ANO is an institute of arts and knowledge. “ANO’s vision is connected to notions within cultural knowledge like that of Sunsum, the spirit that animates all things, including humans, nature, and even objects, and in which everything is interconnected and interdependent. ANO’s mission is to ensure this way of being belongs as much to the canon, languages, and ecologies of world knowledge as any other; and that it brings back balance to the singular way of being and knowing that has become so dominant in the world, and that has created so much separation from ourselves, each other, and our environment... ANO was started in 2002 by Nana Oforiatta Ayim, in order to bring the notion of interconnected and interdependent expression to the centre and forefront of cultural practice.” They have created exhibitions, worked with artist practitioners, and are currently focused on Research Fellowships, encyclopedia's, conservation efforts, curriculum development.