The St Mary’s Odibo Mission is shaped by the socio-cultural aspects of both the missionaries from overseas and the culture of the Namibian people. From the 1960s, the renowned Namibian artist John Mwafangejo started his career at St Mary’s Odibo Mission where his studio was located. He created many of his important linocuts, woodcuts and etchings at the St. Mary’s Odibo Mission Mwafangejo Art Studio. The St Mary Odibo Mission wishes to establish an Art and Culture Programme, an after school programme catering for Grade 8 learners, as part the Youth Development activities of the Mission. Although remnants of the dilapidated Mwafangejo Art Studio still exist, the Mission seeks funding to be able to renovate or construct a new studio to be used as the venue for the Art and Culture Programme.Read more....