Bakwena, who is in his 20th year as the coordinator of the centre, has become the public face of the visual arts in the country. An artist and curator by profession, Bakwena commands respect within and outside the industry and his word when he speaks about the arts could be taken as the gospel truth. His passion shows whenever he talks art and he is steadfast that the creative industry can be at the centre of job creation in the country, but that would require a total mindset change to happen.
To Bakwena, art is a creative skill and a rare talent that God has given a few to change the world; as such it should be treated as a scarce skill. In his words, artists possess special skills that are not common and cannot be taken away from them.
