4-day art exhibition ends in the city

GUWAHATI: Around 13 young art students of Creative Art and Craft Centre, Ganeshpara displayed their paintings at an exhibition held in the State Art Gallery. The four-day art exhibition ‘Bird: A group of Children Artists’ ended on Saturday.
The 78 paintings at the exhibition done mostly by students aged 10 to 17 were appreciated by all the visitors of the gallery.Amongst the visitors, noted Assamese comedienne and actress Chetana Das left an encouraging comment on the visitor’s book for the children. Stephen Flinkers, an American tourist, who visited the gallery on Friday, spoke to the young artists and also left a positive feedback on the visitor’s book.
The displayed paintings, even with its usual subject content like landscape, still objects and violence on women, did not fail to catch the roving eyes of a visitor. Through their brush strokes, the children showed that even with their young minds, they had made a valid observation of the world around them. “Most of the paintings were done by the children. The school was opened three years ago to groom young talent and we have received a good response from people in our maiden exhibition itself,” said Sangita Uzir, a teacher at the school.
Akash Das, a class six student of Cotton Collegiate said, “I love art; it is my passion. I want to be an artist when I grow up but my parents insist that I opt for engineering. No matter what I become, I will continue art. I have seen works by Noni sir, Brahma sir, Neel Pawan Baruah sir and others.” Das had painted a flower vase on sand paper and had incorporated some round glass pieces on it.
“I was astonished by the youngsters’ calibre and I must say that they should be encouraged to enhance their talent. There should be more exhibitions of young children so that they are encouraged to paint more,” said Deepali, a visitor at the gallery.