This study sought to develop a model of empowering up-and-coming artists by
enhancing their participation in Ghanaian creative industries, assisted through
the mentorship programme led by cultural pioneering visual arts masters.
Creative industries are a combination of the creation, production, and
commercialisation of creative and cultural content that can serve as goods
and/or services. The model explored the impact of mentorship in skills transfer
and development towards economic empowerment and maintenance of
cultural heritage through enculturation. The importance of the maintenance of
cultural heritage is explored using Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Cultural Capital.
At the same time, the impact of economic empowerment is explained through
social cohesion theory towards economic inclusion. This research questioned
whether artists’ social structure can function as a system of social stratification
in which certain key characteristics of artists and their practice development
affect their success in the creative art industries in Ghana. Qualitative research
methods of data collection, particularly the multi-case studies approach, were
used. The data analysis was done using conceptual analysis to identify cultural
capital indicators embedded in contemporary artists' practice in the Ghanaian
creative industries. Thematic analysis was done by grouping emerging
themes, patterns, and relationships from the collated data to provide useful insights into what accounts for a successful career in art practice through
Ghanaian creative industries. This research sought to contribute to the existing
literature by adding to the African perspectives on artistic stratification and
cultural production in the creative industries. The study also highlights
inequalities for policymakers to formulate policies and implement appropriate interventions to address inequalities in the creative industries. Additionally, it
would ensure that the prolific practitioners in the creative industries are
identified and supported to grow Ghana’s economy and engender social
cohesion.
Olu phando beluzama ukuphuhlisa umfuziselo wokuxhobisa amagcisa
asakhasayo ngokuphucula ukuthatha kwawo inxaxheba kwimizimveliso
yobugcisa yaseGhana, encediswa ngenkqubo yokuqeqesha ekhokelwa
ngoomakhwekhwetha kwinkcubeko yobugcisa obubonakalayo. Imizimveliso
yobugcisa yindibanisela yokuqweba, imveliso, kunye nokuthengiswa
kwezixhobo zobugcisa nenkcubeko ezinokusebenza njengempahla
kunye/okanye iinkonzo. Lo mfuziselo uza kuphonononga impembelelo
yoqeqesho kugqithiselo lwezakhono kunye nophuhliso olubhekiselele
kuxhotyiso lwezoqoqosho nokulondolozwa kwelifa lemveli ngenkcubeko.
Ukubaluleka kokulondolozwa kwelifa lemveli yenkcubeko kuphononongwa
kusetyenziswa iTheory of Cultural Capital kaPierre Bourdieu. Ngaxeshanye,
impembelelo yokuxhotyiswa kwezoqoqosho icaciswa ngengcingane
yokusebenzisana koluntu ekubandakanyekeni kwezoqoqosho. Olu phando
belunombuzo wokuba ingaba ubume bentlalontle yamagcisa bunokusebenza
njengenkqubo yokucwangciswa kwezentlalo apho iimpawu ezithile
eziphambili zamagcisa kunye nophuhliso lomsebenzi wamagcisa
luchaphazela impumelelo yawo kwimizimveliso yobugcisa bokuqweba
eGhana. Kusetyenziswe iindlela zophandontyilazwi zokuqokelela idatha,
ngakumbi indlela yezifundo ngemizekelo emininzi. Uhlalutyo lwedatha
lwenziwe ngokusebenzisa uhlalutyo lwengqiqo ukuchonga izalathisi
zezibonelelo zenkcubeko ezizinziswe kwiinkqubo zamagcisa ale mihla kwimizimveliso yobugcisa yaseGhana. Uhlalutyo lwemixholo lwenziwe
ngokuhlelwa ngokwemixholo evelayo, iindlela/iiphateni, kunye nobudlelwane
obusuka kwidatha eqokelelweyo ukuze kubonelelwe ngengqiqo eluncedo
malunga nokuba yintoni ebangela ikhondo lomsebenzi eliphumeleleyo kumsebenzi wobugcisa ngokusebenzisa imizimveliso yokuqweba yaseGhana.
Olu phando lufaka igalelo kuncwadi olusele lukhona ngokongeza
kwiingcamango zesiNtu malunga nokuhlelwa okanye ukucwangciswa
kobugcisa nemveliso yezenkcubeko kwimizimveliso yobugcisa. Olu phando
lukwagqamisa ukungalingani kubaqulunqi bemigaqonkqubo ukuze baqulunqe
imigaqonkqubo nokuphumeza ungenelelo olufanelekileyo ukulungisa
ukungalingani kwimizimveliso yobugcisa. Ukongeza, oku kuya kuqinisekisa
ukuba abantu abanobuchule bokuqweba kwimizimveliso yobugcisa
bayachongwa kwaye bayaxhaswa ukuze bakhulise uqoqosho lwaseGhana
kunye nokukhuthaza intsebenziswano kuluntu.
Phuputso ena e batlile ho hlahisa mmotlolo wa ho matlafatsa batshwantshisi
ba ntseng ba hlahella ka ho ntlafatsa ho nka karolo ha bona indastering ya
boqapi ya Ghana, ba thuswa ka lenaneo la boeletsi le etelletsweng pele ke
ditsebi tsa bonono tsa bopula-madiboho ba setso. Diindasteri tsa boqapi ke
motswako wa boqapi, tlhahiso, le kgwebo ya ditaba tsa boqapi le tsa setso tse
ka sebetsang e le thepa le/kapa ditshebeletso. Mmotlolo ona o tla hlahloba
phello ya boeletsi phetisong ya ditsebo le ntshetsopele mabapi le matlafatso
ya moruo le tlhokomelo ya lefa la setso ka ho ruta ditaba tsa setso. Bohlokwa
ba ho boloka lefa la setso bo hlahlojwa ho sebediswa Theori ya Thepa Eo
Motho a Iphedisang ka Yona ya Pierre Bourdieu. Ka nako e tshwanang, phello
ya matlafatso ya moruo e hlaloswa ka kgopolo ya bonngwe ba setjhaba ho ya
ho ho kenyeletswa ha moruo. Patlisiso ena e ile ya sheba hore na sebopeho
sa batshwantshisi se ka sebetsa jwalo ka mokgwa wa tlhophiso ya setjhaba
moo ditshwaneleho tse ding tsa bohlokwa tsa batshwantshisi le ntshetsopele
ya bona ya boikwetliso di amang katleho ya bona indastering ya bonono ya
boqapi naheng ya Ghana. Ho ile ha sebediswa mekgwa ya patlisiso ya boleng
ba pokello ya datha, haholo-holo mokgwa wa dithuto tsa maemo a mangata.
Manollo ya datha e entswe ho sebediswa manollo ya maikutlo ho hlwaya
matshwao a moruo a setso a kentsweng tshebetsong ya batshwantshisi ba
mehleng ya kajeno indastering ya boqapi ya Ghana. Manollo ya sehlooho e
entswe ka ho hlophisa dihlooho tse hlahang, diphethene le dikamano ho tswa
ho datha e kopantsweng ho fana ka ditemohisiso tse molemo tsa hore na ke
eng e etsang hore motho a atlehe mosebetsing wa bonono ka diindasteri tsa
boqapi tsa Ghana. Patlisiso ena e ne e batla ho kenya letsoho dingodilweng tse teng ka ho eketsa maikutlo a Maafrika mabapi le tlhophiso ya bonono le
tlhahiso ya setso indastering ya boqapi. Phuputso e boetse e totobatsa ho se
lekane ho baetsi ba melawana ho etsa maano le ho kenya tshebetsong
mekgwa e nepahetseng ya ho sebetsana le ho se lekane diindastering tsa
boqapi. Ho feta moo, e tla etsa bonnete ba hore ditsebi tse hlwahlwa
diindastering tsa boqapi dia tsejwa le ho tshehetswa ho hodisa moruo wa
Ghana le ho matlafatsa bonngwe ba setjhaba.
