Lukova�s imagery not one to be confined
Friday, July 03, 2015
Lukova, a United States-based artist visited Botswana in 2013 to conduct a weeklong workshop at the art studios of Raising Education Within Africa (REWA) in Gaborone. She had come to facilitate design clinics under the auspices of The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDeF).
The workshop that was themed ‘Draw Me Democracy’ was facilitated through UNDF’s ‘Poster for Tomorrow’ is the main project of ‘4 Tomorrow’ – an independent, non-profit organisation founded in 2009 - with the goal to encourage people, both in and outside the design community, to make posters to stimulate debate on issues that affect us all.
Over the past weekend in Greater Gaborone, four people tragically lost their lives in separate accidents, a stark reminder of how vulnerable we are on the roads, especially during this busy time of year.The accidents, which claimed the lives of three pedestrians and one driver, paint a grim picture of the dangers faced by everyone on the road, not just motorists but also pedestrians. In one case, a young man was fatally struck by a truck whilst...