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1 PRESS RELEASE CHILDREN ART CLUB POWERED BY DECEMBER 2015 This project is endorsed by InSEA (

2 CHILDREN ART CLUB GOES GREEN Today s children are the least responsible for climate change, but they, and their children, are the one who will live with its consequences Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director. On Saturday 19 th of December, the CHILDREN ART CLUB went green with the kids getting engage with the issues of climate change through visual expression which will earn them the Green Champion certificate from the United State YALI programme. The CHILDREN ART CLUB is usually held every 3 rd Saturday of the month with FREE admission for every interested child at the Cultural and Musical Heritage Centre, OLUMO ROCK, Ikija, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The CHILDREN ART CLUB is an outlet for self-expression, to unlock talents, encourage aspirations, and nurture creativity. It is a creative platform for every talented child irrespective of their status and social background to help them harness, maximize and express unhindered their God's given potentials in a serene environment that inspire creativity. We made the membership of CHILDREN ART CLUB free to accommodate children from different backgrounds and to make sure that the issue of finance will not deny a child of this great opportunity to put his/her talent to use. Registration started by 9am, followed by a brief lecture on climate change and the Art session commenced by am. The essence of the lecture is to educate the participants on the issues of climate change. The lecture was given by Prince Olusegun Michael Adeniyi. Here is an insight into the lecture: What is climate change? It is any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. Potential climate change risks are: I. Increase in temperature II. III. IV. A drop in average rainfall Sea level increase in conjunction with storm events Increase in frequency and severity of storm events Climate change is already a reality in Africa. There are prolonged and intensified droughts in eastern Africa; unprecedented floods in western Africa; depletion of rain forests in equatorial Africa; and an increase in ocean acidity around Africa s southern coast. Vastly altered weather patterns and climate extremes threaten agricultural production and food security, health, water and energy security, which in turn undermine Africa s ability to grow and develop.

3 The Art session was facilitated by Prince Olusegun Michael Adeniyi and Dare Sobola. The guest artist for the December edition of the CHILDREN ART CLUB was Olanrewaju Tejuoso. Tejuoso just returned from an art residence programme in Indonesia where he created a recycled art museum which he named Black Market Museum. The children created a large format art piece as a group with a mixed media of Tempera and Gouache. The work is titled: Here and there - A world in between our collective response to climate change.

4 Title: Here and there - A world in between our collective response to climate change. Description of the Art work: In the painting is a tree standing in between two moments in time. The first half (left) shows a world that has been badly affected by climate change and rendered inhabitable and an evidence of famine in the land. The second half (right) shows a flourishing world, a fertile agricultural land and habitable. The art work is to raise the consciousness of the people of the world of the climate change risks and to let communities know that the rising sea levels, flooding, and drought from climate change will alter the land available for human habitat and development. The loss of predictable rainfall and fertile agricultural land will cause loss of agricultural production and eventually lead to famine. We all need to act now and embrace green living to make the earth habitable for the generations to come.

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6 There was a special feature story on CHILDREN ART CLUB project on DAILY SUN Newspaper of Tuesday 5 th of May, 2015 on pages 25, 26 and 27. You may as well read it online at:

7 BRIEF PROFILE TEACHING VISUAL ART is a creative social enterprise that provides diver platform for promoting, encouraging artistic engagements and to increase the community s awareness on the importance of arts education. TEACHING VISUAL ART is a strong advocate of Art as a means of unlocking innovation and creativity, and dedicated to serve children from various backgrounds and culture. TEACHING VISUAL ART is established with aim of promoting art from the grassroots level, by expanding the learning field of art, using child art as the major educational and communicative tool for socio-economic change. It is committed to the support of Art Education for its benefits of social, economic, and environmental sustainability. The social enterprise is registered with CRBN Number under the Companies and Allied Matters Act of the Federal Government of Nigeria. MISSION: to bring continued resources and support to the advancement of art theory and practice in Nigeria. Learn more on CONTACTS: teachingvisualart@gmail.com, , Banker: First Bank, Account Name: TEACHING VISUAL ART, Account Number: INVITE US! You can invite us to your school, orphanage home or art camp to engage the young ones in series of Artistic engagements that is geared towards skill acquisition, therapy or personal talent growth. Send us a mail to teachingvisualart@gmail.com You can also invite us to be on jury team of children s art contest or any other art activities with the aims of helping the young ones to harness and maximize their God s given talents. SUPPORT US! We want to provide Art Education that is accessible and engaging for as many kids as possible. You can play a part; your support will contribute immensely to our work to advance the learning field of Art in Nigeria. Send your donations to us: TEACHING VISUAL ART First Bank