Facilitators

We have a chain of facilitators some of which have passed through our training and have now become experts. We also have well established academics and resources persons who render assistance from time to time. These facilitators have been the power behind the wheels of the WYART programme offering their time and skills at no cost to the foundation. We are hoping that we can employ regular hands to teach in subsequent events for a fee.
In previous workshops, we had Princess Iyase as Resources person for Beadwork, Mrs. Layiwola Peju for Goldsmithing along with Mr Gani Adebisi, Yemi Ajewole of the Cultural Centre, Ibadan handled the Crafts session. Mrs.Kola-George Iretiola of the National Museum Lagos taught elementary courses in African Art History. Due to popular demand Baking lesson have been included as workshop areas. This are will be anchored by Ronke Aileru.
Appearances on the VCDs have been Peju Layiwola, Princess Iyase, Mercy Akpan, Mrs. Kemi Ogusua- Dixon, Mrs. Bimbo Sopade, Gani Adebisi, Ronke Aileru, Doris Osijie, Taye and Kehinde Olaoye, Quinette Nwobi, Love Ezekiel, Seun Olowu and Serifat Olaniyan.
DIRECTORS
Professor Dele Layiwola, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. Peju Layiwola, Senior Lecturer, Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos
Princess E.U. Olowu, Artist, Director, Oba Akenzua II Arts Foundation, Benin City.
Yemi Ajewole, Artist and Cultural Officer, Cultural Centre, Ibadan.
Tinuke Fadaini, Accountant, Lagos

Why art? Because Art is life and Art is beauty. So we try to put in beauty into the lives of people by empowering them through skill acquisition. Art is one aspect through which Nigeria has contributed meaningfully to world civilization. We have had a rich traditional past and our heritage is of great renown....

The main mission of this Foundation is to empower women and youths, without any discrimination based on class, religion or age. We have trained so many women and youths in local and urban communities and also through religious groups that identify

The WYART initiative was borne out of her early life experience. Her mother, Princess Elizabeth Olowu is an artist and as a child she grew up learning a lot from her. She was always engaged in one activity or the other. She was also involved in art training and as a teacher, she not only taught her students while in school but was involved in several