5 June 2009 - OYASAF Photography Contest Postponed We regret to announce that the photography contest has been postponed due to the illness of program coordinator Nick Robertson. The contest will be rescheduled once he is able to return to Nigeria. 8 May 2009 THE OMOOBA YEMISI ADEDOYIN SHYLLON ART FOUNDATION (OYASAF ) LAUNCHES ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION OYASAF invites local photographers to submit their best work on Portraits and Events for its first annual Photography Competition.

Three different prizes will be given to winners at the National Gallery, Iganmu on July 11. First prize will be N150 000, second will be N75 000 and the third N50 000. “Photography competition is new territory for OYASAF,� explained its founder and President Oomoba Engr. Yemisi Shyllon. “We decided to try the most open competition possible, in terms of both theme and format, and we look forward to an unveiling of new talents.� Shyllon noted that all submissions for the first round of the competition, accompanied by a single page CV or resume, must be emailed to photos@oyasaf.org no later than 30 May.

Judges will short list 50 works, which must then be submitted as a standard size 18� x 20� print to PO Box 1149, Ikeja Lagos for the three day exhibition at the National Gallery.

8 May 2009 OMOOBA YEMISI ADEDOYIN SHYLLON ART FOUNDATION (OYASAF) INAUGURATES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WITH AWARDS TO EUROPEAN AND US RESEARCHERS OYASAF recently awarded Research Fellowships to William Ian Bourland, of the University of Chicago, Janine Sytsma, of the University of Wisconsin and Carmen De Michele of Ludwigs-Maximilians University of Munich.

The three doctoral candidates in art history are expected to be in Nigeria during different periods of the year pursuing their studies in contemporary Nigerian art. “Until twenty years ago, the study of Nigeria's art and cultural history was greatly enriched by the extraordinary partnerships between Nigerian and foreign scholars. Unfortunately in recent years, fewer foreign scholars have focused on Nigeria.

The OYASAF Fellowship Program is designed to give doctoral candidates from abroad the opportunity to refine their research and shape their thesis proposals, “ explained Oomoba Engr. Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon, the Founder of OYASAF. OYASAF is the largest private collection of Nigerian traditional and contemporary art and Omooba (Engr) Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon is a major creative force in the study, collection, preservation and exhibition of Nigerian art. The OYASAF Graduate Fellowship is awarded annually to applicants of non-Nigerian origin from the disciplines of art history and cultural anthropology.