“To draw is to see, to learn, to understand
…the freest and the first of all art forms. You can do it with a fingertip in sand or the steamed-up windows of the bus.
A scrap of paper plus a stub of pencil… A sketchbook… where you can experiment for ever…
Try again and again, absorbed in thought and line, going wherever you will, unbound and always still learning.”
– The Guardian, Make your mark: the enduring joy of drawing
Atelier Kato Tokyo’s taking a short break. Please find Summer Term and other important summer sketch dates for your diary below!
(plus sketching activities and articles you can enjoy in the meantime 🙂 )
Hope to see you at an event soon – till then, happy drawing and best wishes for a good start to summer!
Love,
Divya x
June 10th 2019: Summer Drawing Classes & Workshops
Over the years, I’ve heard lots of the doubts people have about drawing. So I tell them to start with one line. And the amazing thing? Once they start, they can’t stop!
“What a wonderful teacher you are!
It was heart-warming and inspiring. THANK you! I felt very strongly your “being with me” and was touched by your attentiveness to my state and what I was going through.
I love the way you made the classes feel like an adventure, and the materials you gave were gifts to delight and encourage.
I deeply desire that more people can learn from you.
Please let me know how I can promote you and spread the word!”
– Tania Coke, Corporeal Mime Artist, Tarinainanika & RSA Japan Ambassador
Drawing Classes | Information Here
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June 21st 2019: Art For Hope Workshop
“I love painting… I have made a lot of new friends!… I feel proud and happy to see my artwork on the wall… when Malumat called me I was so happy, I had hope.”
– Refugees International Japan, Smart Art Project, Malumat
Reasons To Build Hope & Why We Should Have More Fun FUNdraising:
The number of people who have been displaced from their homes was estimated at over 68.5 million at the end of 2018
Today there are more displaced people in the world than at any time in history
About 80% of all refugees and internally displaced people are women and children
In just over four decades, Refugees International Japan has provided more than 9 million US dollars to over 700 projects in 50 countries, helping thousands of people rebuild their lives…
Join us to find out how art, food and fun build hope and inspiration for refugees around the world!
Celebrate 40 years of RIJ and let’s put the FUN into fundraising!
* Art For Hope Workshop June 21st 2019 *
Information & To Register
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October 27th 2019: The Big Draw Japan Drawing Festival 2019
The world’s largest drawing festival comes back to Tokyo October 27th 2019!
Thrilled to announce that we’re now proud Companions of The Guild of St. George, the organisation founded by the great Victorian polymath and champion of drawing, John Ruskin and that…
The Big Draw 2019 will be on October 27th 2019
The Big Draw is the world’s largest drawing festival and we brought it here to Japan for the first time in 2017.
In 2018, we organised a bilateral Japan-UK event and, with 2019 marking the bicentenary of John Ruskin’s birth, this year’s going to be a good one too!
* Mark Your Diaries & Register Now *
Last year, our event was fully booked! To register, please email: info@divyamariekato.com with your name and number of people. Fee: ¥1000.
See What We Got Up To Last Year Here! (exciting news about this to follow!)
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Free Mini Course: Something To Enjoy If You Want To Start Drawing Now!
While we’re away, you can enjoy the drawing exercises in my free mini course in my online drawing school
Divya’s Online Drawing School | Check It Out Here
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Art For Hope
Art For Hope: A Larger Project Exploring How Art Helps & Heals
“Even on occasion I’ve gone and sat down and done some drawings to cheer myself up…
I think a lot of people should draw… it’s another language in a way…
I think if you draw you find out things that perhaps you didn’t know…
There’ll be something in there that you saw… you will have taken something away”
– Quentin Blake, Big Draw Patron
Get Inspired With More Stories Here
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Divya Marie Kato, Artist & Educator, CEO Atelier Kato Tokyo
Artist & Educator, CEO Atelier Kato Tokyo, Creator, When In Doubt, Draw, Founder, The Big Draw Japan. Paris-born, Tokyo-based, British Indian artist and educator working in Japan since 2005.
Private and public collections, including ANA InterContinental Tokyo, featured in ELLE, The Indian Express, the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), Metropolis and collaborations with international organisations, local communities and schools. (Portfolio here)
Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, Companion of The Guild of St. George and passionate advocate of drawing.
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Drawing For Work, Life & Play
Drawing Classes In Person, Atelier Kato Tokyo | INFO
The Big Draw Japan Drawing Festival | INFO
Divya’s Online Drawing School | INFO
Commission Artwork | INFO
Divya’s Portfolio | INFO
Services | INFO
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To me, drawing’s an activity that I enjoy all year round.
