The Acting Executive Secretary of the Creative Arts Agency, Gideon Aryeequaye, has revealed that the body will introduce an annual awards scheme to celebrate industry stakeholders.

He made this announcement on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z on Saturday, 27th September 2025, while outlining the agency’s upcoming programmes.

“The second thing we will do which will also be annual is the Creative Arts Awards, to recognise the work that you do, to recognise the work that others do. This is one is not the usual red carpet, turn around 360; proper one. Not a black tie event. If I say black tie then we are losing our identity. But you have to come in something really good. Something that you have created, something that will project you,” he told the host Kwame Dadzie.

He further disclosed that the agency plans to hold an annual festival showcasing all domains of the creative arts.

According to him, the agency will also curate a programme for highlife music, which he described as one of Ghana’s intangible cultural heritage.

The Creative Arts Agency is mandated to coordinate, regulate and promote activities within the creative sector, as well as implement policies and initiatives that drive its growth.