Gallery Gitanjali will organise ‘Young @ Art’, an Art Club for children that aims to develop the skills of viewing and discussing art from July 9. The session also focuses to engage and expose the participants to the world of art history and art appreciation.
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Gallery Gitanjali will present ‘Young @ Art’, an Art Club for children, designed to inculcate the skills of visual thinking, through art appreciation. The club will have a series of 12 sessions, engaging and exposing them to the world of art history and art appreciation.
Young @ Art aims to develop the skills of viewing and discussing art over the span of 12 sessions of two hours each, starting from July 9 to September 24 at Gallery Gitanjali, Fontainhas, Panaji. The club seeks to engage them in the world of art outside a formal classroom setting.
The discussions will be easy going, thought provoking and challenging. Each session will have a series of specially designed unique activities to stimulate their creative instincts by exposing them to a variety of medium and ways of expressing themselves. At the end of the sessions, they will be able to speak confidently about their thoughts on art, and think creatively by exercising their artistic imagination.
The children will first be primed with the fundamental modules on, what is art, the elements of art and principles of design. After grasping these concepts, they will be exposed to the prominent themes in art including religion and mythology, tribal art, emotions in art, graphic art, portraiture, and modern and conceptual art. Through the course the children will be exposed to various artistic genres and mediums from the archaic to the modern and the contemporary, both in India and globally.
At the same time through the means of the hands on activities customised for each session, they will be able to unearth more about their own culture through the medium of visual arts. The program aims at developing a creative outlook in young children where they learn to observe and describe, analyse and interpret visual works of art. The club aims to make the child independent of any restraints when it comes to individual expression, hence enabling them to express themselves with or without words. Through the activities the child practices problem-solving skills, critical-thinking skills, art-making skills, language and vocabulary of the arts. Art builds confidence, as there is not just one right way to make art, every child can take pride in his or her original artistic creations and understandings.
About the instructors:
Varsha Pednekar
Varsha recently completed her master’s degree at faculty of Fine Arts, M S University, Baroda, after graduating from Goa College of Art in Painting. Varsha specialises in art history and is passionate about promoting Goa’s art scene through art education. She is currently the assistant supervisor at Gallery Gitanjali, and manages the exhibits and the overall gallery affairs.
Yilin Yang
Yilin is currently pursuing a liberal arts degree in Yale NUS College, Singapore, with an intended major in arts and humanities. She is currently an intern in Gitanjali Gallery as part of her summer program. Together with Varsha, Yilin developed and planned the Young @ Art workshops, as well as conducting initial workshops before her school semester begins in August.
(The programme of 12 sessions is scheduled for every Saturday from July 9 to September 24 for age groups 6 to 10 years from 10: 30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and for age groups 10 to 15 years from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The first session will be an open session, commencing at 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 9 and July 10. To register call: 9158940495 or email at: gallerygitanjali@gmail.com.)