Ms Ella Onyebe, an Abuja-based abstract artist, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to promote investment in art, to support unemployment cross the country.
Onyebe announced this in a interview with newsmen on the sideline of her 7th solo art exhibition titled “Big Idea” on Saturday, June 10, in FCT Abuja.
Onyebe who specializes in painting women and children with 12 years experience said, art, if promoted could generate jobs and forex for the country.
According to her, art brings out the creativity in young people, help them express their power of imagination while generating revenue.
“Through art, we tell our stories as Africans and we preserve our culture and identity as well,” she stated.
She however said lack of support had killed the potential of a lot of artists in the country.
“Sometimes we get the positive side of it, most times it’s the negative but we are hoping to get to meet the best people who love art who are ready to put art out there.
“Now that we have a new government, we are hoping they give us the best so that we can send art out tot ur world because we cannot just stay in a place, we need to keep going out,” she said.
She called on all lovers of art to collaborate with the government to bring Nigerian art to its rightful place in the world.
