Posts Tagged ‘art’

More Art From Kids’ Thai Art School

Thursday, August 25th, 2011
It’s been a bit quiet of late on the Thailand art school project with the great Chatchada Kruakaew and her travelling art program. Area 3 last heard from her and her students just after the New Year when we received some great shots of the kids and their art.
You can see those here at  Happy Valentines From Thailand.
Now, despite the long break, we have just been sent some more great art shots. Jump now…
Chatchada’s travelling art program covers numerous districts in Thailand and is designed to teach children how to paint, express themselves and help them overcome personal tragedies or difficulties in their lives so far.
We do what we can here for Chatchada and her program but it could always do with some extra support.
If you’d like to help, then contact Paul Stahlberg, our CEO, at Catalyst Exhibits at pstahlberg@catalystexhibit.com
chatchada kids august 2011 6aLast week we caught up with the Thailand art school project, run by Chatchada Kruakaew, for the first time in over 6 months. The travelling art program, which is designed to help children express themselves through art – especially those kids who have suffered a lot in the lives so far –  is going from strength to strength.
Last week, in our blog ‘Thailand Art Program Going Strong’, we showed you some of the latest artwork from one of those groups of kids – including some great wall murals at one of the art schools – and today we have more paintings and the class on show.
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Thailand Art Program Going Strong

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

chatchada kids august 2011 1It’s been a bit quiet of late on the Thailand art school project with the great Chatchada Kruakaew and her travelling art program. Area 3 last heard from her and her students just after the New Year when we received some great shots of the kids and their art.

You can see those here at  Happy Valentines From Thailand.

Now, despite the long break, we have just been sent some more great art shots. Jump now… Read the rest of this entry »


Fashion Combats Poverty In Honduras

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

moda 1The fashion industry often gets [sometimes deservedly] a bad rap for having people in underdeveloped countries create their latest clothes lines for pennies while selling them for thousands of dollars in the shops of the developed world.

However, Moda Esperanza – the brilliant charity fashion group that turns the tabs from soda cans into fashionable accessories – is continuing to do the opposite. The group – set up to help single mothers in Honduras, and now Chicago – takes the worthless soda can tabs and turns them into very hip, fashion accessories [see photo on right]. The money earned then goes straight back to the people that really need it.

To put that in perspective, the group gave us some idea of how important the sale of even just one item can be to those women:

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Happy Valentines From Thailand

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

st valentines art

OK, so it’s a couple of weeks late but it’s the thought that counts. Right?

It should be because the great kids being taught arts and crafts by the wonderful Chatchada Kruakaew and her brilliant travelling art program in Thailand have really put their hearts into sending us all some wonderful St. Valentines artwork.

As you can see, love is in the air alright and we were delighted to receive this latest update from Chatchada, who organizes art and art therapy classes for children across various districts in Thailand. Her goal is not only to teach children how to paint but to teach them how to express themselves through art and to help them overcome difficulties in their lives so far.

Jump now for a few more photos and keep up the good work Chatchada.

Through our Area 3 blog, we at Catalyst Exhibits have been highlighting the great work Chatchada does but keeping the travelling art program going, and expanding it, needs money. If you’d like to help, then contact Paul Stahlberg, our CEO, at Catalyst Exhibits, here. Read the rest of this entry »


More Great Kids’ Art From Thailand

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

thailand art 1We’re back this week with more great art and crafts and happy creative kids in Thailand.

Last week we ran some photos from Chatchada Kruakaew’s brilliant travelling art program in Thailand, something Catalyst Exhibits has been actively supporting.

We just got some more shots from her kids at the Ban Rommanee school.

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Thai Kids Love Their Travelling Art Class

Friday, July 16th, 2010

bonhonnok school 1

One of the first people we helped out with when we at Catalyst Exhibits started our Area 3 charity activities was Chatchada Kruakaew’s travelling art program in Thailand.

Run across various districts the art and art therapy classes are designed to not only help children learn how to paint but to allow them to overcome previous hardships in their lives through art.

She sent us some shots of her students and their artwork from a few different locations that she teaches. More after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »