What if your sketchbook wasn’t a place for perfect drawings, but for ideas in motion? Join us in exploring the sketchbook as a tool for reflection, experimentation, and process—where art becomes a conversation with yourself.
In this process-led workshop inspired by the exhibition The Artist As, participants explore the sketchbook not as a place for perfection but as a space of becoming. Each participant charts their own creative path—layering, tearing, scribbling, erasing, writing, and drawing. The sketchbook becomes a site for reflection, experimentation, and intuition. Mistakes are welcome. Curiosity leads the way.
About Purnima Sampat
Purnima Sampat is the Founder and Director of The Art Studio Mumbai, where she leads curriculum development, teacher training, and creative programming. With a Master’s in Fine Art, a background in ceramics, screen printing, and mathematics, she taught art at J.B. Petit School, Mumbai, for 28 years and has consulted extensively for IB and IGCSE schools across India.
A former elected World Councillor for InSEA (International Society for Education through the Arts, UNESCO), she represented South East Asia and the Pacific from 2011–2014. She has contributed to India’s Arts Integrated Learning Program through NCERT, and trained master educators at national centers including Shillong, Mysore, and Delhi.
Purnima has presented papers internationally and taught at institutions such as the University of Wisconsin, Old Trail School, and Paine Art Museum (USA). In India, she has led workshops and programs at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, NCPA, and NGMA, and contributed to numerous publications.
Her inclusive approach to art education is reflected in her long-term collaborations with NGOs like Akanksha, CRY, Pratham, and Point of View, driven by her belief that every child is innately creative.