PROMOTION AND LEARNING CREATIVE ARTS OF YOUTH AND AGING IN THE LANNA PROVINCE GROUP

Abstract

          The Objectives of this research article were to: 1) Investigating art creation processes of provinces situated in the former Lanna Kingdom’s area, 2) Creating artworks for enhancing community economics in Northern provinces, 3) Passing on creative artworks to youth and elderlies living in Thai Northern provinces, and 4) Providing society’s public learning space of creative art. The mixed research methodology, consisting of documentary research, qualitative research, and action research, was applied in this research. The 234 key informants were community leaders, local scholars, business owners, arts and community development officers, youths, and elderlies. The research instruments were interview, focus group discussion, and assessment form. The results revealed as follows. 1) The findings casted a new light on the 6 processes of art creation which were illustrated in the production of Moh Hom textile, handwoven fabric, and quilt, consisting of Designing, Product development, Marketing, Learning, Connection, and Passing on knowledge. 2) Regarded as community economics’ enhancement of Northern provinces, the results highlighted that art creation provides product development in order to meet customer’s needs. Additionally, the local goods with various unique designs are promoted via social media. 3) The findings also demonstrated that in order to develop skills of 180 youths and elderlies leading to local wisdom conservation, according to the third research purpose, the creative artworks are passed on by local products’ experts. 4) Importantly, considered the promotion of creative local products, the public learning space focusing on providing learning resources for persons who are interested in local arts was provided.