Cable & Wireless (Seychelles)

Artists get walls at service centre to display works

A partial view of the Customer Service Centre where the walls have been put at the disposal of artists

Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) is offering local artists space on the walls of its recently refurbished Customer Service Centre in Victoria to exhibit their works.

The spacious centre, which is made up of a customer service section, Internet Café and the bill payment counter, is based in Scotia House on Francis Rachel Street.

Speaking to Business Nation, Mrs Brigitte Ferrari, the manager of Customer Services, said the company was offering artists, both amateurs and professionals, the opportunity to further bring their work closer to the public. The service will be rendered on a rotational basis whereby the works of a new artist will be put on display every four months.

The company said it has already received positive response from certain artists and it is currently exhibiting some of the paintings produced by artist Georges Camille.

Mrs Ferrari said the idea of turning the Customer Service Centre into a one-stop shop where customers could access various services under one roof, had attracted more people and this is an opportunity that artists should not miss to make the most of.

While waiting to be served customers can admire the paintings or any other artistic work displayed on the walls, Mrs Ferrari said.

Referring to the colourful paintings already on display, Mrs Ferrari said they help make the place more vibrant.

Those interested in buying the works would be referred to the artist concerned.

Mrs Ferrari is calling on all artists, especially those who have difficulties in getting a prominent area to display their works, to get in touch with the Customer Service Centre. Depending on response it receives from artists, she said, this service could be extended to other centres.

The Customer Service Centre is open from 8.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 8.00 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturdays.

Besides paying their bills, buying prepaid vouchers and starter-packs, customers can also have access to the Internet Café which Mrs Ferrari said provided very competitive students and standards rates.

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