<p>The National Gallery of Modern Art, the huge architectural landmark on Palace Road, had donned a festive look recently. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The reason being, a birthday celebration. <br /><br />The gallery, having completed three successful years of giving Bangaloreans a taste <br />of original art, wasn’t going to let its birthday pass by in a hush. <br /><br />And the celebrations this time around were meant for everybody, including kids, who took the opportunity to be initiated into the arts.<br /><br />There were three parts to this celebration — a gallery treasure hunt, a clay-modelling workshop and an art quiz. The gallery treasure hunt or the ‘Mobile Artist Trail’, as it was called, was a unique way of letting adults and children experiment with art.<br /><br /> An SMS game, it required the participants to send a coded message to the provided number. This was followed by a text web that would send out 14 clues to the participants, each of which had its answer hidden in the gallery section, Manikyavelu Mansion. <br /><br />Participants browsed the two floors of the gallery to answer the series of questions, with three chances to answer each of them. Art enthusiasts of all age groups, including a bunch of children, were seen scampering around the gallery for clues through the works on the walls. <br /><br />The second part of the celebrations included a clay-modelling workshop, where participants and lovers of craft were taught the basics of modelling with clay and making small objects for utility and home decor. <br /><br />The room was abuzz with ideas and people closely watched the swift movements in clay, of the two instructors.<br /><br />While Manikyavelu Mansion was full with activity, the rest of the complex seemed quite untouched by the celebrations. <br /><br />It was towards the end of this three-hour long celebration that an art quiz was conducted. It brought out the competitive spirit in many participants and turned into a healthy platform for discussions on art. <br /></p>
<p>The National Gallery of Modern Art, the huge architectural landmark on Palace Road, had donned a festive look recently. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The reason being, a birthday celebration. <br /><br />The gallery, having completed three successful years of giving Bangaloreans a taste <br />of original art, wasn’t going to let its birthday pass by in a hush. <br /><br />And the celebrations this time around were meant for everybody, including kids, who took the opportunity to be initiated into the arts.<br /><br />There were three parts to this celebration — a gallery treasure hunt, a clay-modelling workshop and an art quiz. The gallery treasure hunt or the ‘Mobile Artist Trail’, as it was called, was a unique way of letting adults and children experiment with art.<br /><br /> An SMS game, it required the participants to send a coded message to the provided number. This was followed by a text web that would send out 14 clues to the participants, each of which had its answer hidden in the gallery section, Manikyavelu Mansion. <br /><br />Participants browsed the two floors of the gallery to answer the series of questions, with three chances to answer each of them. Art enthusiasts of all age groups, including a bunch of children, were seen scampering around the gallery for clues through the works on the walls. <br /><br />The second part of the celebrations included a clay-modelling workshop, where participants and lovers of craft were taught the basics of modelling with clay and making small objects for utility and home decor. <br /><br />The room was abuzz with ideas and people closely watched the swift movements in clay, of the two instructors.<br /><br />While Manikyavelu Mansion was full with activity, the rest of the complex seemed quite untouched by the celebrations. <br /><br />It was towards the end of this three-hour long celebration that an art quiz was conducted. It brought out the competitive spirit in many participants and turned into a healthy platform for discussions on art. <br /></p>
