Archive · 30 May 2025
Workshop Showcases India's Traditional Art Forms
Imagine a fun art camp where people learn about cool Indian art!
In Nagpur, there's a six-day workshop showing off traditional art like Warli, Gond, Mandana, and Cheriyal.
People are excited to learn from the experts.
One special part is making Cheriyal masks with Nagila Ganesh and his wife, Vanaja, who learned this art from their family.
These masks tell stories from old Indian tales.
There's also Gond painting by Shraman Kumar Shyam, who grew up drawing with mud!
He uses colors and patterns to show off tribal art.
Plus, Krishna Verma teaches Mandana painting, and Subhash Sutar teaches Warli art.
It's like a colorful trip through Indian art!
The South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC) in Nagpur hosts a summer workshop.
The workshop offers instruction in Warli, Gond, Mandana, and Cheriyal art forms.
Participants are learning Cheriyal mask-making from Nagila Ganesh and Vanaja.
Shraman Kumar Shyam leads the Gond painting workshop.
Krishna Verma and Subhash Sutar also teach Mandana and Warli painting, respectively.
- Who
- Artists, participants and the South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC) are involved.
- What
- A six-day summer workshop on Indian traditional art forms, including Warli, Gond, Mandana, and Cheriyal art.
- When
- The workshop is currently ongoing.
- Where
- Nagpur, at the South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC).
- Why
- To provide participants with an immersion into India's traditional art forms.
- Workshop Duration
- Six days
- Art Forms Featured
- Warli, Gond, Mandana, Cheriyal
- Cheriyal Art Origin
- Village near Hyderabad, Telangana
- Gond Artist
- Shraman Kumar Shyam
- Mandana Artist
- Krishna Verma
- Warli Artist
- Subhash Sutar