Nominations have been officially opened for the 2020 edition of the Ghana Arts and Culture Awards (GACA) organized by the Arts and Culture Company.

The award exists to acknowledge the stakeholder and key players in the industry who have been ensuring the success of the industry from their respective positions. The nomination process will end July 31, 2020.

The spokesman and event manager for GACA, Mr. Frank Saka, announced rule changes to the nominations process due to the Coronavirus outbreak, sighting the decision to make the voting online as one of the many tweaks employed to make the process a success.

“We are in a time where there's been a restriction to movements and social distancing, therefore, we are urging all prospective nominees to visit our website; www.gacagh.com/nomination or send the nomination to [email protected] to file for the nomination, adding all relevant materials which the board will need to make their final selection," he explained.

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He also announced two new categories, “Outstanding Theatre Performance” and “Arts and Culture Media of the year (Radio)”; explaining that the categories were put in place to promote the craft in those sectors across the country.

The head of communication and research of GACA, Mr. Mike Frempong, said the nominees could send their questions and enquiries to the scheme through its websites and emails.

This year's awards ceremony is in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ghana Tourism Authority, National Commission on Culture, National Folklore Board, and Tourism Society of Ghana with sponsorship from GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, Liberty Industry, and Joy Industry.