Artist Na Chainkua Reindorf takes on one of the most dynamic and resourceful cities in West Africa, Accra.

Accra

"Makola is this huge market where you can literally find anything and everything. It has different districts: an area that is just fabrics, and an area that is just electronics. It's super intense and you’re on high alert because there are a lot of people, but I always notice it brings a sharpening of my senses. I always make a point of going every time I'm in Accra, at least once."

Makola Market

"Nubuke Foundation in East Legon is the very first place I'll send anybody. Apart from the fact that it's a gallery and has interesting exhibitions, it's actually just a really cool building. They also have community projects where they have people come in and do performances or talks. There's always something happening there."

Nubuke Foundation

"Gallery 1957 has three spaces within the same vicinity so they can have three concurrent exhibitions. Artists from a wide range of nationalities are exhibited and it’s a cool way to explore what's going on in Ghana art-wise."

Gallery 1957

"A place I discovered when I was last in Accra is a café called Jamestown Coffee Company. It’s a big converted warehouse that is now a café, bar and event space. It just has a really calm, chill vibe — definitely a place where creatives would want to go and hang out, even if it's just to take your laptop and do some work."

Jamestown Coffee Company

"Another bar I like is called Republic, which is in Osu. It’s a really unassuming, small bar that spills out into the street in the evening. They have this famous drink with bissap, which is a hibiscus flower drink. I’ll go there just for that drink."

The Republic Bar & Grill

"For local-type fun, I think Osu in general is a great place to visit, especially at night. It’s where the nightlife is hopping. I like Bloom Bar, which is an open-plan outdoor area with lights that illuminate everything and everyone. They always play good music, so if you want to have a really fun night it's the place to go."

Bloom Bar