OYASAF/UFUK MARBLE ART WORKSHOP

 The  Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art foundation (OYASAF) in collaboration with the UFUK Dialogue Foundation recently, organized a three day ‘’Art for  Peace’’ workshop for artists with the theme; “cultural co-existence, Dialogue, harmony and peace”. The workshop was organized by the two foundations towards uniting the multiple cultural traditions of Nigeria with Turkey.  The three days workshop, started from Monday 24th to Wednesday 26^th of April, 2017. The workshop was facilitated by a renowned Turkish artist, Mr Tugay Yalcin of the Nile University of Nigeria. Nigerians and other nationals were taught the techniques of painting in water colour with marble decorative background - a unique Turkish art.

Facilitating Artist: Tugay Yalcin. Photograph by Oyasaf documentary photographer: OBOT MFON RALPH

 At the workshop, Prince Yemisi  Shyllon, the  Founder and CEO of The Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art foundation (OYASAF) and co-sponsor of the program, in his remarks, informed the participants, about his three (3) years long collaboration with the Ufuk Foundation which includes the sponsored exhibition of some thirteen (13) Nigerian artists in a travelling exhibition of paintings to Ethiopia, Turkey and the United State of America in 2014. His remarks during the interactive session at the workshop, included the importance of provenance, continuous art education, art entrepreneurship, and the improvement of local patronage for Nigerian art.

Prince  Yemisi  Shyllon at the workshop. Photograph by Oyasaf documentary photographer:                   OBOT MFON RALPH

 During the workshop, Nigerian artists learned from Turkish artists and interacted with each other while producing water colour paintings in marble background finish. There were also a general agreement among the participants during their interactive sessions, that African nations need to effectively collaborate among themselves towards creating a well-organized and interactive art practice and embracing indigenous cultural constructs in their creative aspirations.

Artist practicing marble artistry at the workshop. Photograph by Oyasaf documentary photographer: OBOT MFON RALPH

 In total, about 80 artists and non-artists of Nigerian and other national extractions

participated in the workshop ,which included; Clara Aden , Akintunde John ,

 Dimpa Sunday Busaya Lawal , Mfon Ralph Obot, Monsuru Alashe , Yusuf

Durodola,  Noami  Oladipo, Ogaga Tuodeinye, Sotonye Jumbo,  Sunday

Akpedo,  Oluchi  Zom, Joel A, Yusuf Seidu Okus , and Emmanuel Ije and

many others.

A cross section of some of the Participants at the workshop. Photograph by Oyasaf documentary photographer: OBOT MFON RALPH    

Artists that participated in the workshop, were issued with Certificates of participation at the end of the program.

A snap photograph of some of the participants with their certificates of participation at the workshop. Photograph by Oyasaf documentary photographer: OBOT MFON RALPH