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Guaranty Trust Bank…Making a Difference
Art has always been a part of Guaranty Trust Bank plc. The Bank has supported all forms and genres of Art since inception including music, painting, play, drama, poetry and exhibitions. The bank has an enviable art collection of over 700 painting and sculptures, most of which are displayed at our branches to the public as part of our architecture signature.
In 2007, the Bank sponsored the first Nigerian "Living Masters" exhibition that featured the works of nine internationally recognized indigenous artists, most of them Masters of their craft. The event featured works of Abayomi Barber, Bisi Fakeye, Bruce Onobrakpeya, David Dale, El Anatsui, Isiaka Osunde, Kolade Oshinowo, Muraina Oyelami and Yusuf Grillo to participants, art lovers and the public.
Guaranty Trust Bank has also sponsored two Edo Bronze festivals in Edo State in an effort to re-stimulate interest in the lost art of bronze casting and showcase it to the world.
The annual festival which involves a practical workshop, a cultural float along major streets of Benin City, a gala night and an exhibition of 3,000 Bronze pieces; features prominently the works of the Benin Guild of Bronze Casters; a people who are sole custodians to the art of Benin bronze casting passed on from generation to generation.
Other initiatives supported by the Bank include the "Theatre at Terra" which is an appreciation of African literature through drama produced by Terra Kulture.
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