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Young World
Give us our space
MUGDHA VARIYAR
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Differently-abled kids expressed themselves through a display of paintings.
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Beautiful green: A painting that was on display
Kala Sourabha, an art exhibition organised recently by the Association of People with Disability (APD), was a heart warming event. It showed that it is not pity that differently-abled children need, but a space where their talent can blossom. The exhibition and sale at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan had on display works of children with mental disability who participated in a workshop organised by APD last September in collaboration with the Ken School of Arts.
The Kala Sourabha art exhibition saw a mixture of paintings by the mentally challenged children as well as those of artists and the students of fine arts. Those by the former were executed with such professionalism that it was in some cases hard to even tell that they belonged to a special category and were worthy of appreciation for their talent alone. The price of paintings ranged from Rs. 500 to Rs. 2,000.
Strong support
APD, which has been working towards the betterment of the mentally-challenged since 2006, believes that art is a form of therapy as well. APD supports persons with disabilities in therapy, health, education, vocational training, counselling, employment and career building.Kala Sourabha exhibition was supported by two other NGOs, Paraspara and Association for Promoting Social Action (APSA).
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