Anyako is inhabited by people of the Ewe tribe and is the birthplace of world-renowned artist El Anatsui.
The first place winner of the award receives a published interview in Art Interview Online Magazine alongside the interviews of well established artists such as: El Anatsui, Artists Anonymous, Jim Avignon, David Černý, Richard Estes, Janet Fish, Eric Fischl, Alex Katz, Oleg Kulik, Jesus Moroles, Sylvia Sleigh, Richard Stipl and Kehinde Wiley.