Amazing!!! NYSC Member wins $2,500 Painting Competition

Omo see money ooooooo!!! NYSC Member wins $2,500 (About 1 Million Naira) Painting Competition.

For a while now, the only news about National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members has just that been either annoying or sad.

This time we are happy because there has been a turning point as one NYSC members has smiled home with $2,500 which in Naira is about One Million Naira. 

You will only understand how big this money is if you are aware that the total money received by NYSC members for a year is not up-to Two Hundred Thousand Naira.

Okay how and why did the NYSC member received the huge amount?

The Vanguard News on Thursady, 21st June 2018, reported that one Julius Agbaje, a 26-year-old 2018 Batch B National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, won the 2018 Afriture Panting competition in Lagos.

The report confirms that Agbaje, who is serving with Silverbird Arts Galleria, went home with a cheque of 2,500 dollars, the star price.

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The Corps member, Agbaje, who was overwhelmed with joy, said he will use the money tohold series of solo art exhibitions, help his father to build his business and invest more in his career.

“I’m overwhelmed with emotions right now. I have many aspirations in line with developing my career in arts and it is a dream come true.

“This is a push in the right direction for me. I have always wanted to impact lives through my work and this has given me the opportunity to achieve my dreams.

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“I was discouraged at some points but had to encourage myself again. I thank God today, my dream has come through,” he said.

Agbaje’s work which is a “Virtual Reality”, won the competition, while Emmanuel Eweje was second and Ifeanyi Ugwoke came third among eight contestants.

Abiodun Olaku, one of the judges, said the criteria used in selecting the winner was the philosophy and design behind the painting.

“Philosophy is synonymous with the message of the artwork, while the design is how an artist expresses the philosophy through the painting,” he said.

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Earlier, Mr Shogo Adaramati, the organiser of the competition, said the competition would further encourage more upcoming artists to remain focused in their chosen career.

He said he was happy with the result of the maiden competition which would henceforth hold biennially.

“I am happy with the outcome, I rejoice with the winner and hope this will encourage more artists out there to remain hard working and focused,” he said.

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Mr Matthew Gansallo, Director, Young Graduate for Museums and Gallery, British Museum, London, said that works of arts should be appraised through the in-depth message it conveys to the viewers and not the physical beauty.

“For me, these works of arts are beautiful considering the in-depth message they convey,” he said. (NAN)