Arts For Change in conjunction with the National Council For Arts And Culture (NCAC), under the leadership of its director general, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe have unveiled a creativity competition tagged ‘Creativity Talent Challenge.’
NCAC is a Nigerian agency saddled with the responsibility of coordinating, developing, preserving, and promoting the living arts and culture of Nigeria both locally and internationally.
The arts challenge entries which closes on Friday, November 25, will see the winner walking away with the grand prize of N500,000, while other shortlisted participants will win consolation gifts and certificates of commendation.
White and Black Ideas, the organisers of the competition, revealed that “it is an avenue to unearth young and yet unknown talents in the country, adding that entries will be categorised into six zones of the country namely North West, North East, North Central, South South, South East and South West.”
Speaking about the motivation behind his agency’s collaboration with White and Black Ideas, Otunba Runsewe said: “The collaboration aligns with the mandate of the council to encourage such organisations in our collective drive towards the development of the Nigerian creative industries, especially among children and the youths.”
Open to Nigerians above the age of 18 years, the competition which encourages authentic Nigerian culture, pushes artists of all fields to show their creative side.
The competition allows for the submission of works of art such as painting, sculpture, visual arts, drawing, photography, and ceramic, among several others.
To participate, artists have to submit a paint or craft of maximum size 3×4 feet alternatively 90X120 centimeters reflecting the theme “Nigeria: Stronger Together.”
Visual artwork must be submitted in three pictures with one showing the face of the participant, while crafts are submitted in 59 seconds recorded video and a picture showing the work and the face of the participant are to be submitted to artsforchangeng@gmail.com.
For more information on the completion and terms and conditions, participants are encouraged to visit www.artsforchangeng.com
