Rickshaw Art on Tote Bags with Sadya Mizan / hArticulture
2 workshops available. 2-3-hour workshop
Sunday 18th October, 1.30 pm
Dufftown
Saturday 7th November 1.30 pm,
Elgin
Sadya Mizan is a Bangladeshi artist, curator, educator and creative facilitator based in Aberdeenshire. For over a decade, she has worked across the arts and cultural sector through exhibitions, artist residencies, research, learning programmes and workshops, with a particular interest in heritage, archives, cultural accessibility and community-led practice. Her work across Bangladesh, the UK and Europe has brought her together with artists, museums, cultural & heritage organisations and diverse communities including minor, marginalised, displaced and refugee communities. Drawing from her South Asian heritage and multicultural experiences, Sadya enjoys creating spaces for people to learn through making, while bringing traditional and contemporary practices together through visual art, textiles, craft, storytelling and everyday materials. She is the founder of Uronto Artist Community and co-founder of hArticulture, through which she develops accessible creative experiences connecting art, culture, heritage, nature and community.
Explore the bold colours, patterns and visual storytelling of Bangladeshi rickshaw art. After a short introduction to this vibrant art form, create your own design inspired by its colourful flowers, birds, patterns, lettering and imagery. The session will introduce you to the rich and colourful history of rickshaw art in Bangladesh, how artists have transformed an everyday form of transport into moving pieces of popular art, and some of the imagery, colours and stories that make the tradition so distinctive.
Sadya will guide you through the process of developing your own design, choosing colours and motifs and translating your ideas onto fabric. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own story, personality and the things that represent you. By the end, an ordinary tote bag will have become your own vibrant piece of art. You can paint a tote bag to take home and use, or choose to create your design on cards instead.
Participants are welcome to bring their own clothing, preferably cotton, to stitch, paint or print on if they would rather personalise something they already own. The provided tote bag will still be included for them to take home. No previous painting experience is needed, and all materials will be provided.
Sunday 18th October, 1.30 pm
Mortlach Hall, Dufftown.
Saturday 7th November 1.30 pm
Elgin Town Hall, Studio 1, Elgin