"Art is not just expression — it is strategy, diplomacy, and economic power."
Breathing Art Studio is Ghana's first Creative Entrepreneurship Hub and Cultural Think Tank. We sit at the intersection of creative production, research, entrepreneurship, and cultural dialogue — unlocking new possibilities for artists, institutions, and industries across Africa.
What We Do
Six pillars of creative impact
Artist development, business incubation, and capacity-building that transforms creative talent into sustainable enterprise.
Experiential, immersive events that weave poetry, performance, storytelling, music, food, and dialogue.
Data and cross-sector conversations that inform investment, policy, and practice within the creative economy.
International cultural exchange and representation that positions African creative work on the global stage.
Linking arts with education, health, tourism, sport, and technology to build wider relevance across industries.
Mental health support, wellbeing programmes, and safe spaces designed for the unique pressures facing creatives.
The Matriarch's
Verse Experience
Ghana's largest solo poetry concert and immersive cultural production — redefining what poetry can be. Experiential, communal, and deeply Ghanaian.
Making measurable
cultural change
Collaborations with United Nations organisations, embassies, and development agencies
Major cultural productions and programmes delivered across Ghana and the region
Creative Hub opening — a new home for Ghana's creative community
Permanent creative complex planned for Westlands, Accra by 2028
Selected Programmes
Work that moves culture forward
Flagship Production
Ghana's largest solo poetry concert — an immersive cultural production blending poetry, music, performance, food, and dialogue.
Academic Partnership
Creative entrepreneurship and ecosystem development with GIMPA, supporting creative economy education and industry engagement.
Cultural Diplomacy
Regional cultural engagement and representation, linking Ghana's creative voice to the wider African diaspora.
Aligned with the world's development priorities
Our work contributes directly to six UN Sustainable Development Goals — from poverty reduction and gender equality to quality education and economic growth.
"The arts are not a luxury — they are the infrastructure of a thriving society."
Poet, media practitioner, and cultural strategist Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey founded Breathing Art Studio on over a decade of experience working across media, cultural diplomacy, and the creative economy. Through her vision, BAS has become Ghana's most distinctive creative institution — connecting people, institutions, and ideas in ways that drive real socio-economic change.
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