Maha Oya Art Teacher Training

5 workshops for art teacher to impart knowledge of contemporary art history of Sri Lanka and new trends as well as practical training of art making were held in the Maha Oya Zone and Dehiattakandiay areas in February, March, June, August and October 2007. The workshop had the participation of 42 teachers who are teaching art in schools.

Training Workshops for Art Teachers

Training workshops for art teachers : Nadee has been holding Art Teacher Training Workshops in Dehiattakandiya and the adjacent areas to bring new knowledge in art. The first such workshop was held by the Theertha International Artists' Collective in 2004 for 30 art teacher. Since then, Nadee has been continuing the programs in Dehiattakandiya and surrounding areas.

Nadee Art Center is a organization based in Dehiattakandiya, Sri Lanka that promote art activities in the community in and around Dehiattakandiya. Their main focus is to enhance art education and encourage artists to be innovative through bring in current art knowledge produced in the main art centres with Sri Lanka and the outside world to the local community. Another aim of Nadee is to link up with regional and national art networks, and so doing to end the alienation experienced by regional artists and students of art and to expand the art opportunities available to them.

Nadee Arts Center emerged out of the art activities linked to the teacher training project conducted by the Theertha International Artists collective in 2003. At present there are 15 members in the Nadee Arts Centre. Among them are artists, art teachers and art students.

Core Group of Nadee:

Lasantha Chandana Kumara (Artist/ Zonal Art Education Instructor)-Chairman
L. D. Senarathne ( Teacher in Literature)
R. M. Supun Dissanayake ( Artist)
H. A. Anil Kumara (Artist)
Hashan Bandara (Artist/ Art Teacher)
Ariyawansa Ratnayake (Art Teacher)