Schools ASSEMBLIES AND WORKSHOPS

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The purpose of the project/program is to motivate and inspire students  to see the relationship between reading, writing, visual art, language,  geography, culture, architecture, math and science. It focuses on  character development. There is an exercise he does with students and  participants on perspective and he teaches that "Art is frozen music"    

SOME FAQs 

1. What dates would he be available?   Varies through the year. Contact by email or facebook to find out.  

2.  What type of information does he present and how long does  his typical presentation last? - It is on contemporary African art and  how social justice issues affect what he does. The basic approach is to  talk about the two sweeping characteristics of art, that is that it  embodies a message within an idiom of communication but also possesses a  sense of Mystery. Also, as Art Ambassadors, how do we use our talents  as a river to water human hearts so that we may grow to know peace.  There are grade specific presentations and workshops from kindergarten  through 12th grade, college and beyond. The time is usually 45-55  minutes for presentation and 1 hour for workshop. For the assembly, an  LCD projector, a screen and a computer will be useful if these are  available at the school.  

3. Would you want to do one presentation in our auditorium to all  of my students, or does a smaller group setting work better? - This  depends largely on the individual school. However, to save time for  workshops, it is better to have a onetime only auditorium setting power  point presentation to the whole student body and then break into smaller  groups/classes for workshops.  

4. Will the students do any artwork to accompany the  presentation? - Yes. This will be done during the workshop part of it.  He will share some stories with them at the assembly, then work on a  piece while they all work on their own pieces based on individual  stories they may want to translate into a picture. Later, they will  write a poem describing their artwork. Part of the project is to  translate visual communication into writing and vise-verse. He may read a  part of his book "ETERNITY IN OUR HEARTS" to them.  

5. If so, what supplies are needed? - Paper (size A4 for younger  students and A3 size for older students), water colour/Acrylic or  tempera paints, brushes (one small and one large size), pencils, a  different piece of paper for writing.   

6. What is the fee? - The presentation fee is negotiable. In  addition we bring along some prints of Ibiyinka's artworks for sale.  They are optional and available to students, teachers, parents and the  general public. The sale of prints help to support other travels.  

7. Is there an exhibition following the program? - Yes, we  recommend that artworks and writings by students be displayed at the end  of the day or week and students get the opportunity to curate their own  works.