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African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, launches the
Days of Dorcas Online Photography Competition. The contest is part of
the bank’s Art635 Gallery initiative aimed at promoting Arts and
supporting African artists.
The
online competition gives budding African female photographers,
between the ages of 18 - 39 years, the opportunity to enhance their
career in visual arts and photography. To participate in the contest,
interested artists/photographers are expected to send in their entries
on the theme “The elegance of the African people” via the website; www.art635.gallery/daysofdorcas.
Entries close on 17th of
May 2018 and will be assessed by a panel of judges. The top 25
finalists will receive a 6-day workshop (between 28th May, 2018 - 2nd
June, 2018), which will be facilitated by experts in the arts and
photography industry. The winner and the 1st runner up at the workshop
will be rewarded with photography equipment.
The experts that will train the top 25 at the workshop are;
- Bénédicte Kurzen, renowned documentary and journalism photographer
- TY Bello, celebrity photographer and philanthropist
- Jumoke Sanwo, Video Art and Virtual Reality artist
- Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko, Founder of Camara-Studios
- Uche Okpa-Iroha, Founding member of Blackbox photography and the Nlele Institute
Commenting
on the Days of Dorcas Online Photography Competition, Mr Segun Agbaje,
the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank plc, said; “At GTBank, we
support hard work and creativity by encouraging young people to embrace
every opportunity for self-expression. By organizing the Days of Dorcas
Online Photography Competition, we are helping promising artists and
photographers to boost their skills as well as explore various ways to
make a living off their works.”
GTBank
has consistently played a leading role in Africa’s banking industry and
is geared towards enriching lives through the different arms of its
corporate social responsibility, which is in the area of Community
Development, Education, Environment and Arts.
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