This year’s Harmattan Workshop at Agbarha-Otor in Delta State, organised by the Bruce Onobrakpeya Foundation (BOF), has receive the first set of sponsorship from Mr. Ugo Nkwocha and Mrs Sandra Mbanefo-Obiago. The organisers of the annual workshop called for registration for this year’s edition which holds between February 12 and 25. Speaking at a briefing in Lagos, the foundation Chairman, Prof. Bruce Onobrakpeya, said the support came at a time the foundation was in need. He called on well meaning Nigerians and corporate bodies to assist the foundation.
“This year’s workshop promises to be unique in that artists from far and near would be attending. The 19th Harmattan workshop will give opportunity to participants to practise various crafts, acquire new skills and share ideas. There will be the usual experiments, which will help discover new and exciting ways of expressing experiences and feelings,” he said.
He noted that the workshop will provide a session devoted to criticism by an expert while individual or group within the departments will be encouraged to relate their works to specific spaces. “Interested participants, who wish to present papers, are to apply to the workshop registrar at least 48 hours before the date of presentation. Papers presented are to adhere to workshop theme. However, if you have anything different, kindly let us know about it for approval,” he added.
According to him, films, documentaries and slides on Nigerian and foreign artists will be presented during the workshop sessions, particularly in the evening. The theme of this year’s workshop is Investment into the infinite possibilities of art as a means of overcoming recession- materials, ideas, infra-structural development for greater benefits.
But for efficient management of the workshop, maximum accommodation for the session will be 80 participants.
There will be 12 departments to be manned by facilitators. They include painting/mixed media/drawing, print making, metal construction, stone carving, ceramics/pottery, textile/fashion, jewelry (bead making), leather craft, computer graphic, photography, wood carving and bronze casting. Workshop and registration fee for the first session is between N20,000 and N50,000, while fee for second session, August 13 to 26, is N20,000 per participant.
“This year’s workshop promises to be unique in that artists from far and near would be attending. The 19th Harmattan workshop will give opportunity to participants to practise various crafts, acquire new skills and share ideas. There will be the usual experiments, which will help discover new and exciting ways of expressing experiences and feelings,” he said.
He noted that the workshop will provide a session devoted to criticism by an expert while individual or group within the departments will be encouraged to relate their works to specific spaces. “Interested participants, who wish to present papers, are to apply to the workshop registrar at least 48 hours before the date of presentation. Papers presented are to adhere to workshop theme. However, if you have anything different, kindly let us know about it for approval,” he added.
According to him, films, documentaries and slides on Nigerian and foreign artists will be presented during the workshop sessions, particularly in the evening. The theme of this year’s workshop is Investment into the infinite possibilities of art as a means of overcoming recession- materials, ideas, infra-structural development for greater benefits.
But for efficient management of the workshop, maximum accommodation for the session will be 80 participants.
There will be 12 departments to be manned by facilitators. They include painting/mixed media/drawing, print making, metal construction, stone carving, ceramics/pottery, textile/fashion, jewelry (bead making), leather craft, computer graphic, photography, wood carving and bronze casting. Workshop and registration fee for the first session is between N20,000 and N50,000, while fee for second session, August 13 to 26, is N20,000 per participant.
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