Lagos awards tuition scholarships to arts competition winners

Lagos State has honored the winners of its second annual Schools Arts and Craft Competition with tuition scholarships for the upcoming academic year. The competition, themed “This is Lagos,” celebrated the creativity of students from secondary and tertiary institutions across the state.

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The winning students will get scholarships to pay for their tuition for one year. We will get in touch with them. Next academic session, the government will pay and fulfil this obligation. We did the same last year.

Organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, the event challenged students to express themselves through painting, drawing, sculpture, beadwork, textile design, leatherwork, digital art, and upcycling. Mrs. Bopo Oyekan-Ismaila, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, announced that the winning students would receive scholarships covering their tuition for one academic year, continuing a commitment from the previous year.

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These outstanding creations demonstrate that our young minds not only appreciate our cultural values but also possess the creativity and vision needed to shape a brighter future.

Oyekan-Ismaila praised the participants for their artworks, which she said captured the essence of Lagos. She described the entries as a vibrant celebration of the state's rich cultural heritage, dynamic communities, entrepreneurial spirit, and dedication to sustainability. "These outstanding creations demonstrate that our young minds not only appreciate our cultural values but also possess the creativity and vision needed to shape a brighter future," she stated.

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Our main aim is to ensure that students are aware of our culture, our tradition and our heritage, and to bring out the innovation and creativity in them. From the displays and creative works, you can see that the students depicted in one way or another what the theme, ‘This is Lagos,’ actually means.

The competition's primary goal is to immerse students in Lagos's culture, traditions, and heritage while fostering innovation and creativity. "Our main aim is to ensure that students are aware of our culture, our tradition and our heritage, and to bring out the innovation and creativity in them," Oyekan-Ismaila explained. She emphasized the vast opportunities available to young artists and creatives in the state, concluding, "The sky is the limit."

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It is also to tell them that there are enormous opportunities and limitless possibilities for them as artists and creatives. The sky is the limit.