dark background.

Evans Fiifi Aboah Odoi

AB Card Games
Colorful abstract pattern with concentric circles, dotted spirals, and curved lines in pink, teal, yellow, white, and blue on a dark background.

Salomey Ankrah

Mey Treats
Colorful abstract pattern with concentric circles, dotted spirals, and curved lines in pink, teal, yellow, white, and blue on a dark background.

Robin Beth Riskin & Francis Djiwornu

Safia Studios
Colorful abstract pattern with concentric circles, dotted spirals, and curved lines in pink, teal, yellow, white, and blue on a dark background.

Rita Mawuena Benissan

Si Hene Foundation
Colorful abstract pattern with concentric circles, dotted spirals, and curved lines in pink, teal, yellow, white, and blue on a dark background.