Child art exhibition draws good response

Visakhapatnam: It was colourful atmosphere as one enters the Queen Mary Girls High School where little children from Class 6th to 10th stand with happy smiles, eagerly waiting to showcase their collection of nearly 2000 paintings and drawings to the visitors. The two day exhibition of the children which concluded on Thursday evoked good response.

The paintings, drawing and cartoons on landscape, nature and fairy tales were put on display. It was so surprising that the choice of colours and art show their interest in art. Ramya of 9th class eagerly shows her drawing of Lord Krishna decorated with shiny stickers.

Students who visited the exhibition also got a chance to draw their art on paper. “These 1200 students have worked hard to showcase their art works and each student has at least one or two works in the exhibition” said Art teacher Anil Joshi. This is a way to nurture their talent and encourage them to involve in other activities, he added.

Not only paintings but also handicrafts are on display. Wool, lace items, woollens shawls, sweaters, mats made old sarees, work on discarded pressure cooker gaskets and bangles, woollen work on rice bags, Alankari stitches, and lot more innovative things were on display with the efforts of Craft Teacher P Uma Lakshmi. She said that the students are very encouraged to excel in art, garment making and tailoring. The invitation card for the art exhibition painted colourfully by B Arch student of Andhra University M Rama Devi who is a student of Mr Anil Joshi remained as a memory for the school as the visitors signed their autograph on the card.

By: Muttevi Sri Lakshmi