DIAMOND BANK COLLABORATES WITH LAGOS BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL TO REWARD CHILDRENS’ CREATIVE TALENTS
Intent on supporting and growing the creative talents of the next generation, Diamond Bank Plc recently announced its collaboration with the Lagos Black Heritage Festival to sponsor the Vision of the Child Painting Competition. The Vision of the Child is one of the key events of this year’s Lagos Black Heritage Festival which is running from April 2- 9, 2012.
According to a statement issued by the Head, Corporate Communications, Diamond Bank, Ms.Akpo Daniyan, Diamond Bank’s decision to sponsor the Vision of the Child Painting Competition of the Lagos Black Heritage Festival was informed by the bank’s commitment to capacity development, especially of the next generation.
Said Ms. Daniyan, “Diamond Bank is proud to sponsor an initiative that celebrates children, promotes their creative development and empowers them to share their vision of their country.”
The Paintings of the thirty Children who participated in the competition are currently being exhibited at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island. The Exhibition would culminate in the selection of the winners who would receive cash and non-cash prizes at the awards and dinner nite for the Lagos Black Heritage Festival holding on April 8 at the Civic Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos.
It will be recalled that the painting competition was flagged off by Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on March 17 2012 at a press conference at Freedom Park, Lagos Island. Also in attendance at the press conference were the Lagos State Commissioner for Culture and Intergovernmental Relations, Mr. Disu Holloway; and Executive Director, Corporate Banking and Regional Businesses, Lagos/ West, Diamond Bank, Mr. Uzoma Dozie.
Diamond Bank’s sponsorship of the Vision of the Child Painting Competition of the Lagos Black Heritage Festival is one of the bank’s sponsorships of activities that celebrate arts and culture in the country.
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