Community Circle Painting
For our Art and music Week Extravaganza community project students and their families created "Circle Paintings". It was so fun seeing parents painting with their kids! And the results were beautiful!
So what is Circle Painting? It’s a creative process in
which a group of people come together and create a collaborative painting. The
process is simple, but the result is quite amazing! To make one you and your
friends draw lines and shapes and build on each other’s.
The circle is a universal symbol everyone can relate to. Simple yet profound, it symbolizes wholeness, enlightenment, and the universe in all cultures. For us, the circle means connect, create, and celebrate. What does the circle mean to you?
2. How did Circle Painting get started?
Hiep Nguyen created the first Circle Painting when he returned to his native country Vietnam in 1999. Driven by his desire to connect with neighborhood children in the mountain town of Dalat, Hiep invited them to paint circles with him in his studio. To his surprise, the children kept coming back for more, sometimes even with their friends and families. This experience inspired Hiep to continue exploring the circle theme as a way to create and connect with others.
