The very name conjures up the grasslands of the mighty Serengeti, prides of lions, Mt Kilimanjaro, a dazzling blue ocean and of course powerful tribes like the Masai who legend has it, can fight lions with their bare hands!

What’s more the oldest evidence of hominids and of man as we know ourselves is found in Tanzania - truly an incomparable land. Let’s go there!

This session will comprise loads of stories that traverse the land, its topography and life and of course its magnificent art which we will all make together!

The session focus is on Tinga Tinga - The art of painting in the style of Edward Saidi Tingatinga, a Tanzanian artist who painted on many kinds of surfaces using his famed dot motif style. He rendered the beautiful landscape of Africa and its animals in this inimitable style.

Once your art work is completed do mail us a picture and we can provide feedback on it

Session duration = 1 hour

Age of participants = 9 to 14 years

Material: Plain White Sheet of paper, earbuds, brushes, poster colours, pencil, black marker/sketch pen

Multi Faculty Program:

Our art facilitator for this module, KomalSuryawanshi specializes in printmaking and painting. Her prints have been awarded in the State Art Exhibition in the year 2013 and 2014. She conducts several art and printmaking workshops with The Pomegranate Workshop. Komal’s styles of interest include Folk Art, Kerala style paintings, Madhubani for its elegance and art with far-eastern influences and experimenting with exclusive art media. She enjoys researching performing art, sculpture and architecture for her classrooms. Komal is a print maker and has completed her Masters in Fine Art from Northern University- Jalgaon.

Komal will be accompanied by Pomegranate facilitator Advaita Mane (dancer and Head of Workshop Experience at Pomegranate)