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Donations for Nepal
Nepal is a country very close to our hearts. Room 13 HCMC in Kathmandu was the first Room 13 studio to be set up overseas, marking the beginnings of Room 13 International Studio Network.
Several youth expedition teams from the community of Caol have visited the country over the years to support and develop the Room 13 studios in Nepal.
As a result we have many friends and colleagues in Nepal, and close links with charitable organisations and communities who have worked to establish Room 13 projects and bring arts and creativity to the youth of Nepal. In the aftermath of these recent devastating earthquakes, Room 13 International will be collecting donations on behalf of these locally based organisations, which we will send directly to help their efforts to recover and rebuild their communities.
Donations and contributions can be made via Paypal using the link below:
Cheques or money orders can be sent to:
Room 13 International, Unit 1, Glenloy Street, Caol, Fort William, Scotland, PH33 7DR.
Please make cheques payable to Room 13 International, and mark ‘Nepal Fund’ on the back.
Thank you for supporting our global community.
UNEDUCATED 5 Sept – 5th Oct 2014
A collection of artwork and images from the Room 13 archive are on show at the Counihan Gallery In Brunswick, Melbourne Australia.
Curated by Kym Maxwell, UNEDUCATED presents artworks and projects that explore ideas of society, knowledge and institutional learning that both provoke consideration of our role as spectators and reflect on the debate of the ‘educational turn’ in contemporary art discourse.
Read a review of this exhibition: http://primermag.net/art/2014/9/kym-maxwell-interview-uneducated
Room 13 World Tour – Raising Funds and Spreading Creativity
A set of beautiful custom made moneyboxes are currently touring the world to raise funds and support for Room 13 International!
The Room 13 World Tour is the latest fundraising initiative organised by TBWA.
TBWA Tiger Academy is a global training programme run every year for 40 of the company’s young and most promising employees. Every year, the TBWA Tigers are tasked to come up with an entrepreneurial and creative project to raise funds for Room 13 International.
This year, the TBWA Tigers commissioned Room 13 studios to design and create a unique artwork that would also serve as a moneybox to travel the world raising awareness and money for Room 13 International. The proceeds are directed to the Rod Wright Bursary Fund, introduced by the trustees of Room 13 International in honour of our founding Chairman, and will be used to support entrepreneurial and creative projects put forward by Room 13 studios.
Moneybox created by Room 13 Aragon, London, England
Moneybox created by Room 13 Community Studio, Fort William, Scotland
Moneybox created by Room 13 Aseema, Mumbai, India
Moneybox created by Room 13 Delmar, St Louis, USA
Moneybox created by Room 13 Aragon, London, England
Room 13 studios in Scotland, England, India and the USA put forward designs and created the 5 artistic pieces you see below. Each of these is now on a route around the worldwide network of TBWA – from Europe, to the America’s, Africa, Asia and the South Pacific.
Follow the tour: http://room13worldtour.mytbwa.com/
Inspired to donate? Please do!
Shikshayatan celebrates 20 years of free education
Today is the 20th anniversary of Shikshayatan School, now home to Room 13 Shikshayatan. Aruna and Raghavan, who founded the school in 1994, held the first classes around their kitchen table. They are to be congratulated for their energy and vision; not only building the school facilities brick by brick, but allowing the children access to an education of the highest standard.
In 1992 Raghavan and Aruna left Bombay with their small daughter and invested their entire life savings to establish a primary school at Arasavanangkadu, a village of 1500 people in a remote corner of Tamil Nadu.
They established The Anugriha Charitable Trust with the intention of evolving and demonstrating alternative educational methods in India. Shikshayatan School opened on 15th August 1994 admitting 15 3-year-old children to the first class. All of the children were drawn from low income, scheduled caste families in which they are the first generation to receive any education. Within this community, the Raghavans have spent the last two decades exploring and experimenting with new methods of early childhood education. They have grown and developed the school year by year, striving to keep pace with the requirements of their students, resolute in their aim of providing free education to the under-privileged. Expanding its capacity gradually from pre-school to primary and then to middle school, Shikshaytan now gives an education, uniforms, textbooks and snacks to 225 students, on a four-acre, green campus, without charging a single rupee.
In 2004 the Raghavans met with Room 13 and were inspired by a presentation given by two youngsters from Scotland. Confident by this point in their ability to instil the skills of literacy and numeracy in their pupils, they felt intrigued by an approach to arts education that appeared to sit so comfortably with their own methods. Room 13 Shikshayatan was introduced to the school in 2005, and has since been host to a number of visiting artists.
Children and teachers from Shikshayatan School on a visit to Scotland for Room 13 International Summer School, 2009
Create Day Auction
The Melbourne office of global communication company TBWA have held the first ‘Create Day Exhibition‘ to raise money for Room 13 International. The exhibition featured a collection of artworks created by agency staff which were sold – within 2 hours Aus $5149.40 was raised in support of youth creativity throughout the world!
A showcase of the artworks that were created can be viewed on the company’s PROJEQT page: Whybin\TBWA Create Day Exhibition.
We are grateful to Whybin\TBWA and all the agency staff who contributed to the exhibition for supporting us and capturing the creative spirit of Room 13 in such a great way!
The challenge has been set for other creative agencies across the TBWA network in 2014!
Room 13 Open Day
We have an open day coming up where you can come by and experience Room 13 by diving right into the middle of it all and see for yourself how a Room 13 works within a school and community environment!
There will be visits to the original Room 13 based in Caol Primary School at regular intervals throughout the day. The artists in residence and managers will be on hand and will happily answer any questions you may have about what really goes on in a Room 13. It will be also a great opportunity to bring up any individual project ideas you may have which are relevant to your community or organisation and you can book a one to one meeting to discuss it further.
Room 13 Open Day, Caol Youth Centre from 11:00am – 3:00pm on the 27th of September.
Come by for the whole day or just drop in for a chat!
Contact: admin@room13internation.org for further details on the day’s events..
Room 13 Summer Studio 2013
Room 13 Community Studio in Caol was the focal point for our 2013 summer programme. which included Portfolio Preparation for senior school pupils, workshops for Very Young Artists and popular afternoon studio sessions for artists of all levels of experience and ability.
There was drawing, painting, construction, wood, wire, looking, thinking, talking, photography, glitter, poetry, printmaking, sculpting, discovery, hilarity, collaboration, mystification, exploration and questions. Lots of questions. A good time was had by all.
Browse photos of the fun and interesting happenings at Room 13 Summer Studio 2013.
More photos here on our Facebook page.
Richard Demarco Visits Room 13
We were delighted to welcome Professor Demarco and Terry Ann Newman, Deputy Director of the Demarco European Art Foundation, to Room 13 studios in Caol on 13th June 2013.
Professor Richard Demarco, founder of the Demarco European Art Foundation is an artist and promoter of the visual and performing arts. Since the 1960s, he has been one of Scotland’s most influential advocates for contemporary art, promoting cross-cultural links, presenting international artists within Scotland and establishing outgoing connections for Scottish artists across Europe.
Recently, Professor Demarco attended a presentation by young artists from Room 13 studios in Lochaber which was held in the Scottish Parliament. Following this, an invitation was extended to visit the original Room 13 in Caol Primary School.
Demarco was struck by the similarities between the ethos of Room 13 and the teachings of his late friend and colleague, Joseph Beuys. He appeared to revel in the work of the young artists and said he was ‘overwhelmed’ by the experience.
More photos of Professor Demarco’s visit to Room 13 are posted online.
International Art Exhibition for Room 13 Nepal
Room 13 studios in Nepal took part in an amazing international art exhibition celebrating the universal day of children’s rights. Paintings from the young artists at Room 13 HCMC were on show as well as some works from international artists discussing issues concerning children’s rights all over the world.
The exhibition took place at the same time in other participating countries such as; Germany, South Africa, Argentina and Rwanda.
In Nepal the exhibition was inaugurated by chancellor of Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Mr. Kiran Manandhar. Around 70 visitors including artists, school students, representatives of related organizations and media people visited the one day exhibition.
Shanti Griha, the organisation that supports and develops the Room 13 studios in Nepal are delighted to have made this connection to the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts. They have found the program by Room 13 very effective and have stated that they will support Room 13 Nepal in the future to improve the skills and opportunities for the students.
