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This is an archived event from Culture Days 2021.

Stories With An Oakville Art Enthusiast - Exhibition of Nigerian Art

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Drawing Museum Photography Sculpture & installation Visual arts
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Date and time

This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.

Location

Virtual Event

Oakville, ON

Access

Free.

Offered in English.

About

Exclusive access to a private art collection of prolific Nigerian Artists.

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The owner of the private collection takes us through the various works highlighting style, history and the sheer joy of enjoying these works of art.

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See mind blowing works by Titans of Nigerian Art like Ben Enwonwu & Bruce Onobrakpeya.

Along with stunning works by the following artists:

Alimi Adewale

Funke Oladimeji

Olisa Nwadiogbu

Olu Ajayi

Uchay Joel Chima

Ebong Ekwere

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The recording is available on the website throughout the Oakville Culture Days.

More importantly, this segment celebrates the richness of Nigerian Art.

Organizer

I AM I CAN I WILL and Oakville Nigerian Community

I AM. I CAN. I WILL is a non-profit organization committed to working globally to empower one person at a time, one initiative at a time... So far we have

• Organized the Oakville Nigeria Culture Days 2018. A Rich Celebration of the Nigerian Culture

• Co-organized a #BringBackOurGirls rally in Toronto

• Worked with First Nations Children in an Attawapiskat elementary school

• Providing ongoing supplies to people who identify as homeless in the GTA

• Worked with Syrian Refugees in Hamilton and People (IDPs) displaced by the Boko Haram Terrorist group in Nigeria

• Taught Financial Literacy to youth in the GTA

• We have an ongoing sponsorship of children in IDP camps in Nigeria through elementary and high school

• Participant – Halton Equity and Diversity Roundtable

• Collaborated with the Canadian Black Chamber Of Commerce (CBCC) to ensure youth participation in The Economic Club of Canada & The Global Institute for Conscious Economics’ Conversation with Barack Obama

• Participant – Halton Regional Police Service, Diversity Engagement Table

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