Monday, 25 May 2015

INVITATION AND CALL FOR ART WORKS


  INVITATION AND CALL FOR ART WORKS  

“KOLA ANIDUGBE:(1951-2015)
             

A MEMORIAL PUBLIC LECTURE AND ART EXHIBITION”
                     THEME:- "SUSTAINING THE LEGACIES "                                            
          
FEATURING:
(A.) ARTISTES NIGHT
(B.) ​PUBLIC LECTURE
(C.​) EXHIBITION OF VISUAL ART WORKS OF:
i.     FORMER STUDENTS OF THE ICON
ii.     PROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUES OF THE ICON
iii.     THE LATE ARTIST’S ART WORKS

(A). VENUE: CINEMA HALL, JUNE 12 CULTURAL CENTRE, KUTO ABEOKUTA.
              DATE:​  TUESDAY, 16TH JUNE 2015​​   TIME:​   6:00PM

(B & C)   VENUE:  OLUMO ROCK TOURIST COMPLEX
                DATE: 17TH -25TH JUNE, 2015
OPENING CEREMONY – WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE 2015 ​                TIME: 12:00PM

INTRODUCTION: -​MR. KOLA ANIDUGBE (1951-2015) was an ICONIC figure in the world of Visual Arts in the contemporary time in Ogun State.  In appreciation of the contributions of this great Artist to the State, the Professional Artists in Ogun State is organizing and presenting a Memorial Programme in his honour. The event featuring (a) Artistes Night (b) Public Lecture and (c) Visual Art Exhibition coincides with 40th day exit and post humus 64th birthday of the great Visual Art maestro, on 17th June, 2015.   He died on the 8th May, 2015.   The Exhibition will focus on the life and times of the Artist.

RATIONALE:-The Public Lecture and Art Exhibition are organized in honour of the giant strides and achievements of the Late Kola Anidugbe (General Manager Olumo Rock Tourist Complex) to humanity and Visual Art education in Ogun State and Nigeria at large.


OBJECTIVES
i. To commemorate the life and times of KOLA ANIDUGBE as an Art Maestro of Ogun State
ii. To educate the public on documentary function of Visual Art.
iii. To highlight political, social and educational contributions of the ICON to the development of Ogun State.
iv. To promote creative Art Education
 V. To sustain the professional legacies of the late Artist.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Members are drawn from different Professional bodies in the State from which the deceased has had a lot of influence.
​1.​Kenny Badaru​​ - ​ Ogun state Chairman Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA)
​2.​Mr. BanjiOyedeji​​-​        Curator of Olumo Rock Tourist Complex.
​3.​Dr. AjeAruyingho​​-​Senior Lecturer, Federal College of Education, Osiele
​4.​Mr. Y. S. Kareem​​ -​     Playwright, & Performing Arts
​5.Mr, ​Bankole Ola​​​ - ​Media  practitioner & Art Critic
​6.​Mr. OlusegunAdeniyi​​ -​ Rep of Ex Student of Mr Anidugbe 
​7.​Mr. SeyeAdeyemo​​  -​  HOD Visual arts Ministry of Culture& Tourism
​8.​Mr. Alonge Akin​​ - former Assistant GM & state coordinator of NAODAD
​9.​Mrs. Kehinde Funmi​ - ​DIr.Admin & Supplies  ORTC
​10.​Mr. Ogunbiyi Michael​-​Dir.Tourism Dept. promotions ORTC


Artists and Art teachers are cordially invited to feature their Art works in the exhibition. The works of Art are to be submitted to Mr Banji Oyedeji , Curator Olumo rock Tourist complex, Ikija, Abeokuta on or before Saturday 6th of June, 2015

For further details please contact :- Alonge Akinwunmi (Exhibition Co-ordinator) +2348033289659 or +2348150611316

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