JONES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MURAL
Tunde worked with the students at Jones Senior High School in Trenton, NC to create this exciting mural ____ Spring 2010
TUNDE OPENS HIS STUDIO IN RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA
(RALEIGH, NC...) North Carolina artist and educator Tunde Afolayan opens his Raleigh studio on Friday, July 3, 2009, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The studio is located in the Carter Building, 14 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 18-B Raleigh, NC 27603.
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm except every
In collaboration with Arts of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City Pasquotank Public Schools, Tunde worked with a select group of students from area high schools to create this mural for the BIG READ project. The mural concept wass based on the content of a classic novel titled Bless Me, Ultima written by Rudolfo Anaya. Tunde motivated the students to paint a visual narrative inspired by the contents of the novel. This community project is part of a national initiative and grant, (THE BIG READ) sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
The Big Read is designed to bring reading to the forefront of American culture and make it an integral part of everyday life. To learn more about The Big Read, please visit NEA's website:www.neabigread.org/about.php.
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Artsin partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.
ELIZABETH CITY CHURCH MURAL
In the Summer of 2007, Tunde completed a commissioned Church Mural in Elizabeth City, NC
In the summer of 2007, Tunde worked with a group of children to explore science through the visual art at Port Discover in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (Northeastern North Carolina Center for Hands-on Science).
SPARTA GEORGIA: COMMUNITY MURAL RESIDENCY
Tunde worked with a group of teenagers at the TEENS-A-MILLION center in Sparta, GA to create a mural. This mural captures community histories of Hancock County dating back to 1790s. Ages of participants range from 12 to 16.
Tunde Afolayan_ Artist in Residence Summer 2007.
BROAD ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RICHMOND, VA: JAMESTOWN MURAL
This video "DREAMS STILL COME ALIVE: Exploring Virginia History" was creatred during an Art in Education Residency program at Broad Rock elementary school in Richmond, Virginia.
Tunde worked with the fourth grade students to create this mural which explores Virginia history and the first English settlement.
This project was sponsored byGail and Ken Henshaw through "I HAVE A DREAM" Foundation Richmond, VA.
Click on the image to read the Images article about Tunde and his art
Artist Shares His Talents "Tunde Afolayan says artistic expression enhances learning for children . As a boy in Lagos, Nigeria, Tunde Afolayan discovered he could express his thoughts and feelings on canvas. Today, Afolayan is showing others how to find their own voices through the arts..."
Tunde Afolayan, (pronounced "Toon-Day Ah-for-lion") an Elizabeth City resident artist and adjunct instructor of art at Elizabeth City State University.
'ARTMOVES' an all arts magazine did a review of Tunde's work in their Spring edition. Click on ARTMOVES image for full review (PDF).
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