The 2026 awards ceremony, organised by the Manhyia Palace Museum in collaboration with UNESCO and Justice and Repairs, took place on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at the Otumfuo Golden Jubilee Hall.
More than 600 participants attended the colourful event, including diplomats, university vice chancellors, artists, curators and representatives of international cultural agencies.
Among the honoured laureates were renowned Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, founder of the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art, Red Clay and Nkrumah Voli-ni in Tamale, installation artist and painter Yaw Owusu, painters Victor Butler and Larry Otoo, as well as portrait artist Afia Prempeh.
May 14, 2026
