On the 19th of this month, a group of artists from places as diverse as Austria, Gujurat and Poland came to MGIS in order to conduct two art workshops for children in grades 3, 5, 6 and 7.
The Lone Tree:
The first of the two workshops, this one was for students of grade 3 and 5.
Nature and the evniournment were the principle themes here, and the students were first divided into groups to conduct research on the various plants that grow around them, and their traditional uses.
After this, the students were asked to draw illustrations of particular species, and eventually they produced posters and collages pertaining to all the information that they had acquired.
Living Dreams:
The second workshop was conducted for the students of grade 6 and 7. As a prelude to the actual session, the students were asked several days in advance to write a short essay on what their ideal lifestyle would be like.
During the workshop itself, the children would try to articulate what they had conceived for the essay on paper, using creative painting, handicrafts, collages, and so on.
The students met the idea with tremendous enthusiasm, and seemed to have enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and in doing so, have managed produce an abundance of quality work! Here are some pictures from the event:
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
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