The Importance of Folk Art | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12019-10-31T10:12:51+08:00PeatixMayur SinghThe Importance of Folk Arttag:peatix.com,2019:event-13474512019-10-23T10:00:00SGT2019-10-23T10:00:00SGTGet ready as Memeraki is coming to our Green Collective space at Funan this 23rd of October! Come join us for an amzing time enjoying the amazing stories that Memeraki's bringing in! This event is free for all to enjoyEvent program Memeraki Pop up store - All dayCome and take a look at the amazing Memeraki products!Lunch Time talk - 1-2pm <CANCELLED>Why traditional and folk art is relevant today Evening Talk - 7-8pm <CANCELLED>How folk art and sustainable development goals go hand in handWho's Memeraki Memeraki (www.memeraki.com) was founded with the mission to revive India's traditional folk arts with contemporary fashion and storytelling to ultimately bring patronage back to these arts and create sustainable livelihoods through a scalable business model at the intersection of art, fashion and technology. They have been featured in Forbes, SCMP, Tatler, Sassy, Oriental Daily and a number of other publications.The Artists from MemerakiARTISTS are the heroes at Meraki – and rightly so, see their work, you’ll know why we think so. Everyday that we work with our artists, we find inspiring stories, history being rewritten and history being preserved. To do something with so much heart and soul that you leave a piece of your soul in your work. So that bag you’re holding in your hands, that’s a tiny part of our soul right there in your hands, be gentle with it nowDue to unforeseen circumstances we will no be conducting the talks but the pop up will still be open!Updatestag:peatix.com,2019-10-21 08:06:482019-10-21 08:06:48The event description was updated. Diff#486061Updatestag:peatix.com,2019-10-14 01:35:002019-10-14 01:35:00Title was changed to "The Importance of Folk Art". Orig#483309