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The
first of a series of workshops related to Working
with the Arts with People at Risk was conducted
at Spiny Babbler on August 4, 2002. Seventeen
people, including fifteen youth volunteers and
two Spiny Babbler professionals participated.
Session
1:
Orientation was given by Param Meyangbo, the Arts
Director at Spiny Babbler. Ms. Meyangbo informed
participants that Spiny Babbler was working with
residences of girls at risk (PIN Nepal), children
from the street (ROKPA), and those suffering from
mental illnesses at Nepal's only mental hospital.
Participants were asked why they wished to participate
in Spiny Babbler's program Working with the Arts
with People at Risk. According to them:
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A
participant said that she was interested in
social work and art. |
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Several
participants wanted to work and learn how
to deal with children. |
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Several
participants wanted to develop self-evaluation
and interactive skills. |
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A
participant said that she wanted to increase
her knowledge on the arts. |
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A
participant said that she was interested to
learn about Nepalese art and culture. |
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Participants
felt that working with people at risk provided
them with the opportunity to work with poor
communities in Nepal. |
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Participants
said that they could help children develop
specific skills and talents related to the
arts. |
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Participants
said that after attending and learning about
the programs at Spiny Babbler they could organize
independent art programs in schools and other
educational institutions. |
Session
2:
Practical session led by Andrew Garnett, a Canadian
volunteer at Spiny Babbler. Participants were
asked to present a memorable event and/or experience
from their life in the form of a painting or artwork
and share it with other participants. This session
was particularly important as it illustrated how
participants could express themselves through
art and make contact with other people.
Session
3:
Participants were asked to perform a particular
scene, event, and/or experience from the artwork
they had produced.
Session
4:
"The Outputs of Working with People at Risk"
was conducted by Avash Piya, a volunteer at Spiny
Babbler. Participants were asked what could be
the outputs of working with people at risk. According
to them:
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A
participant said that the program would provide
short-term or long-term relief to children
residing in residences of girls at risk and
children from the street. |
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Participants
felt that children could develop self-evaluation
skills through the program and learn to value
and appreciate the arts. |
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A
participant said that the program could provide
children the opportunity to participate in
art projects. |
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Several
participants said that children would learn
to share a part of themselves through paintings,
poems, songs, and discussions. |
Session
5:
"Description of Lesson Plan" was conducted
by Param Meyangbo. Participants were asked to
draw their favorite landscape, field, and/or scenery
and encouraged to use methods and tools that came
easily to them. Ms. Meyangbo emphasized that participants
should value and appreciate what they had produced
and share it with other participants.
Session
6:
Participants were introduced to Vincent Van Gogh,
a famous Dutch artist. Van Gogh's famous painting
"Wheat Field with Crows" and his contribution
to the post-impressionist movement were discussed.
Session
7:
"Description of Tools" was led by Avash
Piya. Participants were asked to make a list of
tools and develop lesson plans on the following
artists: Jackson Pollack, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo
De Vinci, Andy Warhol, Lain Singh Bangdel, Shashi
Shah, and Kiran Manandhar.
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