Art Sparks Foundation

In her essay, Nisha Nair shares her experiences of building the capacities of women facilitators in the Creative Learning Lab program that her organization administers.

placing the discourse and practices related to visual arts education firmly within its present context, especially that of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this issue an interview with Umadevi L. N. – the Headmistress of GHPS, Thindlu, a Government School in Bengaluru – who is an award-winning teacher, and has been instrumental in shaping and implementing a visual arts program in her school that has had beneficial effects on the learning trajectories of the children in her school.

The ‘Ground Zero’ piece captures experiences of organizations across the country that are working in visual arts education with objectives as diverse as developing 21 st century learning and life skills in children, creating safe spaces for them and fostering their holistic growth and development.

In the section titled ‘Resources and Reviews’ we carry a discussion by Marta Cabral of Nisha Nair’s book on visual arts education practice titled ‘Art Sparks: Ideas. Methods. Process.’

This piece aims to present an alternative approach, encouraging imagination, problem-solving, and divergent thinking in children.