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Mithila Painting Workshop, March 20, 2005
Workshop
Learn how the Mithila folk art tradition of Northern India can enrich your curriculum.
UPDATE: The Mithila painting workshop is full, but a lesson plan and image library are available online.
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For centuries in Northern India, in the Mithila region where Sita of the Ramayana was born, women have decorated the walls of the wedding chamber with ornate paintings. After an earthquake exposed some of these interior walls to public view, they were discovered by the wider world. Since then women have been encouraged to make paintings on paper to bring in additional family income. Many of these women are now internationally recognized artists. In addition to their aesthetic appeal, the technique and subject matter of the Mithila paintings make them particularly useful as curriculum tools for 6th and 10th grade history, international economics, anthropology and, of course, art.
This workshop for history and art teachers includes:
- Student lessons on the traditions and characteristics of this ancient folk art
- Hands-on practice using the stylistic conventions of Mithila artists
- Expert commentary on Mithila paintings currently on view
- Examination of how these traditions are evolving in response to economic and social influences
For standards connections and lesson outlines, visit the ORIAS Mithila Painting website.
Enrollment is free but space is limited. To apply, email your name, telephone number, email address and snail mail address to ORIAS, or contact Michele Delattre at ORIAS.
The image above, "Marriage Icons," is by Pinki Kumari, Mithila Art Institute, Madhubani District.
Sponsors: the Ethnic Arts Foundation, the UC Berkeley Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS), and the Museum of Craft and Folk Art
Keywords: India, painting
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