SHS3 Art And Design Studio · Semester 1 Week 2: Meanings, Scope and Role of Art and Design Studio

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.1.1.LI.2 - Investigate the art business registration, its importance and implication on art studio practice.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List at least five steps involved in registering an art and design business in Ghana under the Registration of Business Names Act, 1962 (Act 151) and the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992).
Distinguish between registering a sole proprietorship business name and registering a limited liability company, stating one key difference in the process and requirements.
Explain three importance of registering an art and design business for a studio practitioner, using examples relevant to their own studio practice.
Analyse two implications of operating an unregistered art and design business in Ghana, citing potential legal, financial or reputational consequences.
Prepare a simple checklist or action plan for registering a small art and design studio business in Ghana.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Art and Design Theories and Application (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Meanings, Scope and Role of Art and Design Studio (1.1)
Content standard: 3.1.1.CS.1 - 3.1.1.CS.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Creative Art industry laws, and ethics and their implication on art and design studio practices. 3.1.1.LO.1 Reflect and familiarise yourself with intellectual property laws in Ghana and their importance to the art and design studio practitioners.
Indicator: 3.1.1.LI.2 - Investigate the art business registration, its importance and implication on art studio practice.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 2 (Week 2 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 91

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Experiential Learning; Group/Collaborative Learning: In convenient groups, analyse the processes involved in the registration of art and design businesses in Ghana and its implications on studios from practitioners.

Assessment (3.1.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials: Copyright Act of Ghana (Act 690) and other related Acts; textbooks; studio manuals; equipment maintenance manuals; videos; exhibition catalogues; journals; magazines; web references; audio-visual resources; projector; antique artworks; camera; modelling; flip charts,; posters; flyers; buntings; paintings; drawings and illustrations; Patent Act of Ghana, Act 2003, (Act 657); printmaking; carving; casting and assemblage tools; dyes; wax; plasticine; nylon chords; twine; fabrics; wire mesh; organdie; canvas; zinc plate; aluminium sheet; hand drills; copper sheets and wires; bolts and knots; rivets; eyelets; sand; plaster of Paris; white cement; cement fondu; clay; wood; TLMs on materials and methods; Intellectual Property Laws of Ghana; Companies Act 2019, Act 992; Registration of Business Names Act, 1962 Act 151