Plastic Artist Calls for Opening of Training Schools

19 July 2011

Luanda — The Angolan painter, Nzinga Sebastião, appealed on Tuesday in Luanda the need of opening more schools of artistic training in the country, so as to upgrade the national artists and enable the emergence of new talents.

Speaking to Angop, Nzinga Sebastião considered as important the opening of more high and higher school in provinces so that the painters may acquire a diploma and empower them with new learning techniques.

Nzinga Sebastião also considered as important the inclusion of the discipline in school content so as to raise the liking of painting among youths.

He recognised that there are talented artists in the country; therefore it is need to open more schools in order to endow them with new technical skills.

The artist called for the culture department to participate actively in this activity, by holding fair for beginners with painting materials and construction of more galleries for exhibition.

Nzinga Sebastião has been painting for 10 years.

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