The founder of The Masta Services, a printing and design company based in Nigeria and the convener of OpenArt has named Bayelsa Tech Hub as the venue for 2020 it’s free design skills, profjaysblog learnt.

In a released made available to profjaysblog, the convener stated the this year’s mission of the free skill acquisition will be based on five hashtags namely: DrawNotDrugs, LaptopsNotGuns, InteractionsNotDistractions, CreativesNotThieves and SkillsNotKill.

Below is the press release:

OpenArt 2020 is fast approaching and we the coordinators are still setting the grounds and preparing the tables to ensure the program is an all round success.

The youths of Bayelsa state shall be getting endowed with life changing skills and brain wracking knowledge.

The ultimate purpose of this training is to divert the attention of the young people of Bayelsa and Nigeria at large from irrelevant social vices and things that add very little value to life and redirect it to productivity and creativity. This mission of ours shall be promoted using five hashtags;

DrawNotDrugs: Pinpointing the need for young people to embrace the art of creativity rather than venturing into drug abuse.

LaptopNotGuns: Is directed towards those in authority and those with capacity to “empower” the youths with meaningful things rather than firepower.

InteractionNotDistraction: is meant to show and as well disrupt how easy it can be for youths to be distracted by some of the norms of nowadays, like social media and parties and help them pay more attention to more important things.

CreativeNotThieves: Everyone is creative not until they are engage creatively some are using it otherwise, we are ready to change the narrative for good instead of the other way, here is an opportunity to thrive on.

SkillsNotKill: is synonymous to laptop not guns as is set to encourage the youths to pick up meaningful traits and be more career minded instead of taking lives all in the name of cultism or political clashes.

With all these at the forefront, the sole purpose of OPENART 2020 is to impact positively in the lives of Nigerian youths. To help be the best they can be. To help boost the birth of more creatives and intellectuals. To drastically reduce the rate at which young bloods are being spilled.

That been said, we would like to plea that we’re very much open to external support and sponsorship.

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