Strategic harnessing of the industrial arts and design capacities of Ghanaians, could be a game-changer in tackling the vexed issue of unemployment in the country, John Lodonu, an Industrial Arts\u00a0Lecturer at the Ho-Polytechnic, has observed.<\/p>\n
He spoke\u00a0to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of the official launch of the Ho Polytechnic Faculty of Art and Design-Industrial Arts Department, Higher National Diploma, (HND) 3, End of Year Exhibition.<\/p>\n
The exhibition, featuring original works of the pioneering students of the Polytechnic in the areas of textiles, sculpture, graphic design, ceramics and painting, was dubbed: \u201cThe Genesis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Lodonu observed that, bit and pieces of materials in the environment, such as woods, stones, straws, bamboos, oyster shells, clay and fabric among others, could be transformed into breath-holding products.<\/p>\n
He called for education on the importance of visual arts as a subject in schools, to pull in the many talents students are ignorant about as\u00a0livelihood prospects.<\/p>\n
Mr. Paul Sallah, Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Ho Polytechnic, said artistic materials besides their economic values, represent the memoirs, culture and aspirations and perhaps the spirit of a people.<\/p>\n
Dr. Noble Dzegbor, Dean of the Faculty, said the faculty could raise the Internally Generated Fund (IGF) capacity of the polytechnic considerably, if provided with a production unit.<\/p>\n
Professor Emmanuel Kojo Sakyi, Rector of the Polytechnic after going round the stands, said time was up to \u201cdo everything\u201d to provide the needs of the Industrial Arts Department.<\/p>\n
He said output within 18 months, \u201cin an environment of scarcity of resources, was gratifying and prospects as I can see, are very good, with some products of high market value.”<\/p>\n
Exhibits drawing a lot of attention included a Screen Developing Table, Manual Press, for clay work, Monthly Bindings of Newspapers and busts among others.<\/p>\n
The \u201cGenesis,\u201d which would be open for two weeks, is expected to attract organised student groups and business people.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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