Kwara State University
Oluremi Awogbade
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: CREATIVE ARTS AND TOURISM
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| 1 | Ceramic Cottage Industry in Nigeria - Women and the Challenge of Practice |
This paper which will use ceramics and pottery interchangeably is to encourage the elite and trained female folks in the field of ceramic art to participate in the development of ceramic cottage industries in Nigeria. This paper relies largely on archival sources intertwined with the history of contemporary Nigeria ceramics. Contemporary ceramics as used in this paper refers to modern ceramic/pottery art. Cottage industry as referred is small in size ceramic or pottery industry where the creations of ceramic products are made. Since 1953, when ceramic art was introduced into the tertiary curriculum, male and female students enroll, train and graduate on yearly basis. This means that females have also learnt to work and go with various agents of change in the society. However, this paper is hinged on theory of change that necessitate change in the trained female ceramic artists and to urge them to participate in the establishment of contemporary ceramic cottage industries in order to create jobs and enhance economic growth. Thus, the paper will view the challenges and prospect of modern female ceramic artists and ceramic cottage industries in Nigeria. Key words: Female, Ceramic, Change, Challenges, and Cottage Industry. | Journal of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri | |||||