The Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG) has unveiled its new logo at an event held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.

The event which was dubbed “ATWAG Brand Refresh”, took place on Friday, July 21 2022, to outline strategies to make the association more vibrant and attractive for several writers to join.

In his speech, the President of ATWAG, George Quaye, noted that he was dedicated to making the group more impactful to the arts, tourism and culture sector of Ghana.

As part of measures put in place, the President of ATWAG announced that the association will be having a group welfare policy with Star Assurance.

“We cannot continue to rely on friends and fellow group members when the unexpected happens. We must take charge of our own fortunes and mitigate whatever negative effects an unexpected event may plunge us into.”

“This is what inspired us to broker a new insurance policy with the STAR ASSURANCE GROUP. They will share the policy with us and I do hope we all sign on because starting tonight, ATWAG will no longer contribute monies to support members especially in the case of death,” George Quaye noted.

He also announced the group’s readiness to collaborate with institutions within the creative industry including the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

After that a new ATWAG logo was unveiled at the programme. There were performances from singer Awura-Ama and poet Nana Asaase.

Some distinguished guest present at the event include; Nanabenyin Dadson (Former Editor of Graphic Showbiz and Head of Journalism AUCC), Engineer Dr Ken Ashigbe ( the CEO of Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications), Mark Okraku Mantey (Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture) and Socrate Safo (the Board Chairman of the Film Classification Committee).

Others include Kwadwo Antwi (the CEO of the Ghana Tourism Development Company), Akwasi Agyemang (CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority) and Palgrave Aboagye Danquah (Government Spokesperson for Governance and Security) who represented the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah.

The Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG) is an association of Ghanaian arts writers, journalists and media personnel. ATWAG seeks to promote arts, tourism, and culture reportage in Ghana while developing the professional capacity and the welfare of its members.

ATWAG is also aimed at promoting cooperation and collaboration among its members and players in the arts, tourism, and culture value chain.