Thapong displays intriguing artworks
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 70 Views |
Artworks on display at Thapong Visual Arts Centre PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The Summit had attracted the world’s most elite young entrepreneurs and game-changers to the capital city, Gaborone, as such the management of Thapong saw it as an opportunity to cash on the occasion.
A visit to the exhibition on Wednesday was not a disappointing one as I was intrigued by the immense talent on show. On display was an array of different yet brilliant artworks done on different mediums such as digital illustration, photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, contemporary sculpture, fine art, metallic sculpture and multimedia and portrait.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...