This week, Maria talks with Sana Sabah, who is the cofounder and CEO of SHURUA(R)T, a startup in India that provides an online marketing platform to help student artists sell their work. When Sana was not able to find a job after completing her masters in mass communication and journaling, she decided to join SHURUA(R)T as a content writer intern and ended up becoming the CEO of the startup. Under her leadership, they were able to evolve their mission that today empowers artists to develop skills and their career while they teach art to Government primary schools. During “Let's Start Art” sessions, they improve the cognitive abilities of children by giving them the freedom to create art as they listen and visualize a story. Tune in to hear from an inspiring entrepreneur who found her calling in grooming artists and bringing art to government primary schools in India.
Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find Sana Sabah & SHURU(A)RT
Sana on LinkedIn
Udemy course by SHURU(A)RT: “Indian Folk Art: Learn how to make Sohrai paintings”
Contribute to the project “Let's Start Art: improving primary education”
SHURU(A)RT on Instagram: @shuruart
Mentioned in this episode:
Banaras Hindy University, Faculty of Visual Art
Listen to this episode and explore:
Sana’s childhood in India: her fascination for stories, and love for English (3:09)
Studying commerce and getting a Masters in mass communication and journalism (7:18)
Starting as an content writer intern at SHURUA(R)T (10:03)
The vision and mission of SHURUA(R)T (12:56)
How SHURUA(R)T started bringing art to public schools in India (15:29)
The benefits of teaching art in public schools (18:52)
Creating online art courses to support artists (28:52)
What students gain from art workshops: increased attendance, self-confidence & pride (31:43)
What Sana has learnt during at SHURU(A)RT and how she developed as a leader (34:41)
The ultimate goal of SHURUA(R)T (37:08)
The importance of mentors on Sana’s journey (38:17)
How to support and contribute to SHURUA(R)T (44:01)
The one thing that Sana wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (46:21)