Ghana: Artist Turns Street Hawkers’ Hustle Into Art

THE daily hustle of street hawkers in Accra has been given artistic expression in a new exhibition seeking to draw attention to their resilience, creativity and contribution to the city’s informal economy.

The exhibition, titled Apampam Store, was opened at the Christiansborg Archaeological Heritage Project (CAHP) Centre in Osu by Ghanaian artist Nicholas Tettey Wayo, popularly known as Nico Wayo.

The month-long exhibition, which is his first solo show at the centre, features paintings depicting…