A lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, George Khushiator, has facilitated a workshop in Thapong, a town in Gaborone, Botswana with help from the French embassy. The workshop ended with a three-week long exhibition which gained prominence through some major local newspapers including the daily news,Guardian,Minegi and the Sun. 

The workshop was organized by the Thapong visual arts centre which hosted a unique exhibition, which was a follow-up to the week-long workshop which attracted artists from various countries dubbed “integration of traditional art and multi media”. The workshop was aimed at equipping the youth of Gaborone with new multi media skills to complement their traditional art. . In all, over 700 participants took part in the demonstration and uniquely each one of them came up with his or her own style. 

 Participants were taken through the process of producing pieces by computer, working on traditional art, using water on paint to create a piece and taking and manipulating a picture on a completed art piece on a computer. 

 In an interview Khushiator said the concept of integration is a sign of integrating culture of nations. “Kush” as he is affectionately called said the combination of traditional art and the new media is important as it involves two nations of different backgrounds. He noted that the artists in Botswana mainly specialized in representational art as opposed to the more challenging field conceptual art and therefore one of this endeavours was to help change their mindsets in that regard. According to Mr Kushiator,an artistic integration of  the cultures of people promote peace, unity and development. He added that there is the need for the Integration of cultures of various nations. He called on other art educators to be encouraged and motivated wherever they find themselves and they should educate the public about the subject so as to change the perception of the public concerning art.

Mr. kushiator used the occasion to advise parents that they should encourage their wards to learn art in addition to their selected courses. Finally he advised his fellow lecturers to work hard and go the extra mile in order to achieve higher heights.