INTRODUCING YOUNG PEOPLE TO ARTISTS, COMPOSERS, AND AUTHORS FROM GERMANY

Since 2018, ThinkArts and the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata have presented over 150 sessions of Arts for Juniors, reaching 3500+ students in 20+ cities and towns around India. These sessions, presented both online and offline, introduce young people aged 9-12 to an artist over the course of 90 minutes. These are designed not to teach art, but for students to engage with the life and work of great artists and explore their own creative responses through thoughtful activities. ​

FEEDBACK

From parents

"My son wrote some interesting comments on the classical musical pieces. I for one found them fresh and uncluttered by awe. He seems to have responded to the music enough to have noted the changes in the mood and tone. Thank you for that."

"We have been going to several sessions organized by other institutes in Calcutta for my son's age group and some of them are also quite good, but what sets Think Arts apart from the others are the excellent choice of topics that appeals to the young minds. Instead of sticking to the usual time-tested subjects you try to go beyond the ordinary and touch on those aspects of the child’s brain which helps to kindle his imagination process and might ignite the passion for a particular interest."

"The sessions were presented really well - the way the children were introduced to different musicians, artists and writers, the fact that they could express themselves, that there were so many activities related to the topics and that they could think out of the box. The children learn to think creatively and they learn to be innovative."
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"[My son] has learnt about eminent painters, writers, musicians. Their works and how to read paintings. His thought process on drawings and paintings, his imaginations have become much wider and innovative."

CREATIVE RESPONSES