Renowned Art Director Amb Dr Prince Kojo-Hilton Pens Down His Inspiring Journey As A Scenic Painter-Inside Story.

One of Ghana’s renowned and most celebrated visual Artist Amb. Dr. Prince Kojo-Hilton well vested in Scenic Painting who is best known to solving problems through his creative works of Art and for years advocates for the Arts, always attach to his Art works a message to inspire the young Artists and to the world at large. Enjoy a mural he recently did of The Super Hero’s a piece he stated worth $7,000 USD.

MY LIFE IS ART. ART IS MY LIFE

Amb Dr Prince Kojo-Hilton Writes……
Being an artist isn’t just about putting pencil to paper, or brush to canvas. Art can and does mean so much more than that, to so many people. Art is a way of seeing the world, a way of expression, oftentimes a compulsion: we
simply must create!
Art may be a way to explore your world or your
imagination. Art may inspire a beginning painter to take steps into learning a new medium, or an accomplished artist to experiment with a new technique. Art is teaching, art is learning. Art can be exciting, empowering, and an expression of love.
Art can be a challenge: both frustrating and rewarding at the same time, leading to a sense of accomplishment or a determination to do more. Art can be a message: of
politics, of peace, of brutality or beauty. Art can be an escape, an idealization, or simply a means of play. Art can be anything and everything you let it be.

PROFILE OF AMB. DR. PRINCE KOJO-HILTON (Art Director)
Amb. Dr. Prince Kojo-Hilton is a multi-talented visual artist with almost eighteen years
professional experience that has gained him both local and international recognition. He is
a product of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) with a major in Art Direction
and Production Design (2014).
Due to his hard work, passion and incredible creativity ability, he had a rare opportunity as
an understudy to Johnson Edu (his Uncle); at the Technical Department of the National
Theatre of Ghana which helped launch his career to another level. His understudy was in
the areas of Scenic design, Props Design, Make- up and special effects design, Set Design
and Construction. He has used his skills on a number of projects and he has gained the
accolade of the first ever artist to create the first ever man made Volcano in Africa. This
was for the Guinness’ Big Eruption Concert in Accra, Ghana. He has worked on a number
of Films, TV Commercials, TV studio Sets, Music Videos, Theatre Productions and several
live Stage events.
Adding to his prehistoric repertoire, he has worked as a Scenic Artist with Hollywood
Directors of The Matrix Trilogy (the Wachowskis) on the science fiction series ‘Sense 8’
which was shot in Nairobi, Kenya in 2014. Kojo has worked with most of the multimedia
firms and production houses of great renown in Accra, Ghana and across Africa. His
passion and dedication to duty has caused him to accomplish staggering results within a
short space of time.
With regards to awards, Kojo has won several. Notable amongst them are The Osagyefo
Pan African Eminence Art Director/ Production Designer Award 2016; The World Leader
Laureate, a PENTASI B’ AWARD 2018 and The 40 Under 40 Award 2019 for the Theatre and
Arts category. He also won an Honorary Award from the School of Performing Arts,
University of Ghana, Legon, in 2017. Other recognitions include nominations for The
Global Art Awards; under the category of Ultimate Best Global Mixed Media Artist Award
2017 in Dubai. Yale University also awarded him a Citation of Inspiration in 2018. In 2019
in Nigeria, he was celebrated as a Living Legend by the World Institute of Peace and
became the recipient of the World Icon of Peace Award, in 2018 two of his best stage
design works were selected and displayed at the Prague Quadrennial of Performance
Design and Space (in Czech Republic) as African Section for Set Design and Costume.
Dr. Kojo – Hilton is a strong art advocate, for the past 17 years has single handedly trained
and mentored many young talents in Ghana, Nigeria, Gambia, Kenya, South Africa etc.
He is the former Greater Accra Regional chairman for Ghana Association of Visual Artists
(GAVA) 2017- 2019.
He received the Pan African Republic Honorary Award 2019 and is currently The Pan
African Art Ambassador, a Lifetime achievement Award. In 2020 Kojo-Hilton received an
Honorary Doctorate license No. 43/2018 from International Forum for Creativity and
Humanity – Kingdom of Morocco, same year he was awarded Extraordinary People
Awards – USA, In Visual Artist Award of Honor.
Events and Projects founded by Amb. Dr. Kojo-Hilton includes; Supports Arts Foundation
(SAF), Visual Art Students Empowerment Project (VASEP), PKH Art Africa, Hilwood Studio,
The Arts Legendary Wall of Fame Honours, The CombArt Show, Hilton Honorary Art
Awards, Pan African States University of Art (PASUA) The community Art Festival.