We believe that creativity is a natural need of every person, regardless of age, experience or social status.
For us, as curators of this project, it is important to create an atmosphere of trust and mutual interest, in which each participant can create a sincere joint creative expression.
Button Studio is Goa based project that grew out of many years of collaboration with the St. Petersburg animation studio “Da”. We are sharing the values of participatory art.
For more than 10 years, our team effectively engaging and empowering diverse groups of both children and adults by assisting them to design their own message through art and story making. In our workshops, we incorporate an art therapy approach to create our animated films.
We guide workshops of different durations on different styles of hand-made animation techniques as well as short-term art classes for groups of kids and adults because we believe in the power of co-creativity. We have huge experience working with different vulnerable groups, such as kids in cancer hospitals, people with disabilities, kids with difficult family conditions, etc.
We go together through all the stages of creation, from working on the story and storyboard, determining the visual style of the future film, creating characters, to filming and recording voices. This approach helps to develop both, the individual creative abilities and teamwork skills.
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