**Offsite location** This event takes place at the Munroe Center for the Arts, 1403 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington

Join us to create your own Rangoli designs using wooden templates, sand and glue under the guidance of our host, Ashwini Chitnavis. 

Rangoli is a traditional Indian art form in which intricate patterns and designs are created on the ground using materials like colored powders, rice, sand, or flower petals. Typically made during festivals and special occasions, Rangoli is believed to bring good luck and positivity. The rangoli designs patterns reflect cultural heritage and artistic creativity. Bright colors like red, blue, yellow, green, and white are commonly used freehand, showcasing the artist’s imagination. Rangoli uses not just decorative but also a symbol of hospitality, welcoming guests and deities into homes, and is supposed to be meaningful to others.

Registration required. 

Presented in partnership with the Indian Americans of Lexington and the Munroe Center for the Arts. 

Ashwini Chitnavis loves art in any form, she has been painting since her teenage years beginning with Oil painting. Her favorite theme is Sunsets as it signifies that the days can end beautifully. Over the years she has explored different mediums to express her art, like Charcoal sketching, watercolors, acrylic, sand art (traditionally known as Rangoli in India) and enjoys wall murals. She enjoys sharing and teaching painting to people by doing private paint parties.