HEALING THROUGH ART

Creative arts like drawing, painting and other art forms are used as intervention for victims of trauma and disaster where they can receive mental healing through art engagement. Art gives survivor a voice and face where silence is self imposed or imposed by environmental factors. Kunle Adewale, Mandela Washington Fellow also the (CEO/Creative Director) Tender Arts Nigeria will be facilitating Therapeutic arts for survivors of Boko haram (The Internally displaced Persons in Nigeria) in collaboration with ICEHA, Virginia, U.S.A. Healing Through Art aim to provide a safe holding environment, creative platform for survivor to tell their trauma narratives, and reduce experience of symptomology including an opportunity to regain emotional control and reduce stress‪#‎HealingThroughArt‬ ‪#‎ArtForPostTraumaticDisorder‬‪#‎InspiringACultureOfPeaceAndHopeForHumanity‬‪#‎PostDisasterTherapeuticArts‬

THERAPEUTIC ARTS FOR DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION NIGERIA

Exploring the creating healing power of arts and inspiring hope for the down syndrome in Nigeria was a great experience for Kunle Adewale and his team in tender arts Nigeria. We had therapeutic art for children and adults living with down syndrome in Nigeria between age 7 and 42. The creative process of bringing joy to these students and the beautiful expressions in their paintings is note worthy. Some of the paintings would be auctioned during Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria Awareness week and Gala Night. We see "this-ABILITY" 

WINGS OF HOPE FOR DOWN SYNDROME IN NIGERIA

Down Syndrome Foundation in collaboration with a Mandela Washington Fellow from Nigeria, Kunle Adewale presents "WINGS OF HOPE"  a Therapeutic Art Workshop. This is event explore the role of art therapy in bringing out the best in people living with down syndrome in Nigeria. This program is endorsed by U.S embassy Nigeria, Arts Council of New Orleans, Arts Club Of Washington, International Child Art Foundation, Young African Leader Initiative, Mandela Washington Fellowship and Tender Arts Nigeria. Kunle Adewale is the Founder and Creative Director of Tender Arts Nigeria. He gas facilitated many Therapeutic Art Programs for NGO's, Faith based organizations and government based organizations in Nigeria.

Kunle Adewale is giving wings of hope to people living with Down Syndrome in Nigeria through community art engagement.

ADEWALE... IMPACTING LIVES THROUGH ARTS

Published in Guardian Newspaper/ Life Magazine, Spotlight Pg.15 Sunday January 11, 2015

KUNLE ADEWALE MEETS PRESIDENT OBAMA, BAGGED MANDELA WASHINGTON FELLOWSHIP IN U.S

Kunle Adewale, a visual artist and educator meets President Barack Obama, bagged Mandela Washington Fellowship in Washington D.C as a Young African Leader from Nigeria.