SCHOOL pupils and community groups are being given the chance to try their hand at Indian artwork.
Four artists are holding workshops for primary and secondary schools and South Asian community groups at the Oriental Museum in Durham.
The workshops are taking place over the next three weeks, until February 20.
These will include classes in shisha embroidery, batik art, fabric printing, mirror and beadwork and animal modelling.
They are funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and are part of a larger lottery project, which includes a major exhibition of Gujarati textiles currently on show at the museum, and a digital web-based learning resource for the museum's Indian textiles and paintings collections.
Expert Indian embroiderer Kanchan Malde will be giving a talk on Thursday, February 19, at the museum, which is situated within Durham University's campus on Elvet Hill.
Published: 06/02/2004
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