Children Art Club at the 9th Toyota Dream Car Art Contest

On February 7, 2015, five kids from the Children Art Club in Abeokuta attended the 2015 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest in Lagos. This is to fulfill our promise to enter the children from our programme for national and international Art competitions.

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CHILDREN ART CLUB

 


EVERY 3^rd Saturday of the month, TEACHING VISUAL ART is inviting the talented children to join the CHILDREN ART CLUB at Olumo Rock (The Cultural and Musical Heritage Centre) to nurture their artistic talent, inspire their creative minds and introduce them to variety of media. The CHILDREN ART CLUB is a creative haven for every talented child irrespective of their status and social background to help them harness, maximize and express unhindered their God's given potentials in a serene environment that inspire creativity.

  


The project is to grant the talented children the access to the best, most-stimulating and most-rewarding artistic engagements that includes;
(i) Creative expression through drawing, mosaic, collage, painting, sculpture, wearable art, graffiti, and many more.
(ii) Share art ideas with their peers.
(iii) Hands-on workshops with diverse studio artists and art educators.
(iv) Building portfolio and Participating in national and international Art contests.
(v) Showcase their talents and skills through Art Exhibitions.
(vi) Virtual documentation of the children's Art works and media exposure.


 


On Saturday 17th January, 2015, the TEACHING VISUAL ART in collaboration with OLUMO ART MOVEMENT held the maiden edition of the CHILDREN ART CLUB for the talented kids in Ogun State, Nigeria. The children had a wonderful time exploring the visual expression with seasoned Art instructors and artists. 

Many thanks to the Olumo Art Movement for the partnership, and to the TEACHING VISUAL ART team (Dare Sobola, Shakirat and Tobiloba). We appreciate our facilitators, Alhaji Adeleye, Lanre Tejuoso and Olusegun Adeniyi; many thanks to our esteemed parents for bringing their wards. Read a recent article about one of our facilitator’s works in Art education at http://www.i-open.org/research/olusegun-adeniyi-nigerian-artist-arts-educator-and-social-entrepreneur

Let your child come and learn how to DRAW, PAINT, and CREATE a masterpiece of Art every 3rd Saturday of the month. Save the date for the 3rd Saturday of the months in the year 2015; January 17, February 21, March 21, April 18, May 16, June 20, July 18, August 15, September 19, October 17, November 21, and December 19

Registration starts by 9am, the Art session is from 10am till 12noon. Admission is FREE.

For enquiries, contact Olu on +2348030874474 or +2348024069722 (call, sms, whatsApp). The venue: Olumo Rock, Cultural and musical Heritage Centre (the two buildings at the first terrain up the hill of the Olumo Rock)
 

  
  


UPDATE: The children from the CHILDREN ART CLUB will be attending this year edition of the TOYOTA's Dream Car Art Competition and stand the chance of visiting Japan for the finale. This is to fulfill our promise to prepare the member children of the CHILDREN ART CLUB for national and international Art competitions. 

If you would like to register your ward for the membership of the CHILDREN ART CLUB and also to attend with TEACHING VISUAL ART's team the TOYOTA's Dream Car Art Competition in Lagos on February 7, kindly contact 08030874474 (sms, voice-call, WhatsApp)

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