LET ME DRAW YOU A STORY is a new project by ThinkArts, in collaboration with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia New Delhi, inviting children in India and Bhutan (ages 9–12) to respond to extracts from Swiss children’s books--through drawing! These extracts introduce young readers to new stories, themes, and ways of thinking, while reflecting Switzerland’s rich tradition of multilingual publishing and imaginative storytelling.
Stories can be pictures too. The project follows on the success of LET ME TELL YOU A STORY, which in 2020, gave children in India a unique space to share their voices during an unprecedented time. The project grew into an online repository of 100 stories written by children aged 6–10+, with 15 illustrated by Swiss artists and 45 narrated by storytellers in India.
Stories can be pictures too. The project follows on the success of LET ME TELL YOU A STORY, which in 2020, gave children in India a unique space to share their voices during an unprecedented time. The project grew into an online repository of 100 stories written by children aged 6–10+, with 15 illustrated by Swiss artists and 45 narrated by storytellers in India.
PROCESS
Collecting Stories: Each child creates a drawing inspired by a selected prompt, offering their personal visual interpretation.
Drawing Stories: A team of Swiss, Indian, and Bhutanese illustrators will then view selected drawings and create new artworks inspired by the children’s imagination.
Sharing Stories: This dialogue across geography allows artists to reflect on familiar stories transformed by children’s perspectives, resulting in richly layered works.
All artworks by the participating children will be uploaded to a dedicated page on the ThinkArts website, creating a vibrant gallery of imagination and exchange.
Drawing Stories: A team of Swiss, Indian, and Bhutanese illustrators will then view selected drawings and create new artworks inspired by the children’s imagination.
Sharing Stories: This dialogue across geography allows artists to reflect on familiar stories transformed by children’s perspectives, resulting in richly layered works.
All artworks by the participating children will be uploaded to a dedicated page on the ThinkArts website, creating a vibrant gallery of imagination and exchange.
