First National Bank to help grow Ghana’s creative arts industry with first art exhibition
First National Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of the FirstRand Group, is poised to help grow the county’s creative arts industry as it seeks to collaborate and support both professional and non-professional artists in the country.
As a testament of the Bank’s resolve to support the arts industry, First National Bank in partnership with Kalizma Art, has organised it’s first art exhibition in the country.
The art exhibition themed In Deep Thought, saw the works of Negyem Adonoo on display. Negyem Adonoo through his artworks on display and capturing the problems and grievances of the youth in a 15-part series, sort to portray how the youth despite being the future, are short-changed in everyday life.
Speaking to NorvanReports on the sidelines of the art exhibition was Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs of First National Bank, Delali Dzidzienyo, who noted the Bank is looking to identify more talents in the creative arts industry and provide them with the opportunity to showcase their works.
“In South Africa, the FirstRand Group hosts one of the biggest art exhibitions and we are looking to replicate that in Ghana as our contribution to help grow the creative arts industry and this is only the beginning.
“Our dream and hope is to nurture more creative minds like Negyem Adonoo and in that regard we are in the process of identifying more talents because the whole idea is to give a lot more unique talents the push they need and the opportunity to showcase their works,” he stated.
Also speaking to NorvanReports in an exclusive interview was Negyem Adonoo who noted that support received from First National Bank has been amazing adding that its comforting to know that a bank knows the value of arts and what it can do for the community.
“Support from First National Bank has been amazing knowing that in a country where support for artists is lacking, you have a bank coming on board to actually support arts, a bank that knows the value of arts and what it can do to the community.
“It’s really amazing to know that a bank actually sees that and really wants to push such an agenda, their [FNB] support has really gone a long way to be a blessing to me. Mine was to take my time and work and they have given me the space to showcase my works,” he noted.
According to him, the inspiration behind his artistic work is drawn personal experiences which he calls the 1% of the 99.
“Whatever I have gone through I am just 1% of the 99 people out there who are young and going through what I am going through and even worse.
“So the message I am putting across is that whatever you are going through as a young person, you are not the only person going through it, so find the people you best can relate with and et them help you find solutions to those challenges,” he added.
