RURAL ART PROJECT

“The greatest wastes are unused talents and untried ideas”

At TEACHING VISUAL ART, we are committing resources to break the cycle of wasted talents, and to nurturing talents, preserving generation of innovative thinkers by getting Art education into our communities.

Giving a child art education is like giving him/her a tool to succeed in life... For the children to succeed today and in the future, they will need to be inventive, resourceful and imaginative. And the best way to foster that creativity is through arts education.

So, today, the first day of September 2015, we are starting a campaign for our new art project, RURAL ART PROJECT. We are taking ART EDUCATION to villages, the most remote rural areas where “art education” might be a foreign language, but we are reaching each child through art as a therapy, empowerment and personal talent development in their habitats. 

 We are going to villages where there are no art teachers and no art facilities for the young ones to engage in artistic activities. We are taking a step towards building communities by taking art education to the rural areas; and we are absolutely sure that this project will ignite passion, inspire creativity, open doors for exploration and stimulate the artistic growth of many of the engaged kids. More so, this will definitely be a lifelong experience for many kids who may probably be participating in the arts for the very first time.  

Art opens a child to self discovery; therefore any artistic endeavour engaged with the children should be fully supported and encouraged.  In this voyage, we shall equally be involving the parents of these children by encouraging them to hang the paintings of their wards on the walls of their hut, mud houses and tents.

We shall be taking this adventure with teaching artists and will also be accompanied by professional photographers who will help capture the moments. The trip will commence in different batches between December 21^st and 27^th. 

You too can get involved by participating or donating towards this project, Send your donations to us:

TEACHING VISUAL ART

First Bank

2026692139

TEACHING VISUAL ART’s mission is to bring continued resources and support to the advancement of art theory and practice in Nigeria.

For further enquiry, contact: teachingvisualart@gmail.com, +2348030874474.

CHILDREN ART CLUB returns to OLUMO ROCK this month of September

CHILDREN ART CLUB returns to OLUMO ROCK this month of September.

CHILDREN ART CLUB is to provide an outlet for enriching creative art activities for the kids with aim of promoting art from the grassroots level and preserving generation of innovative thinkers and break the cycle of wasted talents. It holds every 3^rd Saturday of the month by 9am @ the Cultural and Musical Heritage Centre, OLUMO ROCK, Ikija, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is FREE! It has been endorsed by InSEA (www.insea.org) and we plan to establish the CHILDREN ART CLUB in other states of the federation.

If you'd like to help a child realizes his/her creative side, then the CHILDREN ART CLUB is the project for you. For participation, partnership, and sponsorship contact +2348030874474, teachingvisualart@gmail.com

Save the date: September 19^th, 2015.