Heritage Life Support Initiative (HELSI) has organised a Visual Arts Competition, themed ‘My Culture, My Heritage’ in commemoration of the 2022 Children’s Day celebration, AMILOADED reports.
The programme was held at Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, Osun State on Monday.
A non-profit organisation, Heritage Life Support Initiative is based in Osogbo with its core goals and objectives geared towards gender equality and health.
The Executive Director of HELSI, Mrs Bukola Ejiade while reeling the goals of the NGO urged the competitors to bring out in their best in representing their schools, saying they are all winners.
One of the judges, Mr Oketola Tolulope, who gave a brief overview of the competition, said, “It is a visual to ignite the hidden passion for arts in you.”
About 23 schools were invited but 20 of them honoured the invitation across the city, both private and public schools.
Some of the schools in attendance were the host school Ataoja School of Science, Christ African Church Grammar School, Islamic College, Osogbo, Ebunoluwa International School, St Francis Grammar School, Christ African Church, Gbodofon, Fakunle Comprehensive High School and others including a school for children with special needs for which sign language was used in communication.
The first session of the first section of the competition which was still life, began with 10 schools, two each representing a school.
The Still life drawing was a depiction of a little calabash, a bigger calabash containing some kolanuts with some broken kolanuts Spiller over, a bead bracelet, ọpọn ayò containing ọmọ ayò in several of its pots with few empty slots, ilẹkẹ draped over the ọpọn ayò with some parts of its body falling over a mat upon which all of these items were placed.
Life drawing also had 10 schools in its first session with a depiction of a bearded Yoruba man seated on a chair wearing an aso-oke attire, abetíajá cap, one hand holding a carved staff with an ilẹkẹ around his neck and the other one of his hands placed on his protruding knee. His other leg was pulled back under his seat with a distant look, sideways.
Side attractions were featured such as eulogies, ère ayò, drumming, dance and jokes in a bid to promote culture and know how much of the Yoruba culture is embedded in the students, while certificates were awarded to the participating schools.
Adeleke Jeremiah from Ataoja School of Science emerged as the winner of the competition, Tiamiyu Kehinde From Ebunuoluwa followed closely behind in second position, while Adekunle Mustapha from OSSCO came third.
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