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The Aveyron painter and sketchbook artist will be in the spotlight at the Porto-Nomad festival organized in the country’s capital, Porto-Novo, from January 16 to 19.
A Ruthenian artist is exporting internationally! At least, the painter and sketchbook artist Sonia Privat will be one of the headliners of the Porto-Nomad festival, organized in the capital of Benin, Porto-Novo, from January 16 to 19. An event which is in its fourth edition and presents itself as “the meeting place for responsible travel”.
With an objective presented by the organizer Babel voyages, a company based in Cergy-Pontoise and “sustainable tourism specialist”highlight the heritage of this West African country and increase its tourist appeal. All this, while respecting an approach “eco-responsible”.
Guided tours, round tables, shows and exhibitions will guide these four days of festivities. It is for this last point that Sonia Privat is part of this adventure. A specialist in travel diaries, it is quite natural that the work of the artist, installed in his workshop on rue Sainte-Catherine in Rodez, was selected to represent the values of this project.
A travel lover
A true nomad, she is passionate about traveling and goes from country to country to transcribe in painting her encounters and experiences at the ends of the world. In Benin, she will exhibit two travel diaries around Senegal and Tanzania. Two countries that she knows like the back of her hand since she has devoted three works to the country of Teranga and two to the land so famous for its safaris.
So, Sonia Privat simply says “very happy” to take part in this adventure, a new step in his long journey!
