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1st AFRICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS EXPO (AFAC) 2008!
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The 1st African International Arts and Crafts Expo 2008 is a unique Arts and Crafts Expo initiated by the National Council for Arts and Culture with the aim to explore, grow, develop, promote, market and generally leverage our arts and crafts industry as one of the potential and promising sectors that could compliment or become an alternative to the oil economy. The Expo which comes up in August 2008 will take place in Abuja for a period of ten days. Nigeria with about 140 million people is playing host to one of the largest arts and crafts Expo in the world. It is envisaged that over five thousand crafts entrepreneurs from Nigeria and most African countries are expected to showcase their creativity to the delight of over one million visitors (domestic and foreign) expected during the period of the Expo. The creativity fiesta shall highlight exquisite showcasing of the rich and diverse African crafts, cuisine, fashion and cultural displays from various parts of African Region and all the States of the Federation. This will no doubt provide great opportunities for effective and focused incentives and mileage for investors, marketers, and would-be sponsors. Furthermore, it is a platform that will stimulate the growth of our tourism industry and the economy in general. Theme: Stimulating Economic Growth Potentials of Arts and Crafts Sector. Scope: The Exhibition will feature the best of the creative ingenuity and heritage of Africans and beyond. Some selected aspect of Arts and Crafts shall be open for competition and prizes and awards will be given to winning entries. The Expo shall comprise amongst others Arts and Crafts unique to each Local Government, State and the participating countries such as:
Participation: Participation is drawn from most of the African countries, other regions of the world, the 36 States of the Federation and FCT, All 774 Local Government Areas, Artists glee, Nigeria Crafts Council (NCC), NGOs specializing in the crafts industry, manufacturers of textiles and garments, investors, Nigerian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Fashion houses, Institutions, Designers, medium and small scale industries as well as other relevant stakeholders. Venue: Old Parade Ground, Area 10, Garki, Abuja – Nigeria. Date: Thursday 14th – Saturday 23rd August, 2008 To register: 1. Download the registration forms 2. fill out the forms 3. email the forms to info@ncac.gov.ng or submit to the address below. To register click the following links:
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