Zanbeel Art's South Asian Art Literacy for Youth Program
The
budget crisis has led to cutbacks in school art programs all over the world. In 2011 Zanbeel Art launched a program that was geared to tackle this problem head on: SAALY (South Asian Art Literacy for Youth). The focus of this project is students from low socioeconomic backgrounds who do not have exposure to the arts in their community.
SAALY made its debut in October 2011 with its pilot at The Watts Elementary School in South Los Angeles. An underprivileged school district, many students heres had never had art classes previously and were extremely enthusiastic about the classes.
True to Zanbeel Art's mission of bridging cultural gaps among future generations, the theme of the several week long course was "South Asia", where each course taught the students a little bit about a world they have never been to.
Sculpture class with Lisa Caraway
The Watts Elementary School
October 2011
Calligraphy with Khalid Husain
The Watts Elementary School
October - December 2011
Student art from Calligraphy class with Khalid Husain
The Watts Elementary School
October - December 2011
Calligraphy with Khalid Husain
The Watts Elementary School
October - December 2011
Herb planting class
The Watts Elementary School
October - December 2011
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