The Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Art is a not-for profit organisation established by Elikem Nutifafa Kuenyehia in 2013 to support emerging and mid-career African artists, advance contemporary African Art, especially art of Ghanaian origin locally and internationally, promote a vibrant market for art locally and encourage art literacy.

The objectives of organisation are realised through:

• - The Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Ghanaian Art
• - The Creative Accelerator Program
• - The Thought Leadership Seminars: Telling Tall Stories
• - Intentional collaboration with select partners in the United States
• - Collaborations with Partners - Several Prominent Institutions & Partners
• - Back to Your Roots and the Teaching Root Exchange Program (w/ Art as the medium)
• - The Return Program
• - Collaborations with Partners and Institutions in the US