We believe that Art is a form of expression, and creativity a medium for inspiring change. As we travel from village to village in search of dying art forms, there beckons a need to educate the artisans about different causes, different issues plaguing society, calling for action. As they understand these issues and their implications, they adapt their learning in their art form.
The Approach: Educative workshops are held with Artisans in their village, leading to developing products which express the cause. These products range from paintings to even folk theatre! A similar approach is followed in urban areas as well.
The Art for a Cause programme is aimed at starting in September 2010, with Art and Craft being used for spreading awareness about different causes such as Health, Education, Climate Change, Women’s Rights, Human Rights, Drug, Human Trafficking, etc.
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The Art and Craft Revival program, is the core of Happy Hands Foundation. Our team travels to villages, and works with artisan clusters through practical workshops.
Workshops include: Capacity Building, Product and Skill Development, Marketing and Pricing.
In the past years, we have hosted workshops in:
- Rajasthan
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
- Andhra
- West Bengal
- Madhya Pradesh
- Nagaland
- Tripura
- Karnataka
- Orissa
The focus of this program is to aid artisans in understanding better techniques and equip them to create new motifs/designs to innovate.
