The National Council for Arts and
Culture (NCAC) says it is expecting at least 25 countries and 150
exhibitors at the 10th African Arts and Crafts (AFAC) Expo scheduled
for Abuja.
The Director-General, NCAC, Otunba
Segun Runsewe, made this known in an interview in Abuja.
Runsewe said that participants from
these countries and the exhibitors were expected to showcase their
unique cultural identities at the expo to hold from Aug. 27 to Sept.
17.
He expressed commitment to justifying
his appointment by using culture as the only tool to change the
narratives of Nigeria.
“This time, we want to depart from
having expo without media content so we need an overwhelming
publicity for the event.
“The expo will be a market place for
showcasing arts and crafts products such as fabrics, leather and
souvenirs from Nigeria and other African countries.
“The expo is also apt as Nigeria
needs to record remarkable achievements in developing the culture
industry to enviable heights through festivals like AFAC,’’ he
said.
Runsewe said that the expo, with the
theme: “Nigerian Crafts: The Untapped Treasure” would be geared
toward harnessing and developing arts and crafts and other creative
industries in the country.
“It will be a unique opportunity for
artists, craft dealers, manufacturers and other stakeholders to buy
and sell their brands.’’
According to him, the expo will play a
key role toward job creation and economic empowerment.
NCAC is a Federal Government organ
charged with the responsibility of coordinating, developing and
promoting the country’s arts and culture at national and
international fora.
The council focuses its programmes and
projects toward positively changing the perception about culture and
cultural activities as serious business opportunities.
It portrays arts and culture as tool
for the promotion of peace, social integration and national identity.
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