PATA presents a
Screening of Born Into Brothels
at Busboys and Poets
on 14th and V. Street NW,
Washington, DC!
This Sunday, February 15th at 8:00 pm
Born into Brothels, by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, is the winner of the 77th annual Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Born Into Brothels captures the portraits of several children who live in Calcutta, India’s Red Light District, where their mothers work as prostitutes. The New York based photographers teaches them to use photography which awakens their creativity, talents and sense of worth.
Come see the restorative power of art and how art and education can empower children to transform their lives!
Film time: One hour and twenty three minutes (1 hr 23 mins)
Sponsored by: The Potomac Art Therapy Association (PATA)
Free and open to the public - donations accepted!
Screening will be followed by a discussion with art therapist and author Sangeeta Prasad, who has a wealth of knowledge of doing art and art therapy with children in India. Sangeeta Prasad, ATR-BC, is a Fine Arts graduate of Stella Maris College, Chennai, and has a M.A in Art Therapy from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. She has over 20 years of experience working with children and adults with serious mental illnesses and other disabilities. She has used her experience as an educator and as an art therapist to lay a foundation for a holistic approach to teaching and using art. Her goal is to bring art education to every school in India and to introduce the concept of art as a form of therapy for children with special needs.
Sangeeta is the author of Creative Expressions: Say it with Art. Creative Expressions: Say it with Art is a book for teachers and parents who are interested in art as a visual mode of communication and a therapeutic tool for children aged 2 through 12. Art therapist Sangeeta Prasad addresses both the value of art therapy for children with special needs, and the need for a comprehensive approach to teaching the visual arts as part of the education curriculum. Using examples of children's artwork collected in India, she includes a framework for the art curriculum, including how to set up the art environment, how to organize art at the kindergarten level, and detailed art lesson plans that will help teachers structure the proposed theories presented in the book.
If you are interested in the book here is the link:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_1_18?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=creative+expressions+say+it+with+art&sprefix=creative+expressio
See you Sunday, February 15th at 8:00 pm at
