Palalani’s art challenge gets support
Friday, May 24, 2024 | 100 Views |
Kalalani PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Five months into the endevour, Palalni says his project has grown and in the process attracted interest from the business community. The 20-year-old visual artist caught the eye earlier this year with his dazzling scribbling technique when he set himself a challenge dubbed, The 366 days Art Challenge, meant for personal growth.
Through this initiative, he has challenged himself to produce an artwork each day until the end of the year. Palalani told Arts&Culture this week that he has since secured sponsorship from Kalahari Arts Suppliers for his initiative. He says Kalahari Art Suppliers’ deal means he will now have access to quality materials and as result the quality of his works will improve.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...