Azim Premji Foundation in collaboration with the Directorate of School Education, Puducherry and The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, Kolkata hosted the exhibition in three venues over a period of eighteen days from 24 January to 11 February, 2016. The exhibition was held in three places: Vivekanand Government Higher Secondary School, Villianur, Government Technical School, Lawspet and…
Sketches, Scribbles, Drawings, by eminent artist K.G. Subramanyan, currently on exhibit at The Harrington Street Arts Centre is an extremely interesting collection of art that brings together the artists various experiences. The artwork also lends itself to various interpretations and story building. On the 26th of February, eight children from Anandan, one of the centres…
The Anne Frank Exhibition at The School KFI (Chennai) began its journey when two teachers from the School – Ms. G. Devika and Ms. Akhila Seshadri – attended the Teaching History workshop held by PeaceWorks, an initiative of The Seagull Foundation for the Arts in Kolkata in July-August, 2015. A casual conversation between Ms. Devika…
Stories. Why do we tell them? Why do they exist? Those questions can be answered by using terms like ‘oral histories’, ‘traditions’, ‘listening skills’ and ‘pedagogy’. All very valid. At Golpo Mela, the PeaceWorks Storytelling Festival, it is however, much more. Before the day of the festival, I had visited a centre to help with…
The second week of February saw a flurry of activity in Bangalore, with the Bangalore International School hosting the traveling exhibition ‘Anne Frank-A History for Today’. Ever After Learning and PeaceWorks, together with the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, set up the exhibition and also organized a teacher-training workshop. The exhibition was attended by eleven schools in…
