A two days Art exhibition was held between Thursday 22nd and Friday
23rd March 2018. This Art showpiece being one of its kind was organized by a group
of artists including Mr Azeem Olayemi Bello who happened to be the head,
department of Fine Art at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta and other
prominent artists who came under the umbrella of Ota Art Fair group.
Venue was the Ogun State
Recreation Centre along Ilo-Awela road. The aim is to bring forth talents,
promote art within and around Ota, also to further extend art appreciation and
patronage to the town and its environs.
The opening ceremony witnessed various activities with an array of
artworks on display by various artists. About 30 artists participated in
different genres of art; painting, photography, sculpture, performance art and
mixed media.
Students from Iganmode Grammar School and other art enthusiasts came
in their numbers to grace the occasion and to learn from the Guest Speaker of
the day was the person of Engr. Yemisi Shyllon, a mega art collector and
enthusiast who spoke to the audience on Challenges and Solutions to the
Development of Tourism in Nigeria.
Gracing the occasion was the Royal Father of the day in no other
person than His Royal Majesty Oba Dr. Adeyemi Abudukabir Obalanlege, the Olota
of Ota. The Olota urged everyone to embrace the promotion of our culture as
this will help promote tourism and further boost the revenue and economy of the
state. He enjoined everyone to join hands in the upliftment of Ota. Kabiyesi
equally showed his appreciation to the organizers for putting up such a great
event.
Several cultural display was held to entertain guests including
performance from the masquerade 'egungun'.
This being the maiden edition of Ota Art Fair, the organizers say it
is scheduled to be an annual event and subsequent ones promise to be bigger and
better.
Below are pictures from the fair...
Photo Credit: Cynthia Njoku (CyAN Concepts)
Photo Credit: Cynthia Njoku (CyAN Concepts)
some artworks on display
Ota 'n' Environs Publisher Abiodun Ogundele given a tour round the fair
Students of Iganmode Grammar School admiring artworks on display
Students fascinated by the beautiful array of works
Olota of Ota and the Guest Speaker of the day flanked by the organizing team
More artworks on display
Rapt attention to the Guest Speaker
Engr. Yemisi Shyllon giving his speech
The Egungun (masquerade) Performance
A gift presented to the Olota of Ota by the organizers
Students of Iganmode with the organizers of the fair
Cross section of the organizing team
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