Beyond certification: How Bawaa the artist is helping young creatives turn talent into opportunity

On a footbridge somewhere in Ghana, traffic moving below him, Bawaa the Artist stands with a brush in hand, filling in the lines of a face on a wall painted in red, gold, and green. A young apprentice stands just behind him holding up a reference photo, watching closely as the portrait comes together stroke by stroke. It's not a gallery. It's not even indoors. But it's exactly where Bawaa says the work is supposed to happen out where people can see it, not locked away waiting for a certificat...

By Caleb Ahinakwah