Thapong has improved local arts - Bakwena

Speaking to Showbiz in an interview, he said that since the inception of the centre in 1989, there has been remarkable growth of the arts.

Bakwena pointed out that art has evolved from colonial times when the British art greatly influenced local art, adding that local artists have found their own language. He paid tribute to some forerunners in the visual arts like Keeme Mosinyi, Phillip Segola and Jack Mazebedi who paved the way for the new generation of artists.