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Children impress during arts exhibition

 

Children from different backgrounds on Monday night impressed with their arts exhibition held at Jacaranda Cultural Centre (JCC) in Blantyre.

Informed by their experiences in life, the young people aged between 10 and 18 displayed their products which ranged from animal to human impressions.

St Andrews International High Schools organised the exhibition although students from other institutions were allowed to exhibit.

Some of the artworks on display

Some of the notable exhibitions came from students from Jacaranda School of Orphans depicting colourful paintings.

“I look at art as the best thing that can help us create a better world. If we could only colour our lives the way we colour the paintings, we could all live in one happy world,” said Reuben Salima, a student from Jacaranda School of Orphans.

“At our school, we briefly had an arts teacher but basically, I have developed this skill slowly through practice,” he said.

Seventeen-year-old Clement Kammwamba, who started drawing and painting at the age of seven, also exhibited his work.

“I have studied a bit of African art but what I draw and paint is inspired by the world around me,” he said.

One of his drawings was an impression of three animals drawn as one; a rhino, a lion and a dragon.

He said: “This drawing explains people in this world. Many pretend to be good people when they are actually dangerous and selfish. Through my experience in life, I concluded that people have different sides.”

Mayeso Bamusi, another student from Jacaranda who exhibited said Malawians should embrace art and parents should support children who are interested in art.

“Paintings and drawings explain the world we live in,” he said.

Jacaranda School of Orphans director Luc de Champs said art is important and acts as a means of communication.

He applauded all students who exhibited their works.

The exhibition night was spiced up by music performances by the St Andrews Senior Jazz Band led by a Grade 9 student Talandila Nchingula.

 

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