HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN ARTS
The Institute was founded by Mac Mc Callaghan to address youth unemployment in previously disadvantaged communities in the country. The Institute identified arts and culture as a “TOOL” through which youth can be empowered socially and economically. The Institute endeavors to identify talent in children at primary school level, to nurture, train and develop them to become well rounded professionals and successful entrepreneurs. The Institute will endeavor to promote and expose young and up-coming artists to local and international markets to ensure their optimal success. Working together with them, to foster mentoring relationships between young up coming artists and well-known/ legendary artists.
THE MAIN OBJECTIVES (PURPOSE MISSION) OF THE “INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN ARTS”
- To identify, nurture and develop art talent in youth from previously disadvantaged communities.
- To promote and expose youth and upcoming artists to local and international markets.
- To facilitate job creation/entrepreneurship for trained and qualified artists.
- To cultivate, in the artists, a deep sense of giving back to their communities.
- To foster mentoring relationships between well-known/legendary artists and young upcoming artists.
- To apply for full accreditation at all relevant Institutions, in performing arts skills programming and train learners in courses and programs that are aligned.
- The Institute of African Arts is planning to host top quality courses at affordable prices for students in 2020, as well as full scholarships.
GET INVOLVED
“Your contribution can do so much for a struggling artist”
Donor
Donate any music instruments or art pieces of any kind to “The Institute of African Arts”.
Member
Any person is welcome to contact and or join the Institution in order to guide, share and advice the Institution of African Arts to became a highly accredited and successful organization.
Organizer
Planning or organizing of fund raising campaigns, events, the auction of art works, catering or any other fundraising ideas and projects for the benefit of the Institute of African Arts.
Sponsor
Anyone who is willing to sponsor a child for a month, a year or for the duration of their course. Anyone who is willing to buy or donate any required musical instruments that the Institute may require.
Volunteer
Any volunteer who is willing to share his/her knowledge, success with the Institution and students, and has the sense and mentality to give back to the community. Especially well-known artists, song writers, musicians, that the children admire, and look up to, who are willing to plough back and join a stage with upcoming talented artists in order to share their life experiences and to show them that anything is “possible”.
Music
The power of music or the arts has been known yet not fully understood to humans in all times and in all culture. It is a means of expression, it connects emotion hope, regret, love and our stories. As a form of communication, Art connects us with other human beings, our inner spirits, and our history in a way that words alone cannot . It is the human language that bridges cultures, genders, and generations: The power of expression grows we age. To the elderly, it can be a vehicle of reminiscence, such as when an old song brings back the vivid memory of an experience in the distant past a memory resplendent with not only the story, but the senses and the mood. Our memories are imprinted with music.
It helps us all. to define our lives; songs and Art work symbolize an era of our life, bring us together in community, and for some become a form of prayer. “Music is emotion from another time. it shapes our personal landscape and we express ourselves in an artistic way. When words alone make little sense, music and art work becomes an effective means of’ communication. Aging and disease can leave the body with physical and cognitive disabilities which make expression difficult. elders with memory loss brought on by conditions such as Alzhelmer’s disease often lose the ability to verbalize their thoughts and feelings and to understand the messages spoken to them. Awareness for these elders moves to a different, more intuitive plane where tone of voice and body language speak more loudly. Music speaks to them and for them, and helps them bring clarity to their thoughts and experience. For them the emotion and spirit that music conveys transcend the spoken word. In some cases these individuals no longer speak but they sing.
As you know the Arts as “Ubuntu”
By 2025 ,jobs for artist and designers are predicted to increase over 300 million worldwide. The Economic impact of Art & Design exceeds that of Sports worldwide
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Contact us
T: +2712 809 2417
F: +2712 809 2417
E: info@afriarts.org
10 McNulty Ave, Silver Lakes,
0081 PO Box 11789,
Silver Lakes, 0054
bANKING INFORMATION
Institute of African Arts | NPC 2016/361208/07 |
BANK: | FNB |
Bank Address | Shop L04 Cnr Lynnwood and Simon Vermooter Road Equestria |
Account number: | 62637940934 |
Branch Name: | Lynnwood |
Branch Code | 252045 |
Swift Code | FIRNZAJJ (Univesal) |
IRNZAJJ 460 (Branch) |