On Saturday July 5th art lovers, artists, and patriots packed the Kongi Hall in Freedom Park for the formal opening of the #WS80 Project exhibit. To highlight the importance of art education in Nigeria, artist as young as 11 years old were solicited for the project. Over 80 artists from all across the country submitted portraits and paintings for the exhibit.

See some of the artworks at the exhibition below.

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The Icon Himself
The Icon Himself
Row of some of the exhibited artworks.
Row of some of the exhibited artworks.
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This Particular piece was done by kids aged11-14 for WS
This Particular piece was done by kids aged11-14 for WS