The National Gallery of Arts (NGA) and National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) has pledged its support for Creative Arts and Visual Imaginery Centre (CAVIC) to synergise Arts and technology to enhance communication.
The Director-Generral of NGA, Malam Ahmed Sodangi and the Executive Secreatry of NICO, Otunba Biodun Ajiboye made the pledge at the CAVIC Festival of Creativity and Technology, on in Abuja.
The festival with the theme:”Interactive Future:Bridging Realities” was organised by CAVIC and supported by NGA, Ukrainian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, hapaspace, Fahimta Literary Discourse, African Women Banking Association and others.
Sodangi said his organisation has partnered CAVIC on many projects.
“We understand the place of technology and believe that, this is a platform that youths can get jobs and better their lives. CAVIC is a platform of endless possibilities.
“Bridging realities is a new place that has not been explored. We are partner in this project and we will continue to support CAVIC in different projects,” Sodangi said.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Zodangi was represented at the event by the Acting Director of Information Service in NGA, Mr Emeka Odiari.
Similarly, Ajiboye appreciated CAVIC and pledged support for the centre, adding that, the centre should send a historical narration of the NOK arts/culture and others to his office.
The NICO Executive Secretary described arts as a practical expression of history either by drawing or other manners of expresion.
He encouraged the Centre to do more on expression of Nigerians ancestral history through arts.
He said, “The government of President Bola Tinubu’s appreciation for the Arts is what led to the creation of Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy.
“This is because, Creative Economy has the goal for economy drive,” Ajiboye explained.
Again, the Creative Director of the Centre and Convener of the festival, Philip Agbese Jnr said artists in Nigeria are disconnected from the bigger picture outside.
“We have found the new form of expressing the old form of arts and teach the young ones in their own language. We want to put them in a place where they can compete favorably anywhere in the world.
“We have been embracing traditional arts fort a while , but that is no longer the format for art. There is a lot of technical collaboration in art presently and we thought we should not be left out.
“We should be able to hold our own anytime and anyday; we are going to a new direction of arts with technology that not many people are into it; visual projection in Art gallery, App on the phone to view sculpture, visual reality walls, etc.
“Our Ojiraeyi App is another wonderful innovation that educates, interacts and teaches, especially the ones we are positive that it will go a long way to shape the arts sector,” Agbses said.
NAN reports that Agbese led dignitaries to the different sections of the CAVIC arts galleries with visual walls, visual realities, AI and many more.
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer, NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA