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Amoako Boako , first African artist to send artworks to outter space on the New Shepard rocket ship by Blue Origin on the 26th of August.

Artlife Matters secured broadcasting rights from Uplift Aerospace to stream the historic event to schools and the art community in Ghana. We understood the importance and impact this event will have on merging and established artists in Africa and beyond. Amoako Boafo also sat down with Artlife Matters to share his thoughts on industry challenges and his plans to contribute to a robust creative industry. Kindly see podcast below.

In our current society, we mostly see people in similar fields as competition. How do you condition your mind to take criticisms from your peers? What do you look out for in choosing an artist for collaboration or support?

For someone like you who has gone through challenging times in your career and is currently seen as successful, what structures do you think should be implemented to help upcoming creatives avoid similar mistakes and to easily formulate a sustainable art career? What are you doing at your level to help?

What message do you want to send to that young girl bleaching her skin, when you successfully launch your dark skin characters into outer space?

With reference to your DW documentary, you mentioned your mum was expecting a white-collar job instead of painting. Has this misconception changed when it comes to art as a respectable career in your locality? And what would this Art x Space project contribute to changing this misconception for parents and the everyday Ghanaian?

Renewed hope for visual arts students in Ghana as Amoako’s artwork reaches outer space

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Amoako Boako , first African artist to send artworks to outter space on the New Shepard rocket ship by Blue Origin on the 26th of August.

Podcast: In Amoako Boafo's own voice

In our current society, we mostly see people in similar fields as competition. How do you condition your mind to take criticisms from your peers? What do you look out for in choosing an artist for collaboration or support?

What message do you want to send to that young girl bleaching her skin, when you successfully launch your dark skin characters into outer space?

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