The Rasheed Gbadamosi Eko Art Expo

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is set to revive the visual art with the hosting of the first Rasheed Gbadamosi Eko Art Expo.

Credit: EKO ART EXPO and VANGUARD

The Rasheed Gbadamosi Eko Art Expo, which ran from Friday January 27^th and ending today, Sunday January 29th, 2017 at the Eko Hotel & Suites, VI, Lagos –  is an art exhibition by Lagos State Government being organized to honour the late Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi, who was a playwright and one of the notable art collectors in the country who also served as the co-chairman of the Lagos @ 50 Planning Committee before his death in November 2016 and to showcase the creativity of students in tertiary institutions as well as emerging artists.

The project was aimed at encouraging the ingenious creativity of visual artists thereby boosting the curation of contemporary and homegrown artworks. In the long run, the exhibition put a spotlight on the visual art space as a major contributor to the economy and development of the State.

VISION
To position visual artistry as a major contributor to the socio-economic development in Lagos State.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Visual Art Curators
• Visual art student
• Art promoters
• Corporate Nigeria
• Various industry players (Construction, Architectural design, environment and urban development design, hotels and tourism industries.)

**About 25 participating galleries.

THEME OF THE EXHIBITION

Lagos for all – Artworks that depicts the multi-cultural nature of Lagos

SCOPE
Students from tertiary institutions in Nigeria as well as other budding artists can participate in the exhibition.

The exhibition focused on the Visual arts specifically:

• The traditional fine arts such as drawing, painting, photography, sculpture.
• Architectural,environmental, and industrial arts such as urban, interior, product, and landscape design.
• Folk arts
• Works of art such as ceramics, works in wood, paper, metal and other materials.

IN ATTENDANCE:

• Prince Yemisi Shyllon, Nigeria's No. 1 Art Collector was the Special Guest of Honour at the opening ceremony of the Rasheed Gbadamosi Eko Art Expo.

• Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State who declared opened the exhibition with the Chairman of the Lagos @ 50 Planning Committee, Prof. Wole Soyinka.

Credit: EKO ART EXPO and VANGUARD