Hello parents! I hope you all have found some extra-curricular activity to keep your child engaged. If you did not, then here we are again with another idea.
As a child, like most children, my favourite class was painting. Paintings are a reflection of our mind. So, learning painting could be a good extra-curricular activity for the children of Dhaka.
Art makes us more human; it helps us to communicate in a more personal way. It is helpful for all children and especially for those who have problem communicating or expressing themselves.
It helps to lower stress and nurtures imagination in children. Painting especially helps children with aggression as well.
There are several places offer to teach children how to paint in Dhaka now.
Cubic Art SchoolCubic Art School is a renowned art school in Niketon, Gulshan with a group of highly qualified art teachers. It offers long courses and short courses for children with durations of 1 year and 3 months/6 months. Admission fee for long course is 5000 taka with monthly fee of 1000 taka and for short courses; the total fee is 5000 taka and 10000 taka (for 3 months/6 months respectively) . They offer classes on Monday and Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Dhaka Art Center is a renowned art gallery in Dhanmondi. The main artist of this gallery, Swapan Chowdhury has an art school by the same name in Dhanmondi. The school offers standard art classes on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Alliance Franchise in Uttara is a famous institution to learn to paint. They offer painting classes on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. To 6:00 p.m. The admission fee is 6000 taka and monthly fee is 1500 taka.
Russian Cultural Center in Dhanmondi can also be a good option to learn to paint as well. They have great teachers and they offer classes on Friday and Saturday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The monthly fee of this intuition is 2000 taka.
Where to Buy Art Materials:
In Dhaka, art materials are not so hard to find. Even normal bookstores have art materials. But if you want to buy professional materials for your child, then you might need to search a little. You will find professional materials in New Market, and they will not cost you a lot. Watercolour box will cost 1000-3000 taka, a pastel colour box will cost 500-2000 taka. Art sheets cost 10-20 taka per sheet, and a painting stand will cost 700-1500 taka.
Happy Painting!!