Facilitator - Nanak Ganguly

About them - Nanak Ganguly is an independent curator and critic based in Kolkata. He has written extensively for The Statesman, Asian Age, Deccan Chronicle, and others. He was appointed the Commissioner of VIIIth Pan Asia- Pacific Art Biennale by Lalit Kala Akademi in 1997. He has curated shows in New York, Tokyo, Singapore, New Delhi, London, Kolkata, Hyderabad (CCMB) and Mumbai that include  exhibitions titled ‘Urban Narratives’  at Espace Louis Vuitton, Tokyo (2013) and Charles D’Oyly’s Calcutta, Early Nineteenth Century at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. (2014). He has been on the selection committees of various international projects. He has been appointed Jury for Situ-I, ELV, Paris. He has few books to his credit including Somnath Hore (ed.) published by Lalit Kala Akademi and contributed in Akbar Padamsee , Work in Language (Marg Publications)

Facilitator - Dr. Sumana Dutta

About them- Dr. Sumana Dutta, is an art historian achieved her doctoral degree from Rabindra Bharati University,  appointed as guest lecturer in History of Art Department, R.B.U.,  having special interest on Folk Art of Bengal,  published several essays in journal and magazine, co-author of a book.

Facilitator- Soumik Nandy Majumdar

About them- Soumik Nandy Majumdar, a faculty member in the Department of History of Art at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan has been teaching history of Indian and East Asian art at under-graduate and post-graduate levels for last 25 years. He has graduated from Santiniketan and completed his Masters from Baroda, both in History of Art.  Soumik has written extensively on the emergence of modern art in Bengal with a special focus on Santiniketan. Researched extensively on Visual Appreciation as an essential tool of Visual Education and conducts workshop programs on Art Appreciation and Visual Literacy for both school children and teachers. He has published articles and essays in various national and international journals and magazines and has contributed as an art critic to a number of catalogues of contemporary art shows and has two books on art appreciation in Bengali to his credit. He has taught as visiting faculty at reputed institutes like N.I.D (Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar), IIT-Kanpur, FTII, Pune and SRFTI, Kolkata.

Facilitator- Dr. Mousumi Ghosh

About them- Dr. Mousumi Ghosh, awarded the degree of Ph.D in History of Art from Rabindra Bharti University with State JRF & SRF. After completing NET exam now working as Guest  Lecturer in the History of Art Department RBU & Visual Art Department Kalyani University.  She published several seminal articles in various magazines and exhibiting her artworks since 2015.

Date - 7th August to 4th December 2021

Day -  Every Saturday  

Fees - Rs. 8000 - 20% discount = 6400/- (for general participants)

Rs. 8000 - 50% discount = 4000/- (for students only, Icard needed)

No. of seats - 10

Name of the Facilitators - Prof. of University & Colleges 

"This course will introduce the enrollees to drawing by analysing masterpieces by Paul Cezanne, Van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Nandalal Bose, and others. It will also cover with examples and exercises drawing still-life, birds and animals, portraits, as well as landscapes. Besides learning the fundamentals of drawing and colouring techniques, the enrollees will also learn to navigate different geometric planes and shapes, and master linear perspective with shading and rendering techniques to enliven their drawings using pen and pencil. In addition to the techniques, the discussions and practice sessions will enhance the enrollee’s aesthetic sensibilities and general understanding of visual arts.

The course will be taught by a subject expert and certification will be provided upon completion."

Platform - Online

Starting From - 11th September, 2021

Time - Once a week, Every Saturday, 16:00  to 17:00 Hrs (IST)

Facilitators - ARIJIT BASU

Fee - 4,758 INR

"Learn the basics of Salsa with Roy from this 6 months course. If you are just a beginner or a complete non-dancer, you can sign up individually or as a couple, this is for you to jazz up your body and move with new techniques and skills. While learning the basics of Salsa, you will also get to familiar with other latin Amercian Dance. Six months long courses (August – January)

o        New admission after first two classes won’t be allowed 

o        Certification upon completing the whole course 

o        70% attendance must for receiving certificates"

Platform - KCC & Online (Hybrid model) 

Starting From - 12th September, 2021

Time - Once a week, Every Sunday, 11:00  to 12:00 Hrs (IST)

Facilitators - Rony Roy 

Bio - ROY chiefly trained in Street Latin (Social) Dance Forms (Salsa & Bachata), Latin American (Cha Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Jive & Paso Doble), Contemporary Dancing. She is specialized in Latin American & Social Dance Forms intensively trained by Master Peddro, Ms. Alien Ramirez, Mr. Oliver Pineda, Mr. Nicolas Sandez to name a few and achieved mastery over Contemporary & Modern Dancing under the vigorous Training by Shri Sudipta Kundu and Mr. Michel Casanovas. She has extensive experience of training contemporary dance and Salsa to children and young adults. 

Fee - 11,554 INR

"This course will teach children the tricks and techniques to create their own cartoon and caricature characters. It charts the departure from realistic representations to exaggerated features of cartoons and caricatures, equipping children with the necessary knowledge and tools to explore their imaginary worlds. The sessions will enable children to capture through caricature the expressive range, the emotions undertones, and suggestive postures of comical characters while illustrating and narrating their own made-up stories. 

 The course will be taught by a subject expert and certification will be provided upon completion."

Platform - Online 

Starting From - 9th September, 2021

Time - Once in a week, Every Thursday, 17:30  to 16:30 Hrs (IST)

Facilitators - RITUPARNO BASU

Fee - 4,758 INR

"This course is designed with theatre, theatre games, improvisation techniques through body and imagination. Throughout the course, participants will be going through the process of theatre making. The course will cover acting techniques, movement improvisation and craft of story making. At the end of the course, children will be expected to make a production in group. This will enhance their creativity skills along with their ability to work in group. This course will bring dance, music, visual art together, hence, there will be a multidisciplinary learning for children. 

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Platform - KCC & Online (Hybrid model)

Starting From - 12th September, 2021

Time - Once in a week, Every Sunday, 9:00  to 10:30 Hrs (IST)

Facilitators - Debasish Sen Sharma 

Bio - "Debasish Sen Sharma is a postgraduate in English and Film Studies from Jadavpur University. He has been an independent filmmaker and a theatre practitioner since last 21 years engaging in activities like Films, Academics, theatre-in-education and trainings. He works in different areas of audio visual media like Feature film, television commercials, promos, non-fiction TV shows and documentary film. He has made two full length fiction feature films Bicycle Kick (2013) and Aranyadeb (2018) which have travelled many national and international festivals. He has directed 300 episodes of television shows on children, youth, research documentaries and fashion in different channels. His documentaries have been widely screened and appreciated in India and abroad. He is engaged with theatre since last 20 years as an actor, playwright and a director. He collaborated as Actor-Playwright-Director of the international theatre project ROOT MAP. He has travelled to Cornell University, USA, in a fellowship to co –direct the performance. He was also associated to Center for Applied Positive Psychology,UK as a resource person. He uses his tools of positive psychology to devise his workshops and play sessions with both children and adults. Currently, he runs an Youtube channel named youtube.com/chaepani on social dialogues and archiving personal narratives."

Fee - 4,078 INR

Developing drawing sense with Still Life, Foliage, Life Study, Portrait Study, Copy the masters, Composition ,Print Making. 

Duration: 1 year

Level: This course is suitable for beginners and those who want to refresh their knowledge of the basics.

Age group: 18 and above

Art materials: To be brought by participants as prescribed by the teacher.

Easels will be provided from center. 

Venue 

Kolkata Centre for Creativity

Date 

6th Sept 2020 (Every Sundays)

Time

11 am to 2 pm

Fees Structure

Rs. 700 p.m. x 12 = Rs. 8400 per student.

Payment Structure:

Quarterly: Rs. 2,100 *4 in each quarter. (compulsory & no

discount available)

Half yearly: Rs. 3,780 * 2 in each half. (10 % discount)

Annually: Rs. 7,140 in one payment.  (15 % discount)  

REFUNDS AND CANCELLATIONS

Cancellations are permitted up to 10 days before the start of a course, subject to a 25% of fees as a cancellation fee. Refunds will not be made for cancellations less 10 days before the start of a course. Students who do not attend due to illness, personal or professional commitments do not have the right to a refund.

Rules and Regulation

70% Attendance is compulsory for getting the certificate.

This course is designed to give basic knowledge of art forms to children so that their interest for art forms can be generated. In November, we are discussing on Kalighat painting, December will be on Miniature Painting and the course will end on January with Ajanta Cave Painting. 

Learn basics of sketching and explore imagination. This course will encourage children to draw with their imagination. This is planned to build confidence and stimulate visualization. In this three-month course, students will be offered to learn about the fundamental and advanced techniques of sketching, example: line, light, shade and proportion. 

This course is intended to make children learn the anatomy of cartoon characters including their body expressions, facial expressions and styles. This course aims to encourage a participant in making the illustration, be imaginative and thoughtful, express the emotions and scenes in a piece of literature with illustration.

This course is designed to introduce to the Masters of Art through the curriculum from masterpieces of Paul Cezanne, Van Gogh and Henri Matisse at the same time engaging in feeling their art while creating them.