| CKPC is committed to organizing various activities with the hope of providing students with the opportunities to learn and grow. Activities are very diverse include seminars, experiential learning program, language learning and enhancement classes, festive gatherings and parties, as well as other small-group activities which aims at learning through serving particular communities. This year, art activities are held which freshmen get inspired and enlightened. “Circle Painting” and “Draw All You Can” classes were held respectively in October.
Art forms are created by Hiep Cao Nguyen, an American artist. He holds the belief that art creations are not restricted by one’s talent and everyone can contribute in drawing a special piece of work.
During the “Circle Paining” activity, students got into groups of 6 or 7. First, they drew some big and small concentric circles as guided, then they added on some other details. Apart from working on a large canvas as a group, each participant also worked on their own small piece of work. Students also shared their ideas on time management and stress management during the discussion session. Most students agreed that this painting experience is very relaxing. They also reflected on the importance of time management as a university student.
Though equipped with the experience of Circle Painting, participants still found “Draw All You Can” challenging. Students are required to find connections and copy all or part of the patterns on the complementary cards on the main card to form a composite pattern. It was hard at the beginning, but students gradually became more experienced. Just like learning, at first, they just passively received what teachers told them, working on simple duplications based on memorizing and remembering. However, they slowly learned how to create or work on something new through questioning the old rules and their own mindset. Both types of drawing are fun and meaningful to the participants.
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