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Art Camp, Damphu, 2008 |
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The Journey
The day was bright and sunny. All the participants who were going to the camp had gathered at VAST by 8: 30 am. The faces were bright and everyone was hyper-excited. For me, I was going to a camp after longtime (3 years).
By 9: 15 a.m. all our luggages were safely loaded and we were sitting comfortably in our places waiting for the journey to start. There were 3 vehicles, one coaster bus and two Hi-ace buses. We stopped at Dochula Pass. But we couldn’t see much as it had become foggy by then.
We stopped for lunch at Kamechu at around 1:00 p.m. After lunch we rested while others swam in the river. By the time we reached Damphu High Secondary School, Tsirang. It was 4:30 pm. We were kept in the hostel. We girls went to our hostel and unpacked and rested. There were only 25 girls participating, and all of us were accommodated in one room.
The dinner was served at 7: 00 p.m. and after dinner we gathered at the school auditorium and talked to the other participants. We called it a night at 10:00 pm.
Day 1, July 9, 2008
Morning Session:-
1. Brief introduction about the ‘VAST’ Group and its formation to the students.
2. Group division and sitting arrangement through group coordinators (divided into 6 groups).
3. Learned the tips for remembering the group members’ name.
4. Members are subdivided into a pair (two students) and worked together to gather each one’s details through question-answer session.
5. All the partners went on the stage and shared about their partner which included their details.
6. To understand further about VAST, students wanted a show through projector.
7. Lunch break.
Afternoon Session:-
1. Each group played a game crossing their hands and freeing them to gain idea and techniques.
2. Learned about the materials required while during artworks.
3. Learned about pencil shading, including its steps.
4. Distribution of art materials for the students.
5. Students went outside the class to draw something and shade according to the steps taught.
6. Students got an assignment topic through their group coordinator.
7. Tea break.
Day 2, July 10, 2008
While moving to the second day of our art camp. Firstly, it began with question session, where we were asked about what we had already learned. And then we played a game, where we had to make different types of sound and this game was very enjoyable. This game was played mainly to make each individual active and attentive for the day. After the game was over, we all went back to our group and showed our assignment to the group leader and the group leader selected three best arts from the group. While moving on they selected best of the best from each group and was followed by the distribution of name tags to whole members including the co-coordinators. It is mainly to know each others name and to make communicate easily.
Then it was followed by the price distribution. The following students received the prizes:
1. Lhendrup Tshomo
2. Ngawang Loday
3. Tshering Dorji
4. Pemba Gyeltshen
5. Kezang Norbu
6. Jigme Wangchuk
Then after a while, we broke for tea. Right after the break, we all went to our respective group and we were instructed to go outside with our group leader and we sketched pictures till lunch break.
So, after the lunch break, we played a game called ‘Bhutan’ in which the student asked question to group leader, to which the answer was Bhutan.
For instance: In which country were you born? So, the answer is Bhutan. This game was so confusing that we did not know which question was to be asked. This game is very interesting and everybody enjoyed a lot.
Moving on, we had a presentation on our groups that were named after famous artists. This was presented by the following students:
1. Lhandrup Tshomo (Dali)
2. Ngawang Loday (Andy Warhol)
3. Ugyen Tenzin (M.C Escher)
4. Tshering Tobzang (M.F. Hussain)
5. Phurba Dorji (Raphael)
6. Tshering Dorji (Michaelangelo)
After the presentation, we had a session in which we were taught about composition, thumb nail and eye level by using the view finder. Then we went outside to sketch.
Then we had tea and went back to our group and the group leader assigned homework for the day.
So, lastly but not the least, the second day of our camp ended with full swing. And so we ended the second day of the camp with the hope that we, the members of VAST will become somebody in the near future.
Day 3, July 11, 2008
Morning Session:
1. Collection of assignment
2. Review on composition, thumb nails and view finder.
3. Price distribution to all the groups
4. Talked about the Charcoal.
5. Did charcoal drawing.
6. Break for tea.
7. Continuation of charcoal drawing.
8. Break Lunch.
Afternoon Session:
1. Played game called ‘Titanic’.
2. Continuation of Charcoal drawing till the evening tea break.
3. Gave an assignment for the next day.
Day 4, July 13, 2008
Coming to the fifth day of the camp, first we gathered at the hall and we submitted our assignment to our group leader and prizes were awarded for the best ones. After that we talked about our day’s program. Right after that we did a bit of cleaning in and around the multipurpose hall. Then we had tea.
Right after lunch break we completed the arrangement for the guest and we, the students, went outside to receive the guest. We received Dasho Drampoen, our chief guest and other officials who had come for our exhibition. The Dasho went all around to see the artworks that we, the students had done. The welcome speech was delivered by Mr Thinley Dorji. It was followed by VAST presentation and the Smithsonian presentation (Folk Life Festival).
After that certificates were awarded to all the participants and to the best artists from each school. A special prize was awarded to the best girl abd boy. Then we had cultural program in which the welcome dance was performed by the students of Damphu Higher Secondary School’s and it was followed by Rigser, Hindi dance, free style and Boedra. After that we dispersed for tea and special dinner was served at 7 p.m.
Day 5, July 14, 2008
14th July, 2008 was the day we come back to Thimphu from Damphu. Our five days camp in Damphu went tremendously well and in five days we, all the VAST members made many new friends. At 7 in the morning we got ready for our journey back home.
At 9: 15 a.m. we boarded the bus and our new found friends wished us safe journey. Some of them were busy taking pictures to remember the camp. It was exactly 10:00 am and we moved from Damphu and our friends of Damphu were waving to us. At 1:00 p.m. We stopped for lunch at lobeysa for an hour. We reached Thimphu at around 4: 20 p.m. Some of our Parents had come to pick us up. Then we took our own things and went home.
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