The ongoing national multi-genre artist’s workshop at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal organised in collaboration with Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi and Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal concluded today.  In this workshop, 43 painters, Dokra art, Terracotta, wooden work, 8 animation artists along with 15 tribal painters- who painted on zinc plate, 13 fine-art painters and 9 ceramic artists participated. Tribal and folk artists from Tamil Nadu, Jammu Kashmir, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Sikkim, New Delhi, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal and Rajasthan participated and painted traditional art on canvas.
In this confluence, art forms like Jadupatta, Totka, Manjusha, Mithla, Saora, Pithaora, Bheel Pithaora, Rajwar Parwa Lekhi, Godna, Scroll Painting, Oraav Art, Mandna Art, Sohrai (Ganju), Sohrai (Kurmi), Sohrai (Orav), Muriya Painting, Gond, Terracotta were made. Along with this, the tribal artists made their traditional paintings on Litho print.
The workshop has been documented by Manav Sangrahalaya, where artist from various regions shared their experiences. Mr. Panditram Rajwar from Sarguja, Chattisgarh says “Our art improves by participating in such workshops. We meet a lot of people and share our art with them, that’s how our art is surviving”.
Mrs. Sona Chitrkaar from Medinipur (W.B.) said “In these workshops, we meet arytists from all over the country and abroad, we learn about their fables and in future we can visit the region and showcase our art there”.
Animation film-maker and Secretary, Adivasi Arts Trust, London, Ms. Tara Douglas says “This was very successful programme for us”.
 On the concluding ceremony, Prof Sarit Kumar Choudhuri, (Director, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya), Mr. Arun Kumar Shrivastava (Joint Director) and Mr. Satyapal from Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi were especially present.

Date: April 8, 2015