The Artwork Director of Life In My Metropolis Arts Competition (LIMCAF), Ayo Adewunmi, says the grand finale of this 12 months’s occasion will showcase 100 artworks of varied compositions.

Mr Adewunmi stated this on Tuesday at a information briefing to mark the start of the competition scheduled to carry between October 13 and October 29 in Enugu.

He stated that the yearly occasion, with the theme: “Paradox of muted echoes,” has helped to advertise budding artwork abilities, and had been used to empower at the very least 1,500 younger artists throughout the nation.

The artwork director stated that the exhibition “can be beautiful, contemplating the standard of artwork entries and assist acquired from MTN, Ford Basis and a few people”.

He stated that the general winner of the competition would obtain half-a-million naira, whereas the very best in portray/combined media/drawing, sculpture/set up artwork and ceramics work would every get a quarter-of-a-million naira.

Different prizes embrace a quarter-of-a-million naira for the very best in graphics/digital artwork, pictures/video and textile artwork/vogue.

In response to him, there are comfort prizes in addition to endowment prizes from people and household, starting from N200,000 to N100,000.

“LIMCAF is the largest youth artwork occasion in Nigeria, that includes visible artwork competitors, competition lectures, faculty youngsters’s and artwork trainer’ workshops and multimedia workshops,” he stated.

Mr Adewunmi stated that for over 15 years, the competition had helped to maintain a pan-Nigeria artwork competitors that provided younger individuals an avenue to showcase and commercialise their productions.

“It additional offers a chance for them to work together with the bigger artwork communities, nationally and internationally,” he stated.

He additional stated that the occasion had concerned younger individuals in a nationwide interactive visible artwork fiesta in varied centres throughout the nation.

“This has enabled them to meaningfully categorical themselves within the state of their lived atmosphere by their artwork,” Mr Adewunmi stated.

The Govt Director of LIMCAF, Kevin Ejiofor, stated that there have been three phases within the choice course of for the occasion.

Mr Ejiofor stated that the primary stage concerned on-line election by a nationwide jury of works which might be appropriate for regional exhibition in eight areas within the nation.

He additionally stated that the second stage needed to do with the bodily exhibition of chosen entries within the area and the final stage included the grand finale exhibition of the highest 100 artworks.

“At this stage, the nationwide jury will assemble in Enugu to overview and rank the highest 100 and determine the varied awards,” he stated.

Mr Ejiofor, a former Director-Basic of the Federal Radio Company of Nigeria, stated the grand finale would open on October 22, on the IMT Worldwide Convention Centre, Enugu.

(NAN)