Hands-on Workshops & Classes in Kolkata

Workshops in Kolkata draw on the city's craft and arts base. The Kolkata Centre for Creativity at Anandapur runs a steady programme of paid workshops and courses alongside its exhibitions, and studios across Ballygunge, Southern Avenue, Salt Lake and New Town teach pottery, painting, block printing, baking and calligraphy in single-session formats. Bengal's own crafts turn up regularly: clay modelling in the weeks before Durga Puja, alpona floor art, kantha embroidery and patachitra scroll painting taught by visiting artisans. Theatre groups run acting and voice workshops, photographers lead walks through North Kolkata, and bookshops and cultural centres host writing sessions. For children, the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum has long run science demonstrations and vacation hobby camps. Most sessions last two to three hours and include materials. This page lists workshops and classes across Kolkata, Salt Lake and New Town.