Ghana’s copyright organisations to launch Atuu festival in August

The Joint Committee of Collective Management Organisations (JCCMO) will launch the Atuu Festival of Arts on 19 August at Accra's Golden Tulip Hotel.

Speaking about the festival, chairman of the JCCMO Asare Yamoah, which was established in 2012, said the idea is to establish a binennial festival to cater culturally to Ghanaians, make the country a destination for art lovers the world over and also to give local artists an avenue to encounter international standards in terms of festival participation.

According to a statement from the organisers, “[Atuu Festival of Arts] will showcase the arts in Ghana and place local creative arts practitioners and their works in the global environment while enhancing their ability to access the full potentials and opportunities of the global environment through the exchange of ideas and creation of a dynamic and vibrant platform and market place for the arts.

“Ultimately, the festival aims at creating opportunities for the creative arts and culture industry in Ghana and becoming a major arts and culture destination by bringing home major industry players from around the world here to interact with local artistes.”

The three organisations making up the JCCMO are the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), Audio Visual Rights Society of Ghana (ARSOG) and Copy Ghana.

GHAMRO is represented at the JCCMO by its Chairman Rex Omar, Chief Officer Abraham Adjatey and board member Ahmed Banda aka Bandex. ARSOG is represented by Chairman Richard Prempeh, Secretary Abeiku Sagoe, board member Augustine Abbey and William Addo.

Copy Ghana is represented by its Chairman Kwesi Annor, Secretary Ben Nyadzi, and Kwaku Ganyo. Copy Ghana’s Yamoah is the JCCMO Chairman.