OTA TOWN
Ota is a town in Ado/Odo-Ota local
government area of Ogun State, mostly populated with Awori ethnic group, the
Aworis are also found in enclaves mostly in Lagos State. Ota is endowed and
deeply rooted in tradition and culture, cutting across art and crafts which
include Egungun, Gelede, Oro, Ogun and other Yoruba gods and deities. Their
crafts dwell in carving with expertise in gelede mask carving, blacksmithing,
goldsmithing, mat weaving and shrine paintings. Most of the aforementioned
crafts had gone into extinction gradually but carving and shrine painting are
still in practice to date. Organising an Art Exhibition in Ota tagged Ota Art
Fair is a germane development that has been long overdue considering the
prominent place occupied by the highly industrialised and densely populated
town with proximity to the coastal city of Lagos. Howbeit, Art promotes
culture, encourages vocational practices and thus eke out living for the
interested individuals or group of people. Against this background, the maiden edition
of Ota Art Fair is primarily to bring forth the talents within and around the
town and also to further extend art appreciation and patronage to Ota and its
environs. Having realised that art still requires lots of publicity in order to
change public perception of art as a mere hobby that can hardly generate income
and register it as a profit spinning engagement. We hereby welcome you to the
home of culture, housing pleasant and amiable Awori people and diverse
settlers; enjoy the cuisine, savour the scenery and go back home with indelible
and remarkable memory. Bello Olayemi Azeem The Head of Department, Fine and
Applied Art Department Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.
Join Us @ the Ota Fair 2018 on the 22 and 23 of March, 2018. And if you miss it, we'll bring you all the details right here.
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