The hub was declared open within the premises of the Ife Ground Resorts, Ile-Ife and also offers free Training Empowering Women and Youth in capacity building and wealth creation
Ooni Ogunwusi revealed that the ancient Adire textile is an agelong tradition of Ife, from where he said it was taken to the Abeokuta by the Egbas and other parts of the world.
Ilé-Ifẹ is an ancient Yoruba city located in present-day Osun State south-western Nigeria, about 218 kilometres northeast of Lagos with a population of 509,813.
Adire is a resist-dyed cloth produced and worn by the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria in West Africa. The Yoruba label adire, which means "tied and dyed," was first applied to indigo-dyed cloth decorated with resist patterns around the turn of the twentieth century
Education is the heartbeat of the Hub.
Student visitors will be able to learn and participate in the traditional art of Adire making.
Knowledge Sharing
The Adire Oodua Hub will build upon already existing relationships with global education institutes to create international student residency programmes.
This viable means of youth empowerment ensures that a new generation will understand and appreciate the heritage of Adire production.
Wealth Creation
The Adire Oodua Hub aims to provide wealth creation opportunities for the women and artisans of Ile-Ife by becoming an ecosystem of creativity, production and trade.
The Hub will become a major manufacturing site for Ile-Ife and an important gateway to international markets.
Sustainable Practices
The Adire Oodua Hub will engage in the use of ethical practices, including researching and using organic and environmentally sustainable vegetable dyes such as Elu Leaf (indigo).
The Hub will also import and use African organic cottons from around the continent to help maintain the global Sustainable Development Goals ethos.
NEED TO LEARN?
Residency @ Adire Hub
We accept submissions from emerging, mid career and senior level artists and scholars all year round(open call). The residency can accommodate up to 20 students at a time.
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All designs are available in 5yards and different fabrics like Silk, Cotton, Brocade, Chiffon etc.
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