Category: News and Events

Open Call – NARS International Residency

NARS is now accepting applications for the International Residency Program from international and US based artists. The NARS residency supports emerging and mid-career artists and curators working across all disciplines through three and six-month residencies, creating a space for artistic dialogue and international cultural exchange for an extended period of time. For more details:https://www.narsfoundation.org/opencall

First Kino Kabaret

Our first Kino Kabaret took place last week-end, filmmaking in 50 hours, from Friday, September 8, 2 pm until Sunday, September 10, 4 pm, followed by the screening of all films in Cinema Paradiso. 11 teams formed at the initial meeting at Centre d’Art – Citadine. All films had to contain a certain prop object, a […]

Earth & Bamboo

Earth & Bamboo by Auroville Earth Institute & Auroville Bamboo Centre (9th – 13th October 2017) Earth and bamboo are two materials which have been used together for a wide range of traditional construction techniques in Southeast Asia. Both materials are locally abundant and affordable materials with a very low carbon footprint. Both are known […]

Obama Foundation Fellowship

The Obama Foundation Fellowship program seeks to support outstanding civic innovators from around the world in order to amplify the impact of their work and to inspire a wave of civic innovation. Fir details: https://www.obama.org/fellowship/

Request for Applications

India Foundation for the Arts in collaboration with the Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) invites applications for Two Archival Fellowships Application deadline: September 20, 2017 This initiative is supported by TATA TRUSTS India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) in collaboration with the Centre for Community Knowledge (CCK), Ambedkar University Delhi invites applications […]

OPEN MIC NIGHT

At Solitude Come and showcase your talents! Music, singing, poetry, dance, comedy, skits and more! Let your creativity flow! And join the community with delicious food honouring our Mother Earth. Friday 15th September Localicious Dinner served from 7 pm Open Mic starts 7:30 pm Please register to perform: 9843319260 / krishnamckenzie@auroville.org.in

LE GRAND PROCESSUS – THE GREAT PROCESSUS

Friday 15 & Saturday 16 September 2017 7:15 pm at Visitors Center The French Pavillon presents with the support of Francis LE GRAND PROCESSUS – THE GREAT PROCESSUS by Satprem Original text from chapter 2 of La Genese du Surhomme (On the Way of Supermanhood ) Performed in French with English surtitles by la compagnie […]

Berlinale Talents 2018

Berlinale Talents is the annual summit and networking platform of the Berlin International Film Festival for 250 outstanding creatives from the fields of film and drama series. For details: http://www.berlinale-talents.de/  

LIGNES DE FORCE – By Corinne

An exhibition by Marie-Claire Barsotti Kalinka Art Gallery, Pondicherry September 14th to October 15th   Lignes de force… one could not pick a better name for the upcoming exhibition of Aurovilian artist Marie-Claire Barsotti at Kalinka Art Gallery, Pondicherry. It is an excellent description of her life, a peek through the window of her soul. […]

MOVING TOWARDS By Corinne

MOVING TOWARDS An exhibition of photographs by Marco Saroldi Kalinka Art Gallery, Pondicherry September 14th to October 15th Matrimandir… forget all that you know about the place, the emotional and physical resonance, and go look at the Matrimandir’s photo by Marco Saroldi that is part of his coming exhibition at Kalinka Art Gallery, Pondicherry. In […]

KAVI & KAVYA

Unity Pavilion is launching a series of Poetry Reading sessions where we collectively enjoy the beauty and subtlety of mystic poetry by some of the very famous Indian Poets of the 12th to 19th century: Rumi, Tukaram, Kabir, Mirabai, Nazrul, Tagore, Subramania Bharati and Sri Aurobindo and many more. Among our readers are accomplished actors, […]

Creative Expressions

“Creative Expressions”, is a large format coffee table book, portraying the arts and crafts of Auroville. Our photographer, and core team member, Vimal Bhojraj conceptualized the book, to bring out the beauty and essence of each product and its creation. Using photographs and poems, the book aims to permeate the viewer with a feel of […]

Origami Workshop

Bharat Nivas and Japanese pavilion present; Origami workshop “Let’s enjoy Origami” Date: Friday, 8th September 2017 Time: 2:30 to 4 pm (please be on time as the time is limited) Venue: SAWCHU This month, we will create a Rabbit (‘Easter’) and Cherry blossom (‘Sakura, as a symbol of Japanese spring). Special thanks to UpCycling for recycled papers! […]

Art Break Day 2017!

Reminder: our 5th annual celebration of a global event in 40+ locations is on Friday, September 1st from 9am-5pm. This year we will focus on a kolam mural on the container behind the Visitor’s Center cafeteria. Volunteers welcome to sign up and all are welcome for the event! Please write to: sankalpa.art@gmail.com to sign up […]

Sita et la forêt chantée

Bonjour à tous, ça y est c’est prêt, enfin l’envol !! Nous sommes heureuses de vous annoncer la parution de notre premier livre sonore : Sita et la forêt chantée Un conte ornitho-radiophonique de Chloé Sanchez Illustré par Marie Demont Pour fêter cela, le Pavillon de France organise une séance d’écoute et dédicace : samedi 2 septembre 17h – cinéma paradiso – Auroville en […]

Interactive Dialogue

We take pleasure in inviting you to an interactive dialogue with Directors Buddhadeb Dasgupta & Sohini Dasguta tomorrow (Aug 22, 2017) at 4:30 pm at ‘Bhumika’ (the erstwhile Bhavishyate Hall) in the Bharat Nivas campus. Please see the attached invite for further details.

Open Call – Artel 2018

A four-week residency for artists, artist collectives, writers, filmmakers, book-makers, game-designer, coders, performing artists, sound artists, architects, academics, photographers, cartographers, archivists, activists, researchers and other interdisciplinary practitioners. for details: http://tifa.edu.in/artel/