“Layers of the Gaze” Drawings on fabric, travel journals and drawing books By Andreia Dulianel, plastic artist from Brazil.
The exhibition also features plastic productions created during her artist residency in India. The works reveal a process of construction through a process of layering, in the veiling and unveiling of forms, through overlaps and transparencies of the elements of visual language
“Ruminating the Purple” Paper collage art show by Sukanta Dasgupta
Display of art works in an uncommon medium, created only by pasting magazine papers with no use of colors or brush.
“Shringar – Paintings in Nathdwara Style” solo show by Yugdeepak Soni from Udaipur
The tradition of Shrinathji pichwai paintings has been a dynamic one and this exhibition tries to capture the same. Shringar or ornamentation is an integral part of Shrinathji seva (service) in Nathdwara
Curator: Gargi Seth
Celebrating Birth anniversary of Amrita Sher-Gil
An exhibition of selected photographs clicked by Senior Citizens, Women (House Wives), Working People & Students for ‘Bharat Ke Rang’ Photography Contest’, carefully put together to create a common platform for the Armature Photographers across the country and to celebrate the power of our visual idioms.
The present exhibition is curated by Kishore Shanker Founder of ARTinfoINDIA.COM with the motive to show the creative qualities of Armature Photographers who have infused aesthetic expression in their art.
This show ‘Bharat Ke Rang Photo Art Exhibition 2018′ reveals aesthetic emotions and cognitive state of mind of photographer in which Bharat Ke Rang and its expression is predominant. With the passage of time photography is also considered as visual form of art..
‘‘Bharat Ke Rang Photo Art Exhibition 2018” is an exposition by 43 photographers of India
The participating photographers include- Adil Ahmed, Aditya Sharma, Anula Thakur, Aparna Ash Kanojia, Aryan Bajaj, Ashutosh Mishra, Birbal Sharma, Charu Goel, Chinmay Jagga, Chinmay Vaidya, Gargi Manish, Garima Backliwal, Garvit Ameta, Harekrishna Karmakar, Madhav Raut, Mahi Sanjay Panchal, Mandeep Singh, Meenakshi Verma, Mohan Singh, Mona Singh, Mukesh Kumar Gautam, Neha Nagpal, Pawan Gadiya, Prabh Sahib Singh, Pritik Arun Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Rekha Kumar, Renu Tyagi, Rubina Hasan, Rumi Bhattacharjee, Sakshi Tandon, Samarth Jain, Satabdi Pal, Shashank Kumar, Somaabha Bhattacharjee, Srishti Manchanda, Sukhman Singh Deol, Sunit Gupta, Sushil Kumar, Susnata Chatterjee, Vedaanti Gupta, Vikas Kanojia, Vrishin Singh
ArtEast is an initiative to raise pertinent questions through a series of engagement on art, livelihood, social justice, climate change, communication, history-past and present, issues that have a far reaching impact on everyday life of people and of the nation. The festival includes talks/discussions, exhibitions, film screenings and performances.
32nd Surajkund International Craft Mela 2018
Occupying a place of pride on the international tourist calendar, more than a million visitors throng the Mela during the fortnight including thousands of foreign tourists. The Surajkund Mela is unique as it showcases the richness and diversity of the handicrafts, handlooms and cultural fabric of India, & is the largest crafts fair in the world.
The Mela provides a rare opportunity to the Theme State to showcase its handicrafts, handlooms, performing arts, cuisine and its tourist potential to a vast cross-section of people in an impressive manner.
Lalit Kala Akademi, the premier institution for the promotion of Art and Culture is organizing an International Kala Mela (Arts Festival) wherein artists and groups can showcase their art works.
During the Kala Mela different art workshops and activities like Visual Art Film Festival, Pottery/Pattachitra/Paper Mache workshops, Best from waste workshop, Musical performances, Dance Dramas, Violin making workshop by Sveceny, Czechia, Artist Gup Shup Point, Nukkad Natak, and Live performance. International performances like Violin by Nuno Flores, Portugal; The Troth – Usne Kaha Tha A Story of Love and sacrifice in World War I, by Akademi South Asian Dance, UK; Violin by Jaroslav Sveceny Czechia; Yakshangana by Devika Rao, UK; Paino by Nobert Kale, Hungary and Yaa Devi by Devika Dance Theatre, UK will be taking place for the artists and art lovers.
According to the Administrator LKA Sh. C. S. Krishna Setty, “This is for the first time that the Akademi has planned the International Kala Mela at such a large scale. It is going to prove a boon to especially those artists who cannot afford to exhibit their works of art in the Art Galleries. With a firm commitment to the art fraternity, the Kala Mela will be a great delight to observe the paradigms of the contemporary nuances of the modernistic trends in art. All in all it is intended to be first of its kind and a great milestone event”!
More than 800 artists from all across the country are participating in the event.
Many Embassies and Cultural Centres are participating for making this festival an International success. Some of the countries taking part in the Mela are China,
Venezuela, Peru, Portugal, Srilanka, Poland, Tunisia, Mexico, Bangladesh, Trinidad, Tobago, Fiji, France, Papua New Guinea, Czechia, UK, Spain and Brazil.
There are around 325 stalls for Indian artists and organizations including International representations.
The International Kala Mela is coming at a time when there is a perceptible requirement in the art market for a wide-ranging, global platform for Indian art. The central objective of Kala Mela is to focus on direct interaction between the artist and the connoisseur and also educating and raising awareness about art, which has been the mandate of Lalit Kala Akademi. This comprehensive outreach shall include the participation of National, International level Artists/Art Critics of repute from all over the Globe.
With great pride and pleasure, Culture Chauraha presents the 20th edition of their Annual Exhibition “Through the Eyes of a Child where ten young artists will be displaying their artworks done in the year 2017-18.
All the works in the exhibition have been executed by artists between the age group 7-16 years, under the guidance of their mentors and co-founders of Culture Chauraha Mrs Ritu Sangal & Smriti Sangal.
This exhibition is a culmination of all the hard work put in by the students and the studio during their regular art classes throughout the year. These classes are focussed to work with each childs creativity and take it forward, to provide them with a space where they can explore their inherent creativity, experiment and just have fun.
It will be great if you can join us in celebrating & encouraging their efforts. We hope to see you there!
Venue: Arpana Caur Art Gallery, Siri Institutional Area, New Delhi
Date: 14th April’ 18, Saturday
Time: 11:00am – 7:00pm.
* Please note, it’s only a One Day Show!
* All the artworks will be on Sale!
* All proceeds will go directly to the artists.
Lakeero
An Exhibition on handloom, hand block prints, tie and dye, vegetable dyes, embroidery & jewellery by Hast Karigar Society
Embroidery
Kantha Chikan Applique
Sindhi
Block Print
Ajrak bagru dabu machlipatnam
Sanghaneri
GOD OF THE RAINFOREST
Art About Earth, Nature & rainforest
Solo Art exhibition by Dhananjay mukherjee
at India Habitat Centre, Convention Foyer, Gate No 3, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
from 19th to 21st Sept’2018
Painting of trees, nature or rainforest is a great art and I have tried to capture their beauty in different methods through my acrylic paintings. Trees are our friends. Be a gentle friend to trees too and they will give back to you clean air to breathe, beauty, cool shade and fragrance. In my paintings I imagine the divine inside every green form, be it plants, leaves, birds, insects, even a tree trunk. In the dense forests, you can actually see the shape of nature forming faces in the dark. The faces in my paintings are also carved out of a leaf with leaf motifs forming the eyes and lips. They are designed to inculcate faith in nature. I got the idea for this theme from the Rain Forest. Somehow, they appear to be forming an image, which looks very much like the face of God, or a human shape or form. I have urged people to respect trees by personifying the flora in Godly images and figures. I feel that nature gives us everything we need in our life, yet we never return the favour. The purpose of my paintings is to also inculcate the wish to protect Nature. I believe that through my paintings I can bring people to see the divinity in the greenery that Nature has bestowed on us.
ART EXHIBITION : BACK FROM FRANCE-Chapter 1 – Aishwarya Sultania: Lapidarian Apologues > 15th to 27th November 2018
ART EXHIBITION : BACK FROM FRANCE-Chapter 1 – Aishwarya Sultania: Lapidarian Apologues
BACK FROM FRANCE Series
Retelling the India-France-India story With the support of Raza Foundation
The history of Indian art in France has not been explored adequately by Indian or French art historians. With nearly a century of Indian artists visiting France and some of them living and working in the country, it is surprising that there has been no or little research on the impact of French art on Indian artists and vice versa, especially after India’s independence. There has been without doubt no effort to study the image of Indian artist in France and its evolution since the first wave of ‘free’ Indian artists touched the French shores.
With the end of the Second World War, the French government reinstituted the French Government scholarship in India at a time when India has just broken free from the shackles of its colonial masters. Among the first wave of free Indian artists who came to explore French art were artists like K.K Hebbar, Jehangir Sabawala and Ram Kumar. Until then, only the ‘modern’ Hungarian-Indian painter, Amrita Shergil had made a visible impact on the French public memory through her art. Incidentally, her sojourn in Paris took place before she left for India, hence the Indian subjects in her art were yet to manifest themselves in her work.
The re-instatement of the French government scholarship allowed young Indian artists who spoke French to travel and study at Ecole Nationale Superieure de Beaux-arts, Paris. Indian artists including the modern master, S.H Raza was part of the first wave of Indian artists to study, live and work in Paris after independence. Their reasons behind traveling to Paris were not a matter of chance. Paris was known as the centre of art across the world.
Indian master painters and printmakers such as Sayed Haider Raza, Akbar Padamsee, Ram Kumar, Akkitham Narayanan,Velu Vishwanadhan, Krishna Reddy, Zarina Hashmi, Nasreen Mohamedi, K.K Hebbar, Jehangir Sabavala and many more visited Paris in the 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s and discovered new styles, subjects, culture and in the process were deeply affected by French art, the French way of thinking and life through this unique opportunity.
All these influences found their way into their art practice. Despite the decline of the Ecole de Paris in 1960’s and the emergence of the New York School and the subsequently, other art centres around the world, Paris remains even today, in the Indian artist’s imagination, a veritable epicenter of excellence in art, philosophy, culture and literature.
The ‘Back From France’ program intends to provide a platform to deserving young Indian artists (of less than 40 years of age) who have returned from France after a stay of more than six months. Most of them are scholars from Ecole Nationale Superieure de Beaux-arts, Paris. Through two solo exhibitions of two different artists every year (in February and November, from 2018-2021), the ‘Back from France’ program shall try to locate the art practice of these young artists in the larger sphere of contemporary Indian art practice and also challenge the existing notions of encounter, reception, influence and impact of the French milieu on Indian art today.
Aishwarya Sultania is a Delhi based multimedia artist. She received a B.A. (Hons), Higher National Diploma, at the School of Performing Arts and Creative Education, London in 2004. In 2006, she completed B.F.A in Painting at the School of Performing Arts and Creative Education, Rai Foundation, Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Sardarshahar. In 2008, she completed her post-graduate degree in Painting, Government College of Art, Chandigarh, as a gold medalist. She is also the recipient of Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi scholarship for young artist in 2008. Aishwariya was awarded the French embassy scholarship to study at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-arts, Paris in 2010.
She has participated in group shows and projects including “2+2= 5”, Palette Art Gallery, Delhi (2012); “Portes Ouvertes 2010” at l’Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-arts, Paris (2010); “Project Human Library” at Cité Universitaire Paris (2010); “Empreinte Mon Accent” at Cité Universitaire, Paris (2010), “Indian Red”, Chandigarh (2008); “Crossing Currents”, Punjab University, Chandigarh (2007); “Sanjhe Rang”, Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Delhi (2006) and ‘Tsunami’, School of Arts and Creative Education (SPACE), Delhi (2005).
12th Delhi International Arts Festival
12th Delhi International Arts Festival India’s ‘Signature Festival’ is the longest multi arts, multi venue cultural festival. DIAF is the only Cultural Festival that is based on public-private-partnership with Union Government and State Government agencies involved with NGO’s, Corporate’s and the civil society, to create the lasting cultural equity for the nation.
Nearly a million people were touched by the Delhi International Arts Festival in it’s very first year, not accounting for the television viewership and the online consumers. DIAF in 2007 was a 17 day event with 40 venues spread over the National Capital Region of Delhi, 900 artistes, both national and international performed under its banner and 3 premium exhibitions embellished it. For more details, please visit www.iboblr.in/~diaf.
For complete Detail of Events please click the link below:
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Unique features of the Delhi International Arts Festival
- India’s Signature Festival (The most important cultural festival of India)
- Promotes Delhi as a destination for international cultural tourism
- Provides a significant forum for cultural diplomacy
- The first public private International Arts Festival of India
- Incorporates varied art forms national and international.
- Slated to be the annual International Festival of India
- Aimed at making Delhi a global arts destination
- Multi Discipline- music, dance, theatre, films, cuisine, art exhibitions, literature, poetry, folk music and dance, traditional theatre, western music, International acts, Fusion- both classical and western, martial arts etc.
- Multi Venue- over 45 overlapping venues, from theatres like Kamani and Siri Fort to large open air venues such as Central Park(CP), Chandni Chowk, Dilli Haat, Pragati Maidan, Japanese Garden etc.
- Intensive – over three weeks that ensures that the whole city comes alive with extensive multi media advertising.
- Forum for Corporates to project themselves as the promoters of the ‘New India’ claiming its rightful place in the world.
- Gives an opportunity to Corporates and MNCs to strengthen their ties with Government agencies by reaffirming their commitment to strengthen India’s position as a global soft power.
- Promotes the best of arts to all age groups and all sections of society thereby creating newer consumers of arts and building a larger base of culture aficionados.
ART EXHIBITION “Shahar-e-Dilli” A solo show of sketches by Yajanekka Aroraa
ART EXHIBITION “Shahar-e-Dilli” – An art exhibition based on Delhi’s historical monuments…this is not an architechtural draft of old monuments but an artist’s expressions of the ruins of history …
Dastkar Nature Bazar – The Winter Mela is back this month to give you 11 days of splendidly woven winter wear to last you this winter!
Hand-weaved and interwoven blankets will be accessible, and in addition sewed sweaters, tops, gloves and socks. This year the center attraction of the fair will be on items from Kashmir like Pashmina Shawls, beaten Namda floor covers, conventional gems, pieces of clothing, stoles and saris in Ari and Sozni weaving and energetic weaved packs and adornments. The popular Kashmir saffron, nuts and dry organic product will likewise be marked down, as will heavenly hand crafted strawberry, apricot and quince stick. The fundamental fascination of the mela will be Painted Fables: Panchatantra Chitra.
Make The Most Of Your Winter Afternoons
Since the winter mela is on from day to dusk, you should definitely soak up some healthy vitamin D while you indulge in your favorite activity- shopping!
With vibrant colors and some delish food to keep you hooked the entire day, the winter mela promises to take you through the beautiful arts and crafts created by artisans from different parts of the country.
What To Watch Out For?
You can pamper yourself with some very elegant and lustrous silk this winter. Watch out for some fascinating stalls selling tussar, Eri, Muga and Mulberry silk. The food gives a stellar performance always. So build up an appetite before you head here.
ART EXHIBITION “Shahar-e-Dilli” A solo show of sketches by Yajanekka Aroraa
ART EXHIBITION “Shahar-e-Dilli” – An art exhibition based on Delhi’s historical monuments…this is not an architechtural draft of old monuments but an artist’s expressions of the ruins of history …
33rd Annual Dastkari Haat Craft Bazaar.
A fortnight of cultural performances and an event to celebrate Indian art, crafts and textiles, Dastkari Haat Samiti returns with the much awaited crafts bazaar of the year. A confluence of more than 180 artisans and master craftsmen from all parts of India . The event will also feature workshops and performances by Mushtaq Ahmed, a flute maker from Varanasi, Moorala Marwada, a Sufi folk singer from the Janana village of the Kutch District, Gujarat who will sing the poetry of Kabir, Mirabai, Ravidas and others and Bhawani Kalindi and his group from Bengal who will perform the exotic tribal martial Chhau dance throughout the tenure of the bazaar.
The distinctive line-up of the 15 day event include Craft and Skill Exchange program with Indonesia, supported by the O/o Development Commissioner Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles. The workshop will begin from 2nd January with Indonesian artisan who excel in Doyo Fibre Craft, Pottery, Tie & Dye and Batik work paired with their Indian counterparts V, Sadanandam and Y. Sridhar in Fibre Weaving, Telangana and AP, Harikishan in Pottery, New Delhi, Sabina Khatoon in Batik, West Bengal, and Abdul Wahab Khatri in Tie and Dye, Gujarat. The innovative art pieces thus created will be displayed in the last two days.
Established in 1986, Dastkari Haat Samiti helps over 60,000 artisans by organizing annual crafts bazaar all over India that provide them with the exposure and bring them into direct contact with the urban customer. Supporting over 350 crafts groups across the 29 Indian states, the organization believes in helping artisans and their families in preserving and providing for their livelihood.
Sustainable, immersive and uplifting, the bazaar holds special attraction for kids as well with traditional regional cuisines, cultural performances, sustainable clothing and eco friendly toys!
“Since the inception in 1986 of the organization and of our crafts bazaars all over India our aim has been to break the barriers between the craftsmen and community by giving them a platform to showcase their craft. Our annual Craft Bazaar at Dilli Haat brings that authenticity of handloom and handmade products back with traditional weaves, sustainable home decor and so many more crafts from different states of India.”, shares Ms Jaya Jaitly, Founder of Dastkari Haat Samiti.
With more than 180 artisans coming together, the craft bazaar will feature everything from a wide range of Vankar shawls of Gujarat, Banarasi textiles from Uttar Pradesh, Handloom Fabrics from Bengal, Bandhani from Gujarat, Handwoven Chanderi, Softest of Pashminas, Ajrakh block printing, Kantha embroidery, Pattachitra paintings, Inlay furniture, papier mache, carpets, durries, home decor accessories and organic products.
A special appeal from Dastkari Haat Samiti – from Jaya Jaitly – Founder of Dilli Haat
Amidst the regular traders who have managed to occupy Dilli Haat for long periods and sell cheap goods made in small factories, Dastkari Haat challenges them by presenting true crafts made by true craftspeople, who seldom get an opportunity to come to Dilli Haat.
The Samiti appeals to the citizens of Delhi and true friends of authentic crafts, to support it by buying crafts, textiles and arts from its stalls during its bazaar. It can always visit Dilli haat another time to buy from its regular occupants.
Remember, the bazaar is entirely self-funded by the craftspeople. The décor, cultural performances and publicity is paid for by sharing equally among them. Let them not lose sales by having traders who are regular occupants compete with them by bargaining or sharing costs.
33rd Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2019
splash of colours, rhythm of drum beats and joy de-vivre merge at Surajkund in Faridabad, Haryana during the first fortnight of each February. The curtains go up on the acclaimed annual Surajkund International Crafts Mela from 2nd February onwards, a celebration of Indian folk traditions and cultural heritage.
Occupying a place of pride on the international tourist calendar, more than a million visitors throng the Mela during the fortnight including thousands of foreign tourists. The Surajkund Mela is unique as it showcases the richness and diversity of the handicrafts, handlooms and cultural fabric of India, & is the largest crafts fair in the world.
The Mela is organized by the Surajkund Mela Authority & Haryana Tourism in collaboration with Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture and External Affairs. For the 33rd Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2019, the state of Maharashtra has been chosen to be the Theme State. At least 20 countries & all the states of India will be participating in the Mela.
A large number of renowned national and international folk artistes and cultural groups present day performances at both the Chaupals, the open-air theatres, located in the Mela premises. Also enthralling cultural evening programmes are held at the main Chaupal during each of the Mela evening. The Mela is indeed a custodian of the heritage crafts involving use of traditional skills that are fading away due to cheap machine made imitations, and a special section is earmarked for showcasing of these heritage crafts.
The multi-cuisine Food Court provides ethnic cuisines from all over the world, which are immensely popular with visitors. There are designated places for amusement, adventure sports and joy rides to make it a must visit event for the young.
In 2013, the fair was upgraded to an international level and in 2015, a record number of 20 countries participated in the Mela and Lebanon was the Partner Nation and Chhattisgarh, the Theme State.
A splash of colours, rhythm of drum beats and joy de-vivre, merge at Surajkund in Faridabad, Haryana during the first fortnight of each February. The curtains go up on the acclaimed annual ‘Surajkund International Crafts Mela’ from 1st February onwards, a celebration of Indian folk traditions and cultural heritage.
The Mela celebrates the unique diversity of Indian traditions and culture in a ambience, created to represent the ethos of rural India. Surajkund International Crafts Mela showcases some of the most exquisite handlooms and handicrafts of India. Handmade fabrics soaked in ethnic colours make an eye catching display for the visitors.
The multi-cuisine Food Courts provides ethnic cuisines from all over the world, which are immensely popular with visitors. The scintillating folk performances at the two ‘Chaupals’ and mesmerizing evening recitals at ‘Natyashala’ rev up the entertainment quotient. There are designated places for amusement, adventure sports and joy rides to make it a must visit event for the young.
In 2013, the fair was upgraded to an International Level and was rechristened as ‘28th Surajkund International Crafts Mela’ . In 2014, over 15 countries from European & African continents participated in the Mela including SAARC nations. In the upcoming Surajkund International Crafts Mela, over 20 countries are expected to participate.
Delhi Literature Festival 2019 – Apka Apna Festival – The beautiful historic city of Delhi, with a varied literary and cultural heritage, has it’s own three days Delhi Literature Festival (DLF) organized and celebrated in winter every year, around February.
The DLF began in 2013, with planned literary events including panel discussions, book readings, book launches, workshops, live performances, speaker events, poetry, music, theatre and cinema etc.
With the aim of promoting Art, Culture & Literature the Delhi Literature Festival not only witnesses active participation from renowned award winning authors, journalists but also young, aspiring writers and as Delhi being India’s political capital, the participation of the political class, government officials and diplomats with interest in books and literature.
The Delhi Literature Festival being first of it’s kind in the City, provides an excellent opportunity for creativity, imagination and exchange of ideas…
Featuring plenty of home grown talent and big-name writers, journalists, poets and novelists who .share their work, thoughts, ideas with the audience at the ‘Dilli Haat’, during the three bright sunny days in the winter afternoons followed through the cooler evenings. The crowd enjoys and partake this exchange in the colorful and festive surroundings of food, cuisines and handicraft stalls from across the country…
In the past, noted Speakers including Sahitya Akademi Winners Ashok Vajpai and Munawwar Rana, Baldeo Bhai Sharma, Vikas Swarup, Navtej Sarna, Omair Ahmad, Sanjaya Baru, William Dalrymple, Dr Kumar Vishwas shared their thoughts at the Festival.
The Delhi Literature Festival is supported by the Delhi Government, the private and public enterprises promoting literature with social responsibility. The participation to the Festival is free.
Inauguration of the Exhibition – Italian Palimpsest: Italian Embassy Cultural Centre is inviting you for the Inauguration of Italian Palimpsest – 14 artworks from the “Collezione Farnesina”, one of the biggest Italian Contemporary Art Collections on 13th February 2019, 6:30pm at Italian Embassy Cultural Centre. Inauguration of the Exhibition – Italian Palimpsest:
The collection shall be on display at the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, from February 13 to February 24, 2019.
About Collezione Farnesina
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Inauguration of the Exhibition – Italian Palimpsest: Founded in 2001 with the objective of promoting the Italian art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the Collezione Farnesian, a real and a proper museum spread in the corridors leading to the offices and halls of the representation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, currently includes about 450 works by more than 250 contemporary Italian artists. This makes it one of the largest collections of contemporary Italian art in the world.
Free entry. For security reasons please show your Valid Photo Identity Card.
