Osun Arts Foundation Current Project Supporters

Supported by: On behalf of the board of Trustees of Osun Arts Foundation, we thank the following for the funding supports they have given us to deliver our projects to date. PH Holt Foundation,  LCVS,  The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund (Merseyside),  The Hemby...

Oladimeji Adisa’s Works

Oladimeji attended AUD primary school, Oke Laaro, between 1968 and 1973. Between 1973 and 1978, he schooled at Ilobu Secondary Commercial Grammar School and had a Western State Scholarship from 1974 to 1978, when he finished secondary school. He attended Divisional...
Flash of Lightening

Flash of Lightening

Osun organised the African Millennium Cultural Exchange Programme in the summer of 2001 which was titled – Flash of Lightning. We took 10 local artists around Nigeria for three weeks, giving them the opportunity to interact and learn about the traditional music, dance...
Rhythm of African Dance (ROAD)

Rhythm of African Dance (ROAD)

R.O.A.D, a 2002 project, was performed by the famous Nigerian Lamidi Ayankunle Yoruba Bata Ensemble and Ayan Agalu Cultural Troupe, in collaboration with Osun. They came particularly for this tour to England to perform and simultaneously workshops sharing their skills...
African Mask Making Workshops

African Mask Making Workshops

One of the main characteristics of the culture of African peoples is the use of masks in rituals and ceremonies. They represent spirits of animals or ancestors, mythological heroes, moral values or a form of honouring of a person in a symbolic way. They can be made...