Re-Imagining:
Our Welcome to the Arts World
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This event has been postponed until 2023. We thank you for your patience and hope you will join us then!
Re-Imagining: Our Welcome to the Arts World is a day of immersive art workshops for children, led by a group of fantastic South Asian creatives! In these workshops, kids will be introduced to a variety of art forms through hands-on projects and creative, exploratory play.
With this event, Aangan seeks to reshape how we introduce children to the world of art, and give them experiences that we hope will inspire them for a lifetime. As the children are in workshop, parents are welcomed to mingle with the other artists, and learn about and purchase their work in a separate reception room.
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Learn about the classes offered below, then choose between our 2-workshop and 3-workshop packages to complete registration.
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Venue: Pearl Studios (500 8th Ave, NYC)
Date: November 5, 2022
Time: 11 am – 2:30 pm
Block A – 11 am – 12 pm
Takadimi Tots invites young budding musicians to a discovery of rhythm, cycles, and the language of beats/bols within the South Asian classical world of percussion. Kids will explore through recitation, rhythm exercises, clapping along, and becoming familiar with the sounds of tabla.
Takadimi Tots
with Roshni Samlal
(Ages 4-7)
Discovering Warli will introduce children to the tribal art form of Warli painting through learning drawing techniques, exploring traditional examples, and an interactive “Search & Find” activity. After practicing a few techniques themselves, kids will enter the world of the Warli tribe of Maharashtra and experience the joy of communal art by drawing a wall mural together!
Discovering Warli
with Kavita Rajput
(Ages 4-7)
In Singing Swaras, kids will explore rhythm and melody through Indian classical music. Kids will be introduced to instruments of the sub-continent and get to listen to compositions to experience how the same 12 notes can create a variety of moods through the raga system. They will then learn a new song and put these musical concepts together to create a tune of their own!
Singing Swaras
with Samyukta Ranganathan
(Ages 8-14)
Camera Curiosities
with Trupal Pandya
(Ages 8-14)
In Camera Curiosities, kids will discover the world through the unique perspective of a camera lens! They will get to explore a variety of cameras and learn about the basics of photography. Students will take portraits of each other while learning about how to use color, texture, and composition to tell a story.
Block B – 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Camera Curiosities
with Trupal Pandya
(Ages 4-7)
In Camera Curiosities, kids will discover the world through the unique perspective of a camera lens! They will get to explore a variety of cameras and learn about the basics of photography. Students will take portraits of each other while learning about how to use color, texture, and composition to tell a story.
Little Singers
with Samyukta Ranganathan
(Ages 4-7)
In Little Singers, kids will discover the world of Indian music through vocal games, listening to popular compositions, and being introduced to different instruments from the subcontinent. Together they will learn a foundational song using the concepts they learn and end with a short performance to share with their families!
Coding Creations is an introduction to a hybrid artform called "generative art". Art and engineering have traditionally been seen as opposites - one is creative, expressive, and emotional, while the other is analytical, rigid, and “useful”. This workshop challenges those assumptions. Kids will work together with the instructor to write code which will then generate their own unique digital artworks! (No coding experience necessary!)
Coding Creations
with Fahad Karim
(Ages 8-14)
In Textile Transformations, kids dive into the rich South Asian tradition of fabric dying! Kids will create their own unique textile designs using flowers and other natural materials which they can later make into scarves, belts, scrunchies, and more! Students will also learn how hand-made designs can be turned into print patterns on the computer and see examples of garments made from naturally dyed fabrics.
Textile Transformations
with Shobana Mani
(Ages 8-14)
Block C – 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
In Textile Transformations, kids dive into the rich South Asian tradition of fabric dying! Kids will create their own unique textile designs using flowers and other natural materials which they can later make into scarves, belts, scrunchies, and more! Students will also learn how hand-made designs can be turned into print patterns on the computer and see examples of garments made from naturally dyed fabrics.
Textile Transformations
with Shobana Mani
(Ages 4-7)
Exploring Madhubani pulls children into the world of Madhubani, a folk art form from Bihar, India. Through this workshop, children will be introduced to this vibrant painting technique through sketching their own designs and discovering imagery in examples. The kids will then work together to paint a large mural to experience how women of the Mithila region traditionally gathered to create this art on the plastered mud walls of their huts!
Exploring Madhubani
with Kavita Rajput
(Ages 8-14)
Coding Creations is an introduction to a hybrid artform called "generative art". Art and engineering have traditionally been seen as opposites - one is creative, expressive, and emotional, while the other is analytical, rigid, and “useful”. This workshop challenges those assumptions. Kids will work together with the instructor to write code which will then generate their own unique digital artworks! (No coding experience necessary!)
Coding Creations
with Fahad Karim
(Ages 8-14)
Takadimi Tweens offers an immersion into rhythm and other musical concepts of tabla playing. Kids will learn about the history of tabla, how tabla cycles work, and improvisation, and learn to recite compositions that take inspiration from mythology and nature. The workshop will include guided listening activities, creating our own tabla patterns, and learning about experimenting with electronic effects/composing techniques.
Takadimi Tweens
with Roshni Samlal
(Ages 8-14)
Once you have decided which classes you would like to sign up for, choose between our 2-workshop and 3-workshop packages to complete registration.