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Celebration of Osogbo School of Arts

Osogbo has been known for her role in the sustainance and promotion of artistic and cultural activities long before the Colonial era. Prominent among these are the art of Tie and Dye, Wax, resistance and Weaving.

In the are of Cultural events are the various traditional festivals of which Odun Osun Osogbo and Odun Egungun are most prominent. Osogbo also served as a trade hub serving the northern and eastern parts of Nigeria

The Emergence of Osogbo school of Arts; Mbari Mbayo Club, club established for African writers, artists , and musicians at Ibadan and Osogbo in Nigeria. The first Mbari Club was founded in Ibadan in 1961 by a group of young writers with the help of Ulli Beier, a teacher at the University of Ibadan. Mbari, an Igbo(Ibo) word for "creation", refers to the traditional painted mud houses of the area, which must be renewed periodically. The Ibadan club operated an art gallery and theatre and published works by Nigerian artists and Black Orpheus, a journal of African and African American literature.

The Centre is celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Osogbo School of Art founded by late Ulli Bieir whose art works formed the nucleus of the Centre. You may wish to note that the Centre is proud to have two prominent students of this school in persons of Chief Jimoh Buraimoh and Chief Muraina Oyelami.

Venue : The 50th Celebration of Osogbo Arts will take place at the Thoughts Pyramid Arts Centre, No 18 Libreville street, off Aminu cresent, Opposite OLD DSTV, Wuse Abuja.

Date: Tuesday, 24th January, 2017

Time: 11.00 a.m Prompt

SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR
ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED
Honourable Minister for Information and Culture

HOST
PRINCE OLAGUNSOYE OYINLOLA
Chairman, Board of Trustees, CBCIU, Osogbo

R.S.V.P

CHIEF MURAINA OYELAMI
Eesa of Iragbiji
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JEFF AGUESHI
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