Light up a little corner in your home with these beautiful Art for Akanksha table lamps, available in two designs.
Price: Rs.1750
Size: 12.25”x5” height
Material: Fabric and wooden base
Available online and at the Art for Akanksha office
“I have so many favourite Art for Akanksha objects – my stole, the water bottle, a tray table! So it’s hard to pick just one. I have finally narrowed it down to the thing that gets used by all of us and is a part of our memories now – the gorgeous Art for Akanksha bench. It’s a source of acrobatic performances with my kids, a place to keep my chai while I read a book on the sofa, a place for extra butts when we have too many people; and always a conversation piece! It’s totally an object of desire and I am so glad I gave into temptation and bought it when I had no clue where I would keep it at home!”
Nidhi Ramachandran – an AfA customer
Art for Akanksha benches: Rs.2500 onwards
Size: 36”x12”x18” (height)
Available at the Art for Akanksha office. Call us at 65246333 to get a customised bench done!
It’s raining saris at the Art Shop! Bring in your weekend with glimpses of these gorgeous and beautifully crafted saris. With unique designs to choose from, pre-book your favourite design now! Call us for more information at 022-65246333.
Product details-
Price: Rs.7000
Digitally printed on Chanderi fabric; comes with blouse piece
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- Circular Lotus sari
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- Madhubani Lotus sari
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- Raza sari
Delivery within 10-15 days
Picasso installation by Art for Akanksha students awarded third place at the Kala Ghoda
The tall, colorful, almost bizarre Picasso installation blends in beautifully amongst the many at the Kala Ghoda festival. There are installations on Andy Warhol, Zakhir Husain, Brinda Miller, Henri Rousseau and many others. As you walk by these pieces of art, you’re blown away with what children can do, what art can do for children and what schools can do if they believe in the power of art for their children.
What you don’t really think of seeing are the placards next to each which proudly say who’s created them. If you looked at those you’d realize what an incredible social leveler art can be. Within that little garden of the Prince of Wales museum, you have some of the most privileged schools along with government schools. And you’d never be able to guess which belonged to which.
It makes me believe even more strongly in the power of art, it makes me believe what we have always believed at Akanksha – children are essentially the same, they only differ in the opportunities that they have access to.
As I got calls and emails congratulating us for getting third place for our Picasso installation, I felt proud of my Akanksha children and teachers because they can do anything they set their minds to. Resources matter and make a difference, but belief, determination and passion is what will always make that bizarre, tall, wildly colored Picasso stand out. So proud!
Ruchi
Director, Art for Akanksha
“I cannot understand Raza’s art but I have learnt that it is alright to not always understand things.” Suraj
SH Raza was fascinating to study because there was so much to understand and so much that was left to the students to interpret and make their own. It left students with the sense that no matter how they saw a piece of art, it was right – what was important was that they tried to connect it to their lives and to find meaning for themselves.
Like Suraj said, you can’t always ‘get it’ when you see a piece of art; so much of the story is left for you to interpret.
Artists of Abhyudaya Mumbai Public School – an MCGM school run in partnership with the Akanksha Foundation
Visit the Prince of Wales Museum gardens and send in your pictures with the Art for Akanksha installations at art@akanksha.org!
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- Going Cubic with Picasso
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- Sunflower in the making
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- Learning Van Gogh
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- Working on Starry Night
“Picasso wanted to do something different. So he came up with Cubism. Cubism was totally different from what the artists before Picasso had ever painted.” Says Rohit.
This installation has been all about having fun while learning about Cubism and specifically the life and works of Pablo Picasso.
The disjointed elements of this piece of art were a riot to put together! And it was a great opener for discussions around ‘What is art?’ Who decides what is good art?
We don’t have the answers but as a group, the students got thinking about them.
This is a labour of love by the children of Shindewadi Mumbai Public School
To know what Picasso taught Rohit do visit the Prince of Wales Museum gardens. Send in your pictures with the installation at art@akanksha.org and keep watching this space for more updates on other masterpieces by the Akanksha children. We look forward to your comments!
Van Gogh – an exploration
‘Van Gogh was brilliant but no one liked his paintings. But he kept painting. I liked that.’ Chiran, 15 years old
The Akanksha children studied the great artists and found that there was something that moved and touched them about their stories and their art. Vincent Van Gogh was one of those artists. A small group of Akanksha children spent many a weekend trying to express the impact that he had on their lives.
They spent hours trying to get the textures right and to come together as a group while really working on their pieces individually. ‘We made many errors and had to re-do sections but like Van Gogh we did not give up and worked hard,’ says Chiran.
Chiran, Ruby, Kajal, Bhageshree, Lucky, Sameer, Anil, Rahul &Priti are Akanksha’s little artists who worked on this installation.
Watch this space for more updates on the other masterpieces by the Akanksha children. You can see them all at the Prince of Wales Museum gardens starting today! Do send in your fun pictures with the installations at art@akanksha.org. We look forward to your comments!
Here’s a cosy, comfortable and cool product for your home that you would love to own! The Art for Akanksha square and circular floor poufs come in unique designs.
Price: Rs.1600
Size: Square – 18”x18”; 5” height; Circular – 18” diameter; 5” height
First 10 buyers get 20% off! (Shipping charges Rs.100 additional.)
Click here to buy – https://www.artforakanksha.org/product-category/home/page/2/
Or call us at 65246333 to place your order now!
“The Art for Akanksha design crate is perfect for any kids room. My daughter absolutely loves putting and pulling out her toys from it. It’s a great way to teach kids to clean up and have fun while keeping the clutter of toys to a minimum. We love it! Thank you Akanksha.”
Niksha Bhide – an A4A customer
Art for Akanksha Storage Crates: Rs.1800/ Rs.1500
Size: 21”x13”x15”
Size: 18”x12.5”x12”
Available at the Art for Akanksha office. Call us at 65246333 to place your order now!
Please do visit us at Stall No.8 at the Gulabi Mela on 25th January 2015
Venue: Mac Queens, Bandra West