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The Director-General, National Council of Arts and Culture (NCAC), Chief Segun Runsewe has continued to give Nigeria rich cultural potentialities a vintage position in all sphere of life through innovative brand promotion and diplomacy.
His practical interest in making culture hold the ace at all times is also a credit that has not only stood him out as a cultural ambassador, but has also made him a point of reference in cultural promotion in Nigeria and Africa; one of the reasons he was appointed President, World Craft Council, African Region.
His promises to give his mother (late Mrs Felicia Adesola Runsewe) a cultural burial came to play at the venue of the post interment reception, Eagle Club, Surulere in Lagos, where the hall was beautifully adorned with arts, crafts and cultural symbols of a country with diverse and unique identity.
Jack Lenor Larsen, 1927-2020
Weaver, designer, collector, gardener, author, world traveler, entrepreneur, teacher, and cultural scholar, Jack was mentor to textile connoisseurs, designers, artisans and artists.
30th December 2020
Jack Lenor Larsen died peacefully on the evening of December 22, 2020 of natural causes in East Hampton, New York at LongHouse Reserve, the 16-acre garden and arts center that is his legacy. Larsen’s, companion of more than 30 years, Peter Olsen, was at his side.
A memorial service will be announced in the near future.
For those who wish to honor Larsen, he would appreciate nothing more than a contribution to the Jack Lenor Larsen Endowment Fund, established to support the maintenance of and programming at his beloved LongHouse Reserve.
Tourism in 2021: Runsewe calls for faster COVID-19 testing, certification
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Otunba Segun Runsewe
Director-General National Council for Arts and Culture ( NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, has called for deep measures of support for the tourism sector in 2021, through faster COVID-19 testing and certification process.
The reality of new strain of the pandemic, coupled with very stringent measures for inbound travels across the board with partial lockdown affecting outdoor recreation, hospitality business and impacting on jobs, have an advanced additional burden to industry players, not knowing how to survive next year.
Runsewe who also doubles as President, Africa Region of the World Craft Council (WCC), stated that there’s need to create a deliberate climate of assurance and faith for the Cultural tourism economy to avoid depression and continued loss of jobs which the Industry is known to champion to break unemployment and empower rural development.
Jack Lenor Larsen Founder of LongHouse Reserve & Larsen Fabrics Has Passed Away
Larsen’s remarkable career as a textile designer began in the early 1950s when he founded his studio, Jack Lenor Larsen Inc., in New York City.by BWW News Desk
Weaver, designer, collector, gardener, author, world traveler, entrepreneur, teacher, and cultural scholar, Jack Lenor Larsen was mentor to textile connoisseurs, designers, artisans and artists throughout his eventful and gratifying 93 years. He died peacefully on the evening of December 22, 2020 of natural causes in East Hampton, New York at LongHouse Reserve, the 16-acre garden and arts center that is his legacy. Larsen s, companion of more than 30 years, Peter Olsen, was at his side.