Africa Art College hosts community exhibition
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 30 Views |
Goabaone Mogwe PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The exhibition, a black tie art event, will see some of the country’s renowned artists such as Wilson Ngoni, Martin Sefako, Tshepo Molapong, Lesedi Segobye, Loretta Mekgwe, Ditshupo Mogapi, Rachael Hutton and Rexx Mautle to name but a few showcasing their work.
AAC is an institution of high learning which offers degree courses in Art for Storytelling such as BA (Hons) Fine Art, BA (Hons) Animation and BA (Hons). According to the exhibition organiser and director of AAC, Goabaone Mogwe, the event aims to present art as a business or plausible career choice by introducing artists to the corporate world. “Inviting corporate CEOs and their teams also expose the buying parties to the massive and competitive talent which the country has to offer and hopefully they start buying locally than buying outside.
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