A. Painting

This workshop will be led by local and regional. Colors and art can be an important factor in improving the mental condition. It’s also a proven fact that painting encourages to directly communicating, talking about feelings when two people paint together. There may be planned simple art activities, which include drawing, painting and making collages. But they all help to develop learning and concentration skills by common dyeing, directing and showing how to hold the brush and colors are applied. Also, to learn the colors and to help them remember by linking a color with object, image or story. That will improve their memory and they will learn to link things in order to remember them.

B. Handicraft

Intellectually disabled people are challenged every day in learning coordinative skills like eye-hand coordination, which can impose restrictions on an independent life. These conditions can be frustrating and embarrassing, leading to problems of self-esteem and social isolation. To counteract these issues, the handicraft workshop provides playful activities in order to enhance fine motor abilities, conducted for the purpose of encouraging people to be an independent member of society. When people with ID are having difficulty with these important skills, they may not want to participate in craft time, or they may be embarrassed to bring their finished product home. Having a finished product can help build a child’s confidence in his or her own abilities. Crafting is a haven to let your imagination run wild as they build sky rockets and fierce creatures, throw a pot or make a beautiful necklace or a mask. Experiment with a wide range of crafts. When self-expression is the goal, success is guaranteed, and art is an excellent way to express feelings that might be difficult to put into words. There is no such thing as right or wrong. With crafts, making the item, not the end result, is paramount. At the end of the crafts experience, everyone
comes away with their masterpieces.

C. Body Art

Indian senior art lecturer Neha Narayan is known for her great henna art. The art of henna (called mehndi in Hindi & Urdu) has been practiced for over 5000 years in Pakistan, India, Africa and the Middle East. Because henna has natural cooling properties, people of the desert, for centuries, have been using henna to cool down their bodies. They make a paste of henna and soak their palms and soles of the feet in it to get an air conditioning affect. They feel its cooling sensation throughout the body for as long as the henna stain remains on their skin. Initially, as the stain faded away, it left patterns on the skin surface which led to ideas to make designs for decorative purposes. Today people all over the world have adopted the ancient traditions of adorning their bodies with the beautiful natural artwork created from the henna plant. Henna is used for many reasons including: self-expression; celebration of special occasions like weddings, holidays & birthdays; inspiration; reminders; beauty; cosmetic treatments; medicinal uses; blessings & well-being; to be part of an ancient tradition; and an alternative or
precursor to a tattoo. German tattoo artist Kira Helmert Thai Artist Channarong will be joint leaders of this workshop. Together with students and athletes several mannequins will be tattooed, painted and dressed.

D. Music Workshops

People with intellectual disability may find it hard to truly express themselves and efficiently communicate with those around them, due to lack of expressive language. They can lose their whole sense of identity, as a result. In non-verbal people, vocalizations reflect their desire to communicate, although most of the time these make no sense to others. This is where music can help. By becoming a powerful means of expression that the person can use to share their thoughts, ideas, feelings and inner emotions; and also to improve their physical, social, emotional and cognitive skills. Music can be the medium through which people with intellectual disabilities can learn how to fully express themselves, with or without speaking, interact and communicate in a safe and creative space.