Awrt Festival
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Awesome Art
The Word “Awrt”
Awrt
Art in any form always brings out an ‘Aww.’ This feeling comes from both the awrtists and awdience, spreading to everyone and creating a shared ‘Aww’ vibe.
Art is
Aw-some
Aw-akening
Aw-ard
Aw-struck
and so it has to be AWrt
Meet The Crew
Vaibhav Paliwal
Founder of Paalvia Foundation and The aWrt Festival
Sachin Landge
aWrt Alchemist
Kajari Mitra
CEO of Bhagyashali Bhavishya Shiksha Foundation
Rudra Mitra
aWrt Alchemist
Subhrojyoti Roy
aWrt Alchemist and Scientist at Tata Consultancy Services
Diksha Mane
aWrt Alchemist
Why City Needs Awrt Festival
“Transformation begins with a spark, and that spark is ignited through opportunity and vision.”
Believing in it, we introduce arts & literature as tools to train skills, create opportunities, build vision and bring wellness, social bonding and harmony to the children and women of underprivileged community. Their joy is bundled together in a celebration as an art festival in a slum , which is called the Awrt Festival.
- Art transforms creativity into livelihood
- Develop & refine skills in people
- Bring personality development
- Improve mental wellness
- Enhance the vision of life
- Beautify the places
- Strengthen the community bonding
Research and Reports
A number of research studies have found that art interventions play a significant role in human growth and development, especially in children. Research shows that art interventions help children at all stages of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
American Art Therapy Association (AATA), 2017: The impact of art therapy on children’s mental health and well-being: A review of the literature, highlights how art can:
- Provide safe, structured environments for emotional and psychological safety (Physiological and Safety Needs).
- Build social connections and foster community (Belongingness and Love Needs).
- Boost self-esteem through the mastery of artistic skills and public recognition (Esteem Needs).
- Encourage self-actualization by offering a medium for creative exploration, identity development, and personal growth.
Create London: Community Arts and Social Impact, 2018: A report on the impact of community arts projects in urban settings shows that arts initiatives reduce social isolation (belongingness), build confidence (esteem), and provide platforms for personal expression and growth (self-actualization).
Similar research and reports:
- Harvard’s Project Zero: Reference: Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education, 2007
- National Endowment for the Arts, 2021: The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth: Findings from Four Longitudinal Studies.
- Create London: Community Arts and Social Impact, 2018
- International Journal of Art Therapy: Reference: Handbook of Art Therapy, 2003.
The Initiative
Awrt Festival is an initiative by Paalvia Foundation. It is being organised at Burma Shell Basti in collaboration with Bhagyashali Bhavishya Shiksha Foundation.
Paalvia Foundation
A social initiative which aims to bring well-being to people and harmony in society through arts, literature and cultural activities. It provides experiences, training, events & consultancy.
Bhagyashali Bhavishya Shiksha Foundation
The goal of Bhagyashali Bhavishya Shiksha Foundation is to reach out to the children, youth and women of the Wadari community to help them to improve their lives.