June 2011
Unesco-Breda Validates a Document on Cultural Rights
The National Commission for UNESCO (NATCOM) and The Bureau for Education and Development in Africa (BREDA) on 6th of June 2011 held a one day Workshop to validate a study on Cultural Rights in the Gambia at the Paradise Suits Hotel in Kololi. UNESCO- BREDA through the National Commission for NUESCO funded a study on cultural rights in The Gambia. more >
September 2009
Countries meeting on Kankurang Masquerade
The National Council for Arts and Culture with their Senegalese counterparts together with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, held a joint steering committee meeting between the Gambia and Senegal on the UNESCO Sponsored Kankurang Project. more >
January 2008
Gambia's Cultural Policy Updated
The National Centre for Arts Culture (NCAC) in collaboration with the Gambia National Commission for UNESCO, organised a three-day seminar in a bid to update the 1988 National Cultural Policy. more >
June 2007
Art Community Laments Lack of School
The artist community in Gambia has expressed concern about the lack of even a single arts school in the country, describing the issue as one of the major hindrance for the development and promotion of the spirit of arts in the country. more >
December 2006
NCAC Hosts Africa 2009
National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), hosted the 21st session of the Africa 2009 from 11th-13th December, 2006, at the Baobab Lodge in Bijilo. more >
September 2006
The Music of Democracy
Gambia’s musicians have recorded an album of election songs in a bid to help educate the electorate on the importance of free and fair elections, and their right to vote, more >
September 2005
Ecowas Culture Ministers Meet in Abuja
Participants recently gathered for the second Ecowas Culture Ministers' Conference, where the creation of an Ecowas cultural fund to support promotion of art and artists, the adoption of a calender of cultural festivals, and property rights laws of Ecowas member states were among the discussion points. more >
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