Recession eats into artwork buyers' pockets?

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

In a period when the government says it is too broke to sponsor students for tertiary education, how bad can the situation be for artists?

"When we ask for sponsorship from companies they tell us about how badly the economic crisis has affected their businesses," says Reggie Bakwena, the coordinator of Thapong Visual Arts Centre in Gaborone.

Lack of sponsorship has also made it impossible for the planned extension of the centre this year to go ahead. Those who would have assisted financially cite the current global economic downturn.

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