Ifá
Yorùbá Contemporary
Arts Trust is a charitable trust, committed to sharing and
maintaining the integrity and relevance of Yorùbá
Arts and Culture which spread throughout the diaspora, initially through
the transatlantic movement and now through advocates who voluntarily
seek it out.
Yorùbá
Art and Culture is ancient and revered and in danger of disappearing
in its original form. It has evolved and been made into a way of life,
sustaining those who have needed it across the world, providing a sense
of identity and belonging which is lacking amongst many people of African
descent in the diaspora.
Since
the 1950's descendants of the Yorùbá’s
have been mass migrating to both Europe and America, reconnecting with
Yorùbá descended peoples in
Ifá
Yorùbá
intends to celebrate the contemporary Arts of the Yorùbá’s
at home in Yorùbá land and throughout
the African Diaspora.
The
work of the Trust is to nurture and promote connection and collaboration
between artists working in different parts of the world and with the
places they are working in I-YCAT is at the forefront
of contemporising Yorùbá culture in all
its forms and seeks to mainstream and promote diversity by spreading
awareness to all.
Societies
in the West today are facing social and economic problems partly stemming
from a lack of cultural identity which Ifá-Yorùbá
hopes to help mitigate with educational activities and motivational
projects, promoting the Yorùbá arts and
culture.
Ifá
Yorùbá
Contemporary
Arts Trust
is a Registered
Charity, Number: 1055632