It is late November. You are the managing partner of a Lagos firm, and the year has asked a lot of your people: long nights, difficult clients, deadlines that moved the wrong way. Now you want the year-end party to say a proper thank you.
So you start planning, and the same questions come up that come up every year. Which restaurant? Which hall? Which DJ? Somewhere in the middle of all that, a quieter question appears: will anyone remember this in February?
The problem with the usual party
Most firms solve this the same way: a dinner, a dance floor and a photo wall. It is pleasant, and it is gone by Monday.
The alternatives are not much better. Lawyers are rarely enthusiastic about team-building. Forced games feel awkward, partners feel exposed, and associates smile politely while checking their phones.
The risk is simple. You spend a serious sum, your team enjoys one evening, and by mid-January the money has left no trace. The people who carried the firm through the year go into the next one feeling thanked for a night, not valued for the long run.
A different kind of thank you: The Company Canvas
This December, Bokunart, in collaboration with Legalnaija, is offering law firms The Company Canvas. The idea is simple: your whole firm paints one large canvas together, and the finished piece is framed for your reception.
Here is how a session runs:
1. Sketch. A professional Bokunart artist prepares the canvas and divides it into sections, so nobody faces a blank page.
2. Paint. Partners, associates and staff each take a section and paint, with the artist guiding every person. The session takes 90 to 120 minutes and fits inside your party or a separate afternoon.
3. Frame. Bokunart finishes and frames the canvas and delivers it within 10 working days.
No art skill is needed. If you can sign a document, you can paint a section. Bokunart brings the artist, materials, setup and framing, and the session runs at your office or a venue you choose.
What your firm keeps
Picture January. A client sits in your reception, looks at the wall and asks who painted the canvas. You say, “We all did.” That is a better story than any dinner, and it keeps working for your firm all year, for your team and for every visitor.
There are three packages, all excluding VAT:
Package: Studio
Team size: Up to 40 People
From: 1.8m
Package: Signature
Up to 120 people
N4.5m
Package: Legacy
Up to 300 people
Firms that book by 20 November receive [10]% off, and a small number of December dates are available. To hold one, email bokunartgallery@gmail.com, call +2349029755663 , or message @bokunart on Instagram.
This year, give your team a thank-you they can see every day.
