By IANS,
Chennai : Twenty paintings by students of Global Art India aged between 5-15 years on the theme ‘Save Tiger 1411’ were displayed at the Second Ministerial Conference held at Bali in Indonesia recently.
The paintings were recognised by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) for their intense sensitivity towards the cause of saving tigers.
“Through their creatives, the children highlighted the critical issues that have caused the drastic decline of wild tiger population in India. The theme encouraged the children to express their views on the issue in a creative way. Each painting was a message in itself and a plea to the nation to help save the tiger,” said Dinesh Victor, managing director of SIP Academy India of which Global Art India is a division.
He said this is the first time creatives by Global Art kids are exhibited at a Ministerial Conference on the invitation of WWF.
Delegates from all 13 tiger range countries had attended the conference.
Global Art India had organised an awareness campaign for children on the theme “Save the Tiger 1411” in Chennai in February 2010 and more than 1,500 kids had participated in the event.
According to Victor, the showcasing of the creatives in Indonesia is a milestone for Global Art India. Further, such paintings will educate children about the seriousness of the problem as there are only 1,411 tigers left in India. Saving the tiger shall save our fragile eco-system for the generations to come.
Global Art India is a collaboration of SIP Academy India with Global Art, Malaysia and offers art programmes for children, enhancing their creativity using drawing and colouring techniques.