Adefua Time Line

  • ADEFUA was founded in New York City providing cultural entertainment. During the same year, ADEFUA moved to Seattle Washington, upon received its first Project Support Grant from the Seattle Arts Commission.
  • 1986-ADEFUA’s first Odunde Festival was held in Seattle at Nippon Kan Theater. ADEFUA hosted first annual student recital held in April on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
  • ADEFUA African Drumming & Dance Cultural Camp (A 6 week experience) began in the back yard of what was called “The Bozeman House”.
  • 1987-ADEFUA traveled to Santa Cruz, California, Vancouver, Canada, New York City, New York, and toured small towns throughout The Pacific Northwest Arts Communities providing performances and community workshops.
  • ADEFUA began hosting a summer “Youth Extravaganza’ (Arts Fair) At Garfield.
  • 1988-1st year partnering for City of Seattle, Summer Youth Employment Program.
  • ADEFUA began touring King County Touring Roster, Washington State Arts Commission Touring Network, Young Audiences of Oregon/Washington States, and both Seattle & King County Library Systems.
  • 1989-ADEFUA hosted Abdoulaye Diop, Magatte Fall & Malong Bayo to Seattle for a 3 week Community Residency for the Odunde Festival. This residency changed the Africa consciousness in Seattle. Back By popular demand, we extended the residency 2 additional weeks.
  • 1990-ADEFUA performed at the Goodwill Games Closing Ceremonies (Next to Quincy Jones and Tevin Campbell) located at the Westlake Stage.
  • Added a second Annual Summer African Drumming and Dance Cultural Camp.
  • Began teaching Cultural Arts Programming at the African American Academy for 11 years. ADEFUA began directing student “Youth Project” groups to perform at the Folklife Festival annually.
  • 1991-Youth Committee For African Culture began engaging local youth to create and plan events and feedback to the community about their wants, needs and expressions. They attended meetings.
  • 1992-ADEFUA moved offices and rehearsal space to 6716 Rainier Avenue South in Seattle.
  • 1993-ADEFUA became a non profit entity.
  • 1994-ADEFUA became a founding trustee of the Ujamaa Trust Group.
  • 1995-ADEFUA to Jamaica for two consecutive years. Presenting “grassroots” cultural exchanges.
  • 1997-ADEFUA’s first Marketing/Graphic contract was with Twanda Hill & Associates.
  • 1998-ADEFUA co-produced the 2000 Seasons Conference in conjunction with the Beautiful Ones, The Garvey School c/o C.J/ Farr and Folashade Farr, Negesti Abebech and Imani Publications.
  • 1999-ADEFUA to Nigeria
  • 2000-IAK Interprises and Sheila Sebron-Seslar began structuring a strategic Base line plan/proposal.
  • 2001-ADEFUA took The Odunde Festival to the Pantages Theater in Tacoma, Washington (1/6/01).
  • ADEFUA received Technical Assistance from Non-Profit Assistance Center.
  • Twanda Hill invited Doreen Cato, Dorothy Woods, Tony Benton and Monica Hunter to the table.
  • 2002-Neal Adams contracted as consultant to provide; Board recruitment, retention and training/fund development.
  • 2003-ADEFUA to Senegal. ADEFUA began dance classes at Seattle Central Community College.
  • 2004-ADEFUA joined partnership SAACA to produce Festival Sundiata at the Seattle Center.
  • 2005-ADEFUA to Ghana
  • 2006-Transferred The Sankofa Cultural Camp to partnership with the City of Seattle Department of Parks & Recreation, held at Othello Park and Brighton Playground for 4 years!
  • 2007-ADEFUA while at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center to present Odunde festival, ADEFUA brought the mix of Hip Hop with Kutt N Up and ADEFUA at Odunde.
  • City of Seattle partnered to present SUMMER SUNDAYS “African American Concert Series”at Seattle’s Waterfront Park.
  • 2008-Joined partnership with Southeast Effective Development (SEED), The Rainier Valley Cultural Center (RVCC) as a part of Arts Gumbo, we partner in presenting The Odunde Festival. During this year we added a community potluck which was hosted by Black Starline. A Fashion Show was presented by Libra Fashions from Nigeria.
  • 2009-ADEFUA presented a Juneteenth Dinner and Silent Auction at the Northwest African American Museum.
  • Received grant from Department of Neighborhoods in part sponsoring the Capacity Building Workshops to enhance cultural growth towards the construction of the African Resource Center.
  • Received funding from 4Culture to begin structuring the All City African Drumming and Dance Youth Ensemble towards becoming “Cultural Ambassadors”

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ADEFUA Cultural Education Workshop(ACEW) is a 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization that is committed to developing and maintaining relationships with community agencies, cultural councils, school districts, scholars, parents, and education-focused organizations
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