First Lady Launches Melcom Arts Exhibition

First lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has launched a commerce and art and painting exhibition.

The launch took place on Wednesday, April 11 at the Achimota Melcom Shopping Mall in Accra.

The exhibition is the first of its kind. It is a collaborated effort between the Melcom Group and Big Apple Arts Gallery.

Big Apple Arts Gallery is an artists management, market and research organization based in Tema.

According to the organizers, the event will run till December this year.

It will also feature works of 13 artists including Larry Otoo, a renowned Ghanaian artist.

Andy Solomon, founder of the Big Apple Gallery spoke at the launch.

According to him, their decision to partner with Melcom is because it is the leading supermarket in Ghana where many people shop.

Adding that that will provide a unique opportunity for art lovers to purchase their favourite artwork.

Some of the artists will have one month to exhibit their while others will be given two weeks.

Mr. Solomon noted that, the idea is to promote the work of the artists.

As well as to create awareness so that Ghanaians will appreciate the arts.

He also said, Ghana Industry and Technology Fair, INDUTEC and other fairs had annual exhibition stands for the arts.

The Melcom Exhibition is aimed at offering opportunities to budding artists. This opportunity is to help them create works that can sell Ghana locally and internationally.

A portrait of President Akufo-Addo was presented to the first lady as a gift.

Below are the names of participants;

Eric Safori, Maxwell Boadi, Seth Alipo, Ismail Isshaq, Kwasi Agyare.

Others also include; Deku, Ayi Mensah Odei Nyamekye,

Daniel Ametepe Kukubor,

Osei Bonsu and Esther Khaki Ceaser.

Photos credit:myjoyonline.com