Free Bangladeshi Alpana Art Workshop

What is Alpana?

Alpona (Bengali: আলপনা) is a Bengali folk-art style, traditionally practiced by women, and consisting of colored motifs, patterns, and symbols that are painted on floors and walls with paints made from rice flour, on religious occasions.

Artist Husna Parvin will lead this family-friendly activity, as part of South Asian Heritage Month, to connect through creativity.

Bengal’s Alpana is unique, not just for its colourful motifs, sacred art or painting done with hands, but also for the ingredients.
The paste of rice and flour goes into designing those motifs on auspicious occasions.
The word Alpana is derived from the Sanskrit word alimpana, meaning ‘to plaster’ or ‘to coat with.
Traditionally, this folk art of Bengal was practiced by the women of the house. They are not just an art form, but meant to usher in prosperity, health and happiness.

Join us for a creative Sunday.
No bookings required.
Simply turn up.