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MORE than 20 local upcoming visual artistes are today (Friday) expected to throng the National Gallery of Zimbabwe Mutare offices for this month’s edition of the poetry-music session, popularly known as Shaurai.
NGZ regional director (Mutare) Elizabeth Muusha said they were expecting a bigger and better edition since it was the last edition of the year.
Talented poet, Morset Billie, City Boys, Flexxo, rapper, Kritic Igwee is expected to perform at the event.
The session, which was officially launched in April 2013, is a platform where visual artistes meet and perform on a Friday of every mid-month.
She paid tribute to several schools and stakeholders in Mutare who have been visiting the gallery in numbers and supporting local talent despite financial challenges bedeviling the gallery.
“We are happy with the support we have been getting from schools and stakeholders. It has not been easy but we would like thank all those who supported us throughout the year. People of Mutare played a critical role in promoting and enriching visual arts like photography, painting, traditional dance and sculpture once every month.
“Schools and several stakeholders have been forthcoming and we continue to urge others to support local talent.
“We aim towards strengthening our core business in luring people to support visual arts particularly paintings and sculpture. Friday’s event is an ideal platform to lure customers and clients as well as promote the beauty of visual arts,” she said.
The event starts 5 pm.
Online Reporter