Aba

LATEST ARTICLES ( 60 )

• Happy New Year

  

  We're ready for the new year. Our first visitors at Aba House are from Germany and Burkina Faso. A good start for our interest in appealing to a diverse group o... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Holiday Gifts

  

  We work with children in a Ghanaian fishing village.We have taught them that instead of begging that they should work for what they want. Their work is to make... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Artist Residency in Ghana 2018

  

  Cross Cultural Collaborative is offering an ARTIST RESIDENCY July 9 - July 22,2018Please follow link for details:... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• You're Invited

  

  Our computer got so old that it wouldn't blog or do much of anything anymore, so here we are with our new MAC . We'll try to keep up to date.It's summertime her... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Textile Workshop 2016

  

  TEXTILE WORKSHOP IN GHANA July 17 - July 30, 2016A hands on opportunity to learn African textile techniques in the context of their culture from indigenous... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Summer at Aba House

  

  After months of planning we approach our first ARTIST RESIDENCY. It has been quite an undertaking working with people on 3 continents getting everything... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Artist Residency in Ghana

  

  If you missed our first call for the residency, we now have space for a few more participants.If interested, please contact us for details. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Every Meal is a Story

  

  is about African cooking. It contains some recipes and many observations about the culture of food in Ghana. The recipes have been tested on visitors to Aba... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Holiday Brochure

  

  We work with children in a fishing village in Ghana. We've taught them not to beg,but to develop a work ethic. The children make paper from sugar cane... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Artist Residency in Ghana

  

  Cross Cultural Collaborative is offering an artist residency August 17-31, 2015 open to 10 artists working in any medium. If you'd like more information... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Summer Program

  

  The WORLD CUP is still going on, but Ghana isn't. They did well until they didn't. We should still be proud of them. Electricity outages are the norm in Ghana,... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Where Will You Be This Summer?

  

  We are looking for a volunteer to work with some awesome kids in a fishing village in Ghana.Available dates are July 18 - August 1.Instead of coming as a touris... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Happy Birthday Ghana

  

  On March 6, 1957 Ghana was the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence from a colonial power. Come join us July 19 - August 1 to celebrate... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Expressive Arts Therapy Workshop in Ghana

  CROSS CULTURAL COLLABORATIVE is sponsoringa special workshop in Ghanawith Expressive Arts therapist Kate T. Donohue THE INDIGENOUS ROOTS OF EXPRESSIVE ARTS... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• African Textile Workshop

  

  We are now taking applications for our annual TEXTILE WORKSHOP IN GHANA.This is a unique opportunity to interact with African artisans and creative people from... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Travel and Learn

  

  Did you know that mistletoe grows in trees?I don't think we grow mistletoe in Ghana, but we have all sorts of interesting trees and plants, and of course, we... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Happy New Year 2014

  

  I was invited to participate in an art residency in Romania at the beginning of January. How could I say no! At the end of the 10 days all of the international... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Saying Goodbye to 2013

  

  We want to thank everyone who has followed us this year and wish you a peaceful slide into 2014.We hope that the new year brings many cultural collaborations... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• the Asante

  

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lXyh7Bg8Oo feature=player_detailpageThis is a documentary about the Asante- the largest ethnic group in Ghana. As you will see i... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Interesting Perspective

  

  We all know the stereotypes about Africa. Would it surprise you to know that Africans have some strange ideas about "others"? Africans believe that foreigners... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL