Mussoorie - Kids' Art Workshop

Just before our August intern returned to the US, we traveled to Mussoorie where we re-connected with old friends, met new friends, and conducted an Art Workshop for the kids in the neighborhood where we stay. The fourth picture is my new favorite photo of all our art-related activities - those two youngsters were so delighted at this opportunity to make art - probably their first such opportunity! They certainly made the most of it, and in a delightfully charming way.

Shahpur Jat Kids

Once a month the kids from the neighborhood are invited into the Gallery to make art. This time the project was organized by one of the kids themselves for a art contest sponsored by Camlin, the major Indian art product manufacturer. Several of the participants seemed to have never held a pencil before, much less a crayon or an oil pastel! At the end of this posting is a short video of the two youngest participants who are incredibly engaged in exploring oil pastels.

Painting Without Brushes Workshop

The last Workshop of August was conducted by one of the Made-to-Create Team, Moumita, an artist who has been practicing for several years, became acquainted with the Gallery through the Residency program last Spring, and is now affiliated with the Gallery through the Made-to-Create Project.

Paper-Clay Workshop

Vivek Prasad, a local artist specializing in clay and specifically paper-clay based on his own formula (he has a PhD in Chemistry and until recently was teaching at a university, which he resigned to pursue pottery full time), led this Workshop on Saturday August 22. The "Made-to-Create" team continues to grow closer in relationships as we coordinate and arrange these workshops, and then participate in art-making together.Janis' & Chuck's are the last two.