Osuanyi, Q. E. (2013). OUR ARTS: Our Wealth and Health

The Arts can be active instrument for meaningfully progressive development in Ghana. It can also be used as ‘litmus test’ in national economic development to expedite the developmental success stories of Ghana. Can Ghana rethink the place of her art in national development to save her from her titanic economic affliction? The paper attempts to discuss the massive artistic orientation for Ghana in using her arts to accumulate wealth and promote health to her people, and justify how this could be done, supporting this argument with empirical and circumstantial evidences. Based on the findings of this study, further suggestion are given through which wealth creation and health promotion could be maximized so that the arts and craft industry could become the lynchpin of the country’s economy.