Ayanbrin holds MODHAFEST 2020
Ayanbirin, a popular female drummer, also known as Olakanye Olayemi Oluwatosin, will hold the maiden edition of MotherDrum Healing Arts Festival (MODHAFEST 2020) from December 4-6, 2020. The festival on the theme, ‘Healing, Hope and Recovery Through Arts’, will be virtual this year.
Hosting the festival through her Mother-drum Healing Arts Foundation, Ayanbirin said the festival would be held in collaboration with Ara Entertainment Productions.
MODHAFEST 2020 will be a three-day most exciting virtual gathering of arts enthusiasts, healthcare professionals, counselors, artists, caregivers, musicians, choreographers, poets, drummers, arts promoters, culture activists, the arts writers and journalist, photographers, media personnel, story tellers, actors, crafts makers, art collectors and the public to transform health and the healthcare experience, as well as, to enjoy the arts.
“We would also be having a monthly round-table discussion tagged, “Break The Silence, Break The Stigma” via Zoom. Every last Sunday of the month at 12 noon EST (11am Central), prominent personnel in the arts and healthcare system around the globe would be invited to have discussions about the societal benefits of early prevention of mental and substance use disorders, the available treatments, the integration of arts to support healing, and also to spread the message of hope that recovery in all its forms is possible,” she explained.
The festival, which will be held on Zoom, will feature exhibitions, training, roundtable discussions, researches, pageantry, lectures, symposia, workshops, conferences among other activities.
Mother- Drum Healing Arts Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to utilizing the therapeutic, innovative and recreational process of arts to raise awareness and educate the general public about addiction and mental health challenges (both which feed off each other), which will in turn reduce/eliminate the stigma associated with the conditions, as well as, to enhance healing, offer and inspire hope to individuals struggling with and/ or families affected by these conditions (mostly women and the girl child).