Youth And Art

Some of the kids in the program, with the logo.

There's this wonderful young woman, who was born in Nigeria and immigrated to the US with her parents. Olubusola Ajayi, also known as Shola, grew up in two worlds, partly in the US and also in Nigeria. Once reaching adulthood, Shola has made her life's work in the world of art, storytelling, working with youth, and film-making. That's already enough hats for several lives.

She founded an organization called UR4AFRICA, an organization that serves as a center for creative learning. One of the projects that the group is promoting is PUBLIC ART NIGERIA, particularly Lagos. Since one of Shola's focuses is youth, the project is utilizing public partnerships, along with art education for youth, to promote participation in their communities.



As part of the project, Nigerian artists are recruited into a six week residency that teaches them to become art and media educators. Once educated, the artists will then be able to conduct to conduct Art Exploration Workshops, which teach young people art techniques, with an outcome of creating products that they can share with others in their communities.

Last year, some of the Nigerian students in the program got a chance to visit kids in the US at Brooklyn Children's Museum. They got a chance to share ideas and experiences, learn from each other, and make new friends. Of course, all of this does require money. Shola has a GOFUNDME site, where she shares project updates, videos, and requests donations.

The best part, of course, is the experience of the kids, who benefit from the project. Here's Kester, who thanks those who made his participation possible:

Thanks to this bio for information about Shola Ajayi: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2662312/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm and to information from the above links.

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