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Penlac sponsors the ANS and ISS Eco Murals collaboration

Arterial Network Seychelles would like to pay tribute to Mr Gafoor Yakub Chief Executive Officer of Penlac who for many years has been a valued sponsor and supporter of the Arts in Seychelles. International School Seychelles in collaboration with Arterial Network Seychelles will create Eco themed murals with paint donated by Penlac. The murals will be painted by ISS students depicting the different terrains, such as mountainous areas, forest, mangroves and the sea – highlighting and educating the effects that we humans have on these environments in the Seychelles. When completed the murals will be mounted on the school walls reminding students to take care of our environment. On Tuesday 26th of March, Richard Pitman ISS Head of Art & Design with students Amanda Amade and  Shamara Adams along with Artist, Mrs Angie Geehan representing Arterial Network Seychelles, attended a press ceremony at Penlac to say thank you to Mr Yakub for his continued support, and the Penlac sta

ANS Newsletter February 2019

ANS NEWS ARTERIAL NETWORK RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL GRANTS COMMITTEE Signing the Agreement Members will be pleased to know that we signed a standard funding agreement on Friday February 8th which will enable us to begin a mentoring scheme for young Seychellois artists designed to  'empower young artists for self-development, cultural development and contributing to the development of the economy.' The agreement, which is between the Government of Seychelles, the National Grants Committee and Arterial Network, will see SR179,500 provided in four stages. PS Michel Pierre, Mrs Eline Moses -Chairperson of the National Grants Committee and Ans Chairman -Martin Kennedy seal the deal! We made a bid for government support late last year and applied for a much larger sum in fact. Our project, named THE FUTURE, was intended to provide studio spaces and quality art materials to the art community, with an emphasis on young artists, as well as provide mento