Yinka’s Challenge
A national schools competition that was run in collaboration with Yinka Ilori
Craft School: Yinka's Challenge was a nationwide competition that ran from September 2022 to March 2023. The challenge was set by Crafts Council trustee and multidisciplinary artist Yinka Ilori. Primary and secondary students from participating schools were invited to submit a craft project on one of three themes: play, storytelling, and empowerment. The challenge was designed to encourage and nurture craft thinking and making and provide a moment to celebrate the brilliant craft creativity of a younger generation.
Craft School is a free programme for education provisions and learners from KS1 to KS4. Learn more about our current programme.
Playland, Yinka Ilori, Pinterest for Cannes Film Festival, 2019 Love always wins, Yinka Ilori, Harrow Council, 2020. Photo: Andy Stagg
Yinka Ilori, Heart of Hale, Tottenham, 2021. Photo: John Sturrock
About Yinka Ilori
Yinka Ilori is a London-based multidisciplinary artist of a British-Nigerian heritage, who specializes in storytelling by fusing his British and Nigerian heritage to tell new stories in contemporary design. Humorous, provocative and fun, every project that he creates tells a story. Bringing Nigerian verbal traditional into playful conversation with contemporary design, Yinka Ilori’s work touches on various global themes that resonate with different audiences all over the world.
Resources
Video resources designed to support and inspire education providers and learners participating in Craft School: Yinka's Challenge.