National Art Exhibition on at the Museum and Thapong

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This year's National Art Exhibition, which opened last Wednesday, attracted a huge turnout from both artists and art lovers.

The exhibition which is in line with President Ian Khama's directive that two programmes of performing and visual arts be held to celebrate National Heritage Day, has brought the country's most outstanding artists together in a display of their handiworks.

It features a variety of artistic works ranging from drawings to sculpture, craft, mixed media and graphics. A lot of works on display depict elements of both African and Western cultures but the Setswana culture is predominant as can be seen by carved black old men, Bushmen herding cattle, kgosi conducting a Kgotla meeting, among others.

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