KCC Art & Craft Workshops In August
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Preserve and Protect – Metal/Stone Conservation Workshop
Date: 17th August 2024
Time: 2:00 – 6:00 PM
Venue: Alipore Museum
Fee: INR 1000
Explore the fascinating intersection of art, science, and culture at KCC’s Metal and Stone Conservation workshop in collaboration with Alipore Jail Museum! Discover how traditional remedies play a vital role in protecting and preserving heritage artefacts.
Recommended for novice conservators, museum professionals, and enthusiasts from varied backgrounds and age groups, this workshop will be an enhancement in the understanding and application of ethical conservation practices among participants, fostering a regional network of knowledgeable conservators. With this session, we intend to equip local professionals and enthusiasts with the skills to preserve cultural assets responsibly and form a reliable network of like-minded professionals.
Participants are required to bring any metal (brass/copper) or stone object.
What you’ll learn:
Attendees will gain hands-on experience in stone and metal conservation techniques, aligned with international ethical standards, enabling them to contribute effectively to the preservation of historical artifacts and structures within their communities.
What you’ll cover:
2:00 PM - 3:30 AM: Introduction to Stone/Metal Conservation
- Welcome and Introduction
- Importance of Stone/Metal Conservation
- Overview of Materials and Techniques
- Initial Q&A
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Break
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Practical Session: Conservation Techniques
- General Cleaning and Preservation Methods
- Demonstration and Hands-on Practice
- Q&A on Stone/Metal Conservation
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Case Studies and Q&A Session
- Presentation of Real-life Examples of Successful Stone/Metal Conservation Projects
- Open Discussion and Questions
Materials provided
- Workshop Handouts
- Conservation Tools and Materials for Practice Sessions
Trainer profile
Conservators from KCC Conservation Lab
Colourful Coats: Vegetable Colour Painting Workshop
Date: 17th August 2024
Time: 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
Venue: Alipore Museum
Fee: INR 1500
Recommended age: 10+
Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The dyes are extracted by boiling natural materials and then staining; mixing it with modants such as Aluminium Sulphate, Copper Sulphate and Ferrous Sulphate. These modants are used to change the colour of natural dyes. They are also used for fixing. Arjun, Mango barks; fruits like Myrobalan, Catechu; Madar roots and flower like Merigold, red Hibiscus are used as natural dyes.
Facilitated by the noted contemporary artist Arunima Chowdhury who has been using natural dyes as a medium of her painting, this workshop will guide participants to learn the basic techniques of preparing natural dyes and create an artwork/painting themselves under the artist’s guidance.
By the end of the workshop, you can expect to have learned the following:
- Introduction on natural dyes, knowledge sharing and understanding the history of making it and the concept of natural dyes.
- How to prepare and apply natural dyes.
- Transformation of colours using modants.
- Be guided on creating unique artwork.
- Learn about natural dye materials, colour mixing.
Trainer Profile:
Born in 1950 In Siliguri, West Bengal, Arunima Choudhury studied painting at the Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship and Design and Mass Communication at Chitrabani, Kolkata, between 1970 and 1978. Working primarily with vegetable colours on handmade papers, she is known for her works depicting the languid world of nature and human being, their intimacy and coexistence.
She has participated in several important group exhibitions such as Kolkata: Run in the Alley curated by Praneet Soi and Manuel Klappe at Marres (Netherlands, 2022), Feminine Facets at Emami Art (Kolkata, 2021), Constellations, Emami Art (Kolkata, 2021); Hart Gallery, Beijing, China; Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata; among others. She is the subject of the solo shows The Dark Edge of Green, curated by Ms. Nancy Adajania at Emami Art (Kolkata 2022), Khela at Seagull Foundation of the Arts and Nature as I See at Emami Art, both in Kolkata.
Arunima Choudhury lives and works in Kolkata.
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Earthy Embrace: Pottery Workshop
Date: 3rd August 2024
Time: 11 am – 4 pm
Venue: KCC, 1st floor
As we all are a part of Mother Nature, so is the basic material of ceramic. Perhaps for this reason, many of us have an affinity towards clay and love to play or create things out of clay. Clay has a long history and a very important role in human civilisation, and even today, ceramic art holds a very important place in art practice and has given artists a diverse spectrum of possibilities and scopes for experiments starting from home decor, artifacts, murals, sculptures, and ornaments to personalized utensils.
Join us at KCC for a pottery workshop in collaboration with Goomti to learn how ceramic has gradually become a part of our modern lifestyle and use it as a medium of art practice and the different techniques that are used in it.
What you’ll learn:
- Basic knowledge about Ceramics.
- Difference between Ceramic and Sculpture.
- Knowledge about different techniques used in Ceramics.
- Transformation of ideas to 3-dimensional reality.
- A brief overview of the total process till the final product.
Trainer profile:
Jhuma Kundu is a ceramics and glass artist, alongside being a performing artist. She holds a BFA from the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, and an MFA from Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan. She is a member of an international artists’ group named “Narrative Movements”.
She has taught art at several schools and institutions including Doon International School, Dehradun; Egyptian English Language School, Egypt; The Art Room, Delhi; Balbharti Public School, Delhi; and LalitKalaa Academy, Kolkata; and currently teaches art and sculpture at The Newtown School, Kolkata.
Kundu has presented her work at a pottery workshop at Czech Republic (2024); an exhibition at Arthshila, New Delhi (2024); the Indian Ceramic Triennale at Indian Art Fair, New Delhi (2024); “Future Strokes”, an exhibition of artworks by new generation artists at Arts Acre (2023); “Adrishyo Nagordolar Trip” featuring the singer Anupam Roy curated by Kounteya Sinha at Kolkata Center for Creativity, Kolkata (2023); “Mrittika”, an exhibition of ceramic art, sculpture, and crockeries hosted by COG India Art Foundation at Chobi – o – Ghor Gallery (2023); Behala Art Fest, Kolkata (2022); “Jai Hind”, an art workshop and exhibition on Netaji’s life and legacy presented by Indian Art and Culture Relations and National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi at Jamini Roy Gallery ICCR, Kolkata (2021); the Annual Art Exhibition by Birla Academy of Arts and Culture, Kolkata (2021), among others.
Elegant Expression: Block Printing Workshop
Date: 1st – 4th August 2024
Time: 12 PM – 2:00 PM
Venue: KCC, 4th floor
Recommended age: 15+
Using simple blocks to print on clothes is an art form that has been around for centuries. In India, Sanganeri is an ancient method of hand-block printing using natural motifs and natural dyes, which originated in the town of Sanganer, Rajasthan, and to this day, holds a prominent place in the textile and design industry.
This block printing workshop at KCC will enable participants to learn how to make hand-block prints and imbibe images on a tote bag with designs of their choice, facilitated by a traditional Sanganeri artist.
What you’ll learn:
- Knowledge about basic printing
- Basic idea about designing motifs
- Knowledge about natural colours
- Imbibing ideas for different design projects
- Various innovative ideas for unique gifting
- Imbibing a new meaningful skill
What you’ll cover:
- Introduction to the basic printing process and the traditional application (will be conducted in an engaging & interactive session)
- The participants will be provided all materials
- Participants will make their layouts for their final work
- Printing and giving shape to their work according to the drawing, various applications, and design projects will be discussed including hand-block printing and applique as art style.
- Feedback session
Woodland Wonders: The Art of Wood Carving
Date: 1st – 3rd August 2024
Time: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Venue: KCC
Age: 15+
KCC has organised an exciting workshop on the art of wood carving, one of the oldest arts of mankind, as wood is derived from trees.
Working with wood lures with its touch, smell, and direct relation to nature. With this kind of workshop, KCC tries to establish a constant dialogue between the artist and the raw materials, focusing on communication, commitment, sensitivity, and technique with natural materials like wood. Guided by a National Awardee artist, the participants will learn how to make a hand-carved coaster.
What you’ll learn:
- Basic knowledge about wood
- Basics of wood carving
- Drawing and design on wood with demonstration
- Complete with finishing
What you’ll cover:
11:00 am: Introduction of basic information regarding wood carving
11:30 am: The participants will be provided their own materials so they can proceed
12:00 pm: The participants will be helped in the process of creating their own objects
2:00 pm: The final touch will be provided to the work
2:15 pm: Doubts would be discussed, and new ideas and designs will be shared
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Tracing Histories - Gond Art Workshop
Date: 3rd and 4th August 2024
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Venue: KCC
Age: 15+
Fees: INR 1200
Gond art centres on the themes of worshipping the gods and goddesses of villages and homes and depicting their stories through paintings and depicting the forest, mountains, rivers, streams, trees, birds, domestic and forest animals. This art is famous for depicting the stories of divine beings and depicting environmental issues.
This unique workshop at KCC will discuss the natural colours and materials traditionally used for Gond art and guide participants to use acrylic colours, brushes, and paper sheets to make similar art.
What you’ll learn:
- Historical and cultural significance of Gond Art
- Technique and traditional materials for Gond Art
- How to draw the popular dots and dashes in a Gond painting
- What the patterns represent in a Gond painting
- What you’ll cover:
- Introduction to Gond art as a Folk Art form
- Technique of Gond Art Painting
- Origin of specific Art Form
Trainer profile:
Ramesh Tekam has been painting for nineteen years now. Most of his works centre on the elephant. In the Museum of Mankind at IGRMS, his huge blue elephant instantly captures the visitor’s eye. In his childhood Ramesh saw wild elephants in the forests around Patangarh. He finds it fascinating that these same elephants can be stroked once they are tamed. Most of his canvases carry the image of the elephant in its tranquil state. When Ramesh first came to Bhopal in 1989, he took on all kinds of jobs to make ends meet. Jangarh Singh Shyam was impressed by his powerful strokes and bold use of colour and suggested that he make it a habit to paint every day.
