The last details concerning a new African Culture Fund to assist artists from the continent were finalised at a meeting held in Seychelles recently, a Seychellois artist said on Friday.
George Camille told SNA that the meeting finalised the details for the fund and set up a website where artists can find more information.
Camille said the idea for the fund was initiated by the steering committee of the Arterial Network — a pan-African civil society — comprised of artists, activists, organisations and institutions engaged in the African creative and cultural sectors.
The committee recognised the important challenge of inadequate funding for African artists to enable them to develop their full potential.
The initial contribution to the fund was made by artists themselves with money collected from the sale of their artworks.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
