JAMMU, Jun 15: The Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages today inaugurated its 20-day Summer Children’s Workshop at Jammu with great enthusiasm. The workshop was formally inaugurated by Additional Secretary, JKAACL, Sonali Arun Gupta, who lit the traditional lamp to mark the commencement of the programme.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by Sanjeev Gupta, SOCA; Anil Tickoo, ACO; JKAACL, Neeraj Kant, Theatre Expert; Chander Shekhar, Painting and Arts Expert; Heemani Kapoor, Dance Expert; and Jyeshtha Jamwal, Painting Expert.
The Summer Children’s Workshop is an annual initiative of JKAACL and has been organised successfully for many years with the objective of nurturing creativity and talent among children during their summer vacations. Every year, children are imparted training in the fields of theatre, painting and dance under the guidance of experts from the respective disciplines.
Addressing the participants, Sonali Arun Gupta said that such workshops provide children with a meaningful opportunity to utilise their vacations productively. She encouraged the participants to derive maximum benefit from these creative learning experiences and explore their hidden talents.
This year, the theatre workshop is being conducted by renowned theatre artist and director Neeraj Kant, who has over four decades of experience in the field and has trained numerous children and youth in theatre. The painting workshop is being led by noted cartoonist and media creator Chander Shekhar, assisted by Jyeshtha Jamwal, who holds a postgraduate degree in Fine Arts. The dance workshop is being conducted by Himani Kapoor.
Around 90 students from various schools are participating in the workshop across different disciplines. The primary aim of the workshop is to foster the overall personality development of children and provide them with a platform to identify and nurture their hidden talents through creative expression.
The workshop will continue for the next 20 days and culminate with a presentation showcasing the skills acquired by the participants during the training period.