adminThe programme, which is part of the Khula Udweba initiative, runs twice a year between April and August when children of school-going age are on holiday.
In an interview with Chronicle Entertainment, gallery assistant curator Clifford Zulu said that the programme was part of the gallery’s efforts of finding artistic talent amongst young people.
“This programme, which is a part of the Khula Udweba initiative, is part of our plan of helping young people discover their hidden artistic talent,” said Zulu.
He said that they had 30 children under their care, two of whom were from outside the country.
“We have taken in 30 children and two of them are children on holiday from the United Kingdom and the United States,” said Zulu.
Zulu said the gallery had been running Art Attack since 2006 although the Khula Udweba project had been running from 1999.
“This initiative has been running from 2006, but in some years we failed to hold it due to a lack of sponsorship,” he said.
Zulu said that this month’s programme is run by former outreach officer and the gallery’s resident artist Brian Kumira.
The programme is funded by HIVOS and the UK based A-Z Trust.
Zulu said that the gallery might host a workshop in December to showcase the children’s works although nothing concrete had been agreed upon yet.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter