CREATIVE ART NEWS
WOMEN IN TOURISM
Showcases An Exhibition Of
Contemporary Nigeria Art.
By Leo Ezekiel.
Speaking with the President of Women
Tourism Foundation Emuobo Ibru(Mrs) at the Function Suites of Sheraton Hotels and Towers Ikeja, Lagos says
that women in Tourism Foundation (WIFT) aimed to make rural communities in
Nigeria a tourist destination by creating awareness of the uncommon benefits of
tourism (especially to the trodden women adding that the idea is a step
towards, making Nigeria a tourism hub in West African Sub-region as the World
Tourism Organization (WTO) had identified West Africa as the only region
heavily lacking in tourism development streaks adding that she is very much
aware that there has been make dominance in all sector and in uncommon positions
that the visuals art malleus not without its own less representation of women
especially for a reason which is far from a relative lack of mastery and
experiences.
Speaking further the president of
Women in Tourism Foundation (WITF)
Said that the visual art platform
to not only create awareness on the benefits opportunities tourism industry
offers to the economy of any nation as it encourages women participation and productivity
adding that choice is an exhibition of remarkable art work in diver media by
notable Nigerian.
Modern and contemporary artists as
tourist attraction.
Hospitality exponent husband Barr.
Goodie Ibru is the owner of Sheraton Hotels and Towers2 Ikeja,
Lagos, Sheraton Hotels and Towers Abuja and Federal Palace Hotels along Ahmadu
Bello way Victoria Island, Lagos also one time present of Federation of Tourism
Association of Nigeria (FTAN) adding that hospitality and tourism and two
separate entities but there are both glued together as tourist would always
look for an inn to spend his or her primary.
The two days event featured agalazy
of contemporary Nigeria arts; Bruce Orobrakpeya, Emmanuel Isiwe, Ajayi Poter,
Chris Ogiebo, Jane Agolia Babade, Juliet Ezenwa Pearce, Ekwere Ebong and Geny
Nunbia The curator Luciano Uzuegbu uncommonly took all the collectors around
elucidating the paintings displayed for exhibition the purposes, the paintings
represented and the artists they painted them. The two days women in Tourism Foundation
Women (WITF) were really impressive, educative, informative and inspiring.
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