Art & Cultural Resource Centre
State Resource center For Art and Culture in Education (S.R.C.A.C.E)
Mr. Vimal Chand ------ Head, DIET, Darya Ganj
VISION
To recognize art as a core subject an important tool for developing skills for students and
Teachers to master their lives.
MISSION
To broader the spectrum of art and co-relate it to everyday life, to provide technical assistance and art aesthetic to art teachers and art students
Introduction
Art education comprises of the exploration of the various means of communication (verbal and non-verbal). It encourages developing creative expression and sharpens senses through keen observation of the environment. It constitutes an important area of curricular activity for the development of the wholesome personality of the learners in the field of art and culture.
Good access to and participation in artistic and cultural activities give children and young people important tools for mastering their lives. It has been felt that it is of great importance that art teachers and students have a platform for enhancement of art and culture. A resource centre for
Art and Culture in Education will cater to all these goals.
The resource centre creates an opportunity to provide a special place for activities related to local culture and traditions. It will be situated in the area where art and cultural activities find a boost.
The resource centre is also expected to encourage the community to take involvement in the schools as they will be involved in preparations and the use of the centre. The centre will also

enable the students to meet their peers in an open, informal space to perform activities, presentations about cultures, traditions and other educational activities outside the classroom.
RATIONALE
With the development of new concepts of education, a great need is felt with each passing day for the counseling, monitoring and supervision of art and culture in education. The centre is necessary for the following ideals.
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Pre-service teachers of art and culture.
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In-services teachers of art and culture.
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Artistic fulfillment of more than 1000 art teachers (TGT & PGT) in Delhi Administration schools.
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Development of all aspects of art as given by the CBSE and other boards (list of subjects given)
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Arranging/organizing workshop and training session for the teachers and students who have not infrastructure or resource centre at school level and also be provided the developed material.
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Through this resource centre research field of art and culture will also be enhanced and supported. A broad resource base may be provided for the same.
OBJECTIVE
Overall aims and objectives for the resource centre are:-
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To disseminate knowledge, promote appreciation, provide training and sponsor or undertake resource training in these fields with the objectiv of further development by encouragement of innovation within the state and by interaction with artists of other states.
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To provide an environment that is imaginative, significant and contemporary, and engages with local, national and international communities in arts initiatives.

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To provide a creative space for pupil teachers, art teachers, art educators and interested clientele from the community to try out creative ideas in art
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To provide training to the above target group time to time to enhance and update their aesthetic and creative potential.
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To provide the resources in terms of books, developed materials, documentary movies,
CDs, traditional recorded play etc. shared ideas to the above groups required to develop and further their needs in art and aesthetic education.
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To provide a platform for mutual and continuous sharing of creative ideas like exhibiting the art work of the above group.
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To develop an awareness of the historical, sociological cultural and aesthetic context of works in art.
• To broaden the target group’s knowledge and appreciation of the wide range of cultural expressions.
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To develop the capacity of subject teachers and art teachers to integrate lessons with elements of art and culture.
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To introduce students to the cultural activities so that they gain understanding and awareness of different cultural values represented by different groups, resulting in respect, conservation and embracing cultural diversity in school and the community.
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To enhance the cultural concept among students and community members and hence increase community involvement which contributes to strengthening the schoolcommunity relationship.
Resources for the establishment of Resource Centre
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SIZE FOR RESOURCE CENTRE
The size of the resource centre depends on the available space but should ideally be able to accommodate 200 persons at one time. It is recommended to have tables and chairs at easy accessibility to students to facilitate meetings for students, teachers as well as community member.

DIET, Darya Ganj is best suited as it can provide the necessary infrastructure in terms of human and material resources. It is already fulfilling the following objectives.
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Developing and strengthening competence in arts and provision of culture in nursery and primary and secondary education and training.
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Developing varied teaching methods in art and good pedagogical tools.
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Stimulating and documenting artistic and cultural education and training.
 Making accessible important parts of the country’s heritage and cultural expression from the multi-cultural society.
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DESIGN OF RESOURCE CENTRE
Local materials will be used for the construction of the centre as this will represent the local natural resource. Some space will be reserved for keeping more important materials so that the display material can also be seen.
The main entrance would have a waiting / resting area in the midst of a garden so that students are attracted to spend time in the centre.
Stairs would be complemented with ramps for the differently able. The entire design would be ‘barrier free’ for the students and teachers with special needs.
The infrastructure for art and cultural activities is best placed in conjunction with natural habitat. The design of the new infrastructure would be in aesthetic juxtaposition with the already existing infrastructure. New infrastructure shall be installed without harming the natural environment of the site.
Structural infrastructure includes:
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One gallery for display of art work – 20x40 (in feet)

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One auditorium -200 seats
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One library -20x 25
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Two workshop halls – 20’x 40’ with 25’ ceiling fans
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Seven rooms – 20’x25’ for o Painting o Craft o Clay modeling o Performing art o Music o Printing and graphics o Academic activities in art
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Two guest rooms for residential programmers -10’x20’
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One refreshment pantry – 10’x 12’
Material infrastructure includes:
Non-Consumable Articles
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Five computer units (Complete system with specification of utilities for art and culture)
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Colour Printer and scanner
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Digital camera (Professional)
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Video camera (Professional)
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Musical instruments (as per requirement)
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Pulp plant
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Paper cutter
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Printing press
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Pottery wheels
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LCD projector Screen
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Visualiser

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One sound system for auditorium
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Two P.A System
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Furniture (as per requirement)
 AC’s for the auditorium
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One gas furnace/ Kiln for ceramic and terracotta
Consumable Articles
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Different art material (as per requirement)
Human Resource Includes
Resource persons who are professionals in different disciplines will be called from various art centers constituting the cultural hub in the vicinity.
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WHAT TO DISPLAY IN THE RESOURCE CENTRE
All major cities of the world are equipped with such resource centers where culture and art is depicted and instantly give a fair idea of the art and culture of the area.
After complete construction of the resource centre, the schools can have a meeting with community representatives and form a body where elders from all ethnic groups can have a discussion with the teacher-student community as to what they want to show about their culture to children or other people.
Some of the display materials and activity may be related to the following:
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Traditional cloths worn by different ethnic groups or at different occasions.
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Artistic tools used by different ethnic groups
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Handicrafts
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Folk tales, Songs, Poems
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Contemporary art of the area

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Exemplary work by contemporary artists
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Events related to different ceremonies
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Artifacts and works of art made by the student- teacher community
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Cultural heritage of the student –teacher community
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Field visits to heritage, museums and art and culture resource centres of India.
5. DECORATION OF RESOURCE CENTRE
The overwhelming background to all articles of display and all activity shall remain nature.
Natural habitat shall be preserved and decoration on ecological line would be taken up. The ambience of the entire centre shall remain predominantly “Green”. For learning purposes, materials to be grouped according to subject will be introduced with a description level and possible explanation. Walls, Floors, and even ceilings can be utilized for display and to emphasize the artistic demeanor of the place.
6. HOW TO MANAGE THE RESOURCE CENTRE
The centre would be open from morning (time) till evening (time) on a regular basis with a weekly off. The gallery would be open till later in case of an exhibition or programme and would be open seven days a week. The centre is easy to access and would be welcoming to visitors. It would also be appropriate to put it on the tourist-visit list of Delhi (as mentioned earlier) so that healthy interaction with international and national artists’ and art teachers’ community takes place.
The core-group members and director of the centre would be responsible for organizing and managing the curriculum and function well according to the expectations.
7. TARGET GROUP

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The target group consists of all children and young people in pre-primary, primary and secondary education and schools of music and art and performing arts, as well as those working with or in connection with art and culture in higher education and research.
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Students who are talented, intellectually astute and share the faculty’s commitment to art, theatre and music as forms of artistic expression and as humanistic endeavors.
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Teachers who want the development of the intellectual, physical, emotional and imaginative tools necessary to help launch a lifetime of continuous learning and growth in the performing arts.
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Artists (teachers and students) who believe in themselves and feel strong, independent and self-confident because of the unique personal visions they possess of their role in the performing arts in life.
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Individuals who want the enriching exposure to the challenges and possibilities of the art and who want a programme that emphasis process rather than product, and art rather than career.
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Teachers who want to improve awareness that standards, based curriculum for visual arts, performing arts and music is available for use by all.
8. SIGNIFICATION AND UTILITY OF THE RESOURCE CENTRE
The resource centre would be multipurpose and utilised by different groups of the community.
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Teachers and students will use the resource centre for: a) Learning more about culture, through visiting students can learn more about their own culture as well as their friends’ culture but also get an opportunity to study/ conduct research about cultural diversity and prepare an exhibition in the centre to share the findings with other students. b) Presenting the outcomes of their work: Groups or individuals can use the centre for a space to display the outcomes of their work. The centre may permit to use space for the displaying their works of art and invite other teachers and students for a presentation session. Artistic works can also be on display for the general public and in-house

revenue generated by the scale of such works, which can then be utilized for the welfare of the student-programmes of the centre. c) Games: The information on display and the exhibition provide opportunities for games to assess students’ knowledge in a playful manner; the teachers can organize competitions for students in different modules to test their knowledge about names and functions of words displayed in the centre. The centre can also be used as space for child-to-child activities to stimulated informal learning in a playful way.
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Involvement of community members: the Community members would be encouraged to use the resource centre to learn about the students’ work and provide input and feedback about local knowledge that children can learn from. Increased participation of community members provides opportunities to strengthen informal links between arts and the community.
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Culture exchange programmes: Art and Cultural Exchange programmes for teacher and students would be organized at the national and international levels, bringing a boost, to global understanding and peace. Teachers’ and students’ work also gets promoted.
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Supplementary Art Activities: For the development and furtherance of art and culture, pre-service and in-service training would be arranged for teachers. The resource persons to train the same can be easily arranged from any of the following place of specialization, which are near the resource centre (i.e. the cultural Hub mentioned earlier)
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Audio- Visual Classes: Educational film shows on art and culture and other audio-visual classes would be held from time to time. Theatre, dance, music also shall be held so that artists, teachers and students can have an integrated exposure to the resource.
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Intense- courses: Short-term intense courses in any of the arts would be provided to interested teachers and students eg. Art Appreciation, and would be provided with certification at the end of the course/session.
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Projects: Teachers have great talent and there are numerous state and national awardees in Art who are presently, teaching in Delhi schools. Projects of the govt. can be easily handled by these teachers. The deserving teachers would be recommended for such projects.
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Strengthening Social fabric: Development of aesthetic activities develops nonmaterialism and the social fabric is strengthened. The marginalized sections of society

get a greater opportunity to have a say and preserve their art and culture through the resource centre.
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Beautification of the city: The centre will work towards the beautification of the city and to take it towards an aesthetic holistic atmosphere. Sociologists agree that in an enlarging multi city and metro city (eg. Delhi, Mumbai) it is imperative to make the multitude of people coming in feel welcome through inception of their cultural diversity. This is one of the major reasons all great cities become great all over the world. Therefore, public places, parks, airports, train terminals, can be aesthetically catered to through the centre
.(on demand by other agency or organisations)
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Public Image: recognition to Delhi School Art Teachers would enhance the public image of the govt.
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Annual celebration: Annual Competitions, annual exhibition annual function and annual awards would be given every year.
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Generating Funds : Funds would be raised by the sale of the exhibits of the gallery with due permission of the artists and the fund generation shall be utilized for its maintained.
Faculty: The Human resource required for the smooth functioning of the centre would be in accordance with the requirements of the various departments. To start with, ad-hoc posts can be created which will then be made permanent in a short while. The faculty would do its best to uphold the ideals of the resource centre and not only create a resource base, but also create the aesthetic links with the society and the entire teaching community.