Brilliant Burma Art Studio


Brilliant Burma Art Studio Workshops

Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make someone smile.
— Banksy (Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall)

Inspired by the experience of learning a new medium of expression, collaborating on Art as a Weapon, and working with students at Hwa Mu Thaw Migrant School during filming, Brilliant Burma Art Studio street artists were excited to share their knowledge and experience with more young migrants. To accomplish this, we began planning and organizing art workshops with the intention of exploring the transformative potential of street art and of working within a larger community. 		Brilliant Burma Art Studio Workshop Student - Hsa Mu Thaw

Brilliant Burma Art Studio thanks all those who have attended or supported our workshops. We deeply value the joy and experience of making art with new friends. We look forward to conducting more workshops.

If you are interested in having Brilliant Burma Art Studio come to your school or organization, please email us at brilliantburma@gmail.com or message us on our Facebook page - Brilliant Burma Art Studio.
New Blood Workshop
Peace in Burma Now Stencil
Brilliant Burma held a two day art workshop in April 2012 that allowed us to continue teaching street art but also bring diverse participants and community members together to explore art. Our first day was seminar based and held at the boutique Picturebook Guesthouse, in Mae Sot. The different groups brought together for this first day included: members of the Brilliant Burma Art Studio; ten visiting Hong Kong University students hosted by Burma Border Link (BBL) and BBL's Program Manager, Diana; four artists from the Puzzlebox Art Studio, which is focused on art as social enterprise, and their Director Jasmine; former Peace Cafe (Mae Sot) manager Aiko and friends; and Anna, a German PhD student working on her dissertation dealing with migrant issues.
Hong Kong Students
Happy and proud Hong Kong students display their work.

During the first day seminar, Brilliant Burma Art Studio teachers and students explained the history and goals of our group and highlighted the three main projects that we had undertaken in our academic term. Questions that our class had discussed and explored were posed to our workshop participants - What is art? Can Art change the world? What are the main issues facing Burmese migrants on the border? The Hong Kong University students also shared a short presentation and everyone traveled down to Puzzlebox Art Studio to learn more about their work in developing art as social enterprise.

The second day was held at Hway Ka Loke Migrant School and our diverse group was joined by 30 migrant students and several of their teachers. In addition to learning and creating stencil art, a short demonstration of postering was provided to share the experience we gained from Inside Out on the Thai-Burma Border.

New Blood Workshop
New Blood School front wall
New Blood School Safari Wall New Blood Migrant School was the first workshop where our street artists would take on the role of lead teachers. In a full-day workshop, Brilliant Burma Art Studio taught 40 New Blood students in stencil art. These students created their own stencils and we're invited to participate in four separate stencil installations. While the stencil installations took place. Our street artists also taught interviewing and filming skills to six New Blood Students. With guidance from our instructors to assist in the filming and manage the interview process, these film students were able to share their stories and thoughts about art and those of their classmates. In explaining the purpose of Brilliant Burma Art Studio's larger mission and the purpose of these interviews, workshop students learned about journalism and filmmaking and how these can effect and change society.