Mumbai: Mount Litera School International (MLSI) concluded its week-long art festival — Meraki. The festival included workshops on art appreciation, colour schemes and composition styles to enliven the canvas for students by Padma Shri artist Paresh Maity.
The aim of inviting Maity and hosting a week-long art session was to highlight the importance of art in education as well as for child development. The medium helps develop various skills like fine motor skills, cognitive development, math and language skills among children and allows them to channel their inner creativity.
As part of the art week, students created interesting art pieces through artificial printing, calligraphy printmaking, symmetry printing, artist impression for legends like Monet, Akbar Padamsee, Picasso. Besides painting, the kids also sculpted various figurines and displayed them in the finale exhibition inaugurated by Maity.
Maity said, “The school has taken a great initiative in highlighting the importance of art at an early age. The medium allows for boundless expression through various colours, textures and canvas. I truly believe art plays a major role in building the personality of a child, and it should be given equal importance as other academic subjects in school. It is promising to notice the change in our education system that is recognizing art and its worth.”
The event concluded with an exhibition displaying various art works created by students Navyata Goenka, advisor of the school, said, “The creativity we have seen in our children during Meraki at MLSI is extraordinary. We aim to provide a truly holistic education to our children.”