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Arts for Social Change

112th St. Elementary School

The global budget crisis led to cutbacks in school art programs all over the world. Geared to tackle this problem head on, Zanbeel launched Arts for Social Change with its pilot at 112th St. Elementary School in Watts, South LA. As an underprivileged school district, many students at this school hadn't yet had the opportunity to take art classes.


Zanbeel's 2020 - 2022 programs were made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

Past Programs

Building Cultural Competency

How To Use Pictures To Tell A Story   

Chahar-Bagh

South Asian Heritage

Devotional Music

Geometry In Nature

Student Letter Exchange 

Building Cultural Competency: Ramadan (April 2022)

What is Ramadan?

Inclusion and Equality

Inclusion and Equality

Gaining knowledge through a presentation, students learn to communicate effectively with differing cultures.

Inclusion and Equality

Inclusion and Equality

Inclusion and Equality

Ramadan is about sharing with generosity. Students learn these values, working together with harmony and respect.

Mutual Understanding

Inclusion and Equality

Mutual Understanding

Recalling what information was learned through the activity, each student completed a thoughtful reflection.

Your Magic Carpet

Inclusion and Equality

Mutual Understanding

Students design their own prayer mat / carpet using a template provided by Zanbeel.

Workshop Resources

"Building Cultural Competence" is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

How to use pictures to tell a story (May 2021)

Collective Learning

Comics Telling a Story

Comics Telling a Story

Curators Rashmi Viswanathan and Maryam Ghoreishi teaching workshop as part of programing for Mapping a Field, an online exhibition.

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Comics Telling a Story

Comics Telling a Story

Comics Telling a Story

Artist Sanika Phawde from Mapping a Field.

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Make it Your Own

Comics Telling a Story

Make it Your Own

Workshop Resources

Chahar-Bagh: The Four-Fold Garden ( October 2019)

Global Significance

Ignite the Imagination

Ignite the Imagination

Locating the travels of the Chahar-Bagh through South West Asia and North Africa towards Spain.

Ignite the Imagination

Ignite the Imagination

Ignite the Imagination

Imagining the sounds they hear, what they would plant, the life present in their garden.  

Source of Energy

Ignite the Imagination

Tell Us Your Story

At the center of the garden is the water of life. For the garden to flourish, it must reach all parts of the garden.

Tell Us Your Story

Ignite the Imagination

Tell Us Your Story

Students draw the story of their own four-fold garden.

Workshop Resources

SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE (2017)

Intercultural Exchange

Exposure to Transnational Histories

Exposure to Transnational Histories

Exposure to Transnational Histories

Exposure to Transnational Histories

Exposure to Transnational Histories

Exploring through Expression

Exposure to Transnational Histories

Exploring through Expression

Muslim Cultures Illuminated(2016)

Intersection of Event & Workshop

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Geometry In Nature (2014)

Intersection of Exhibition & Workshop

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Student Letter Exchange (2013)

Your Loving Friend

Loving Friend Responds

Loving Friend Responds

60 Students in Pakistan wrote letters to students in Los Angeles.

Loving Friend Responds

Loving Friend Responds

Loving Friend Responds

60 Students in Los Angeles responded to the letters they received.

Urdu Script

Loving Friend Responds

Urdu Script

Some students in Pakistan wrote their letters in Urdu, how beautiful!


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