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Felabrations to begin with art competition

Written by Abraham Adegoke

Tuesday, 02 September 2008

This year's celebration of Fela's birthday is billed to commence with an art competition in an event that will take place in Abuja on the 9th of October, 2008.

The birthday celebration would be Fela's seventieth and the 11th since his death in August 1997...he was born on 15th of October, 1938 in Abeokuta, Ogun state

The art contest, organisers say, is aimed at creating a conducive environment for "creative art students in Nigerian universities to compete and gain self realisation". I know you've been waiting for this, the winner would get Five Hundred Thousand Naira cash and a lucrative contract with an undisclosed 'renowned' art gallery in the country.

So how do we enter...I hear you asking. Simple. Just do a pencil work on three different fela artworks and send to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Do not forget to include your name, phone number and your school. Then, sit back, pray and hope you get called up for the real contest.

What are y'all waiting for...start drawing...who knows, you might be lucky enough to be the winner. The competition is just one of the activities billed to mark the 70th anniversary of the Afro-beat exponent.

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