Fishing
Fishing Artist: HafsatouMedium: Colored PencilAge: 10Country: The Gambia Fishing Artist: HafsatouMedium: Colored PencilAge: 10Country: The Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2025 The story is about local fishing in my village. Fishing is the job of our family.My uncle goes fishing with my cousin in our village at Foni. Fishing is the job of our […]
Village Life
Village Life Artist: SarahMedium: Colored PencilAge: —Country: The Gambia Village Life Artist: SarahMedium: Colored PencilAge: —Country: The Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2025 This is a drawing of how people in my village live. I chose this drawing to show how my village life is different from city life. There are two houses and […]
My Village
My Village Artist: FatoumattaMedium: Colored PencilAge: 9Country: The Gambia My Village Artist: FatoumattaMedium: Colored PencilAge: 9Country: The Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2025 This is an illustration of my home at our village. I chose this story because it shows how my family lives in the village. The name of my village is Njaba […]
City Of Banjul
City Of Banjul Artist: MaimunaMedium: MarkersAge: 11Country: The Gambia City Of Banjul Artist: MaimunaMedium: MarkersAge: 11Country: The Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2023 I spotted this unusual site in our city of Banjul: The traffic was blocked and the cows were crossing the road.The building you see on the right hand side is our […]
The Kankurang
The Kankurang Artist: IbrahimMedium: MarkersAge: 10Country: The Gambia The Kankurang Artist: IbrahimMedium: MarkersAge: 10Country: The Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2023 My drawing shows two men drumming and singing for the Kankurang. (The Gambia’s Kankurang dance is a Mandinka masquerade who is dressed in leaves, bark and ochre coloured tree fibre with a machete […]
Beach Cleanup
Beach Cleanup Artist: AmieMedium: CrayonAge: 9Country: The Gambia Beach Cleanup Artist: AmieMedium: CrayonAge: 9Country: The Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2022 In my piece, I am on the beach cleaning garbage off of the sand. I am illustrating the importance of keeping our environment clean. I preserve nature by picking up trash. Nature and […]
My Most Memorable Year
My Most Memorable Year Artist: JainabaMedium: Crayons, Markers, Pencil, GlitterAge: 10Country: The Gambia My Most Memorable Year Artist: JainabaMedium: Crayons, Markers, Pencil, GlitterAge: 10Country: The Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2022 In my piece, I am cleaning the beach. There are birds, fish, crabs, litter, a trash bin, sea and sand. I am illustrating […]
The Apple Farm
The Apple Farm Artist: MarinaMedium: Crayons, Markers, PencilAge: 11Country: The Gambia The Apple Farm Artist: MarinaMedium: Crayons, Markers, PencilAge: 11Country: The Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2022 My piece is of me, my dad and mom at an apple tree farm. We are planting apple trees. I am illustrating conservation of trees. There is […]
My Dream Garden
My Dream Garden Artist: Hadija XaviereMedium: Crayons, PencilAge: 9Country: The Gambia My Dream Garden Artist: Hadija XaviereMedium: Crayons, PencilAge: 9Country: The Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2022 I am in my piece. It takes place in my back yard. I am watering the pumpkin patch in my garden. I am illustrating the practice of […]
Naming Ceremony
Naming Ceremony Artist: JainabaMedium: Pencil and crayonsAge: 10Country: the Gambia Naming Ceremony Naming Ceremony Artist: JainabaMedium: Pencil and crayonsAge: 10Country: the Gambia Naming Ceremony About the Artwork The Gambia, 2020 This is a naming ceremony with a mom, dad, twin babies, children, and villagers in Jarra Sutukung. The individual can identify the child by her […]
Farm
Farm Artist: Oumie SarataMedium: Paper and pencilAge: 10Country: the Gambia Farm Artist: Oumie SarataMedium: Paper and pencilAge: 10Country: the Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2020 There are people watering the vegetables, fetching water, and people enjoying themselves. It takes place on a farm to show how life is on a farm. Eat what you […]
Village Life
Village Life Artist: AminataMedium: Pencil, markers, crayonAge: 11Country: the Gambia Village Life Artist: AminataMedium: Pencil, markers, crayonAge: 11Country: the Gambia About the Artwork The Gambia, 2020 A lady is in my piece. She is cooking for her husband and children in a village. Like in the village is different from life in the city. In […]