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The Prodigy Project

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The Prodigy Project is a multicultural platform that connects emerging artists with the next generation of creators from Africa and the African Diaspora.

Through a series of workshops focused on artistic discovery, the project nurtures a creative space where artists engage with different communities, initiate a transfer of skills and inspire a career path to undiscovered talents from various communities.

They serve as mentors for the next generation of creators while sharpening their ability to teach others.

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Samson Bakare describes his paintings as “time machines,” as they venture back into the past and depict an African society that might have existed had history taken a different turn. He paints Black people in positions of power, in full control of their surroundings.

Inspired by this, he led the participants in a creative session where they thought back to a memory and brought it to life through art.

Exploring a Time Machine with Samson Bakare

Diving Into The Beauty and Fragility of Clay with Adams Anne

Our Guest artists in this edition of The Prodigy Project was celebrated potter; Adams Anne. She makes use of the coil method to establish form; geometric tones and textures, and recurrent patterns to create a perception of order and beauty. She was also inspired to creative expression through clay by a mentor.

She took the participants on a journey to draw inspiration from their environment and implement this in the creation of their individual pieces.

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