MASK Awards fetes kids’ community art

Orkedi Art was hailed for nurturing talent in needy pupils from Nanyuki.

• MASK Awards was founded to fill a gap in getting children to engage their creativity

• Now in its 11th year, the awards attracted entries from 16 African countries

Since 2013, the MASK Awards has recognised arts talent among schoolchildren and youth, particularly in remote areas with limited access to creative tools.

Third place in the 2023 MASK schools category went to the children of Orkedi Art of Nature and Education Foundation. Orkedi Art is a community initiative for primary schoolchildren coming from underprivileged backgrounds in Nanyuki town on the foothills of Mt Kenya.

Speaking after the online awards ceremony in London last month, MASK founder Alla Tkachuk said,“Their  paintings were lovely and colourful. Clearly, the children were thinking visually about their subject of nature and showed good teaching.”

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