We all know the wonderful work in theatre done by our neighbour, Adishakti, and have had the opportunity to enjoy excellent performances by them and by the artists they have invited. Since Veenapani’s death, the company has shared with us a yearly festival in her memory. On April 7th, we will have the opportunity to see their new […]
On the occasion of its Golden Jubilee, an offering of Hindustani Classical and Light Classical (vocal) pieces of a group of singers from Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Organised by ARPANAA, Geeta Creativity & Mona Yantra. arpanaa@auroville.org.in “An Ode to Auroville” Saturday, 7th April 2018 from 8 to 9:15pm at CRIPA, Auroville
April 8th! Allison and Aikya share about their experience meeting the Dolphins and the White Lions: 10am till 12am. Followed by movie/clips related to the topic: 6.30pm till 8.30pm.
Kochi Biennale Foundation invites applications from artists for a two-month residency at Pepper House, Fort Kochi. The residency is open to artists working in any medium, and will run for two months from May 25 to July 25, 2018. Artists will be offered studio space at Pepper House, accommodation, travel expenses, daily allowance, and finite […]
India Foundation for the Arts announces request for proposals under Arts Research Programme The Arts Research programme supports scholars, researchers, and practitioners to undertake research into the various histories and expressions of artistic practices in India. It seeks to foster wider perspectives, understandings, interpretations and engagements in the arts. We are inviting proposals for our Arts Research programme […]
Each year we receive a small grant from the Government of India (GOI) for carrying out innovative programs in the fields of education and / or culture. We invite those with proposals for such innovative programs, both from those who are part of SAIIER as well as from those not directly linked to SAIIER, to […]
Filmmakers Without Borders (FWB) supports independent filmmakers around the world via grants and other funding initiatives. Supported projects include narrative films, documentary films, and new media projects that align with themes of social justice, empowerment, and cultural exchange. See more details here.
CreditMari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi ONCE UPON A time, artists had jobs. And not “advising the Library of Congress on its newest Verdi acquisition” jobs, but job jobs, the kind you hear about in stump speeches. Think of T.S. Eliot, conjuring “The Waste Land” (1922) by night and overseeing foreign accounts at Lloyds Bank during the day, […]
Pricing your art is different from making art; it’s something you do with your art after it’s made, when it’s ready to leave your studio and get sold either by you personally or through a gallery, at an art fair, online, at open studios, through an agent or representative, wherever. Making art is about the […]
The tiny territory of Puducherry has played a quiet but symbolic role in the cultural exchange between India and China in modern times, courtesy Chinese scholar Hu Hsu, also known as Xu Fancheng, who lived in Puducherry for 27 years from 1951 to 1978. The scholar, regarded as ‘the modern Xuanzang’, settled in Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1951 and translated numerous […]
artist: Ivana Frousova Please contact Ivana for any enquirers about art pieces displayed: e-mail: ivana.frousova [at] yahoo.co.uk phone: (91) 7094344154 Work:
Painting, Sculpture, Movement Art, Performance Art at Kala Kendra, from 20-31 of March DHI means vision, understanding, intelligence, visionary onsite. DHI is An exhibition showcasing the works of young contemporary artists, who have been working hard for the past few months, on their artwork, to showcase them in DHI. Come and join us, to explore the […]
Suzuki said : “Before Zen, men are men and mountains are mountains.” Like many beautiful things, it all started with a dream. When she was 10 years old, Aurovilian Monna Maier read an haiku about the Kokedora (Moss Temple) in Kyoto, Japan. Since then, she always thought that if there was a place in the world […]
Kokedera – Moss Temple, Kyoto a Monna Maier’s Photo Exhibition Opening 24th March – 5th April 2018 Opening Timings Except Sunday 9:00 -12:30 / 13:30 – 18:00 Vernissage Sat. 24th from 5pm Pitanga Cultural Centre, Samasti, Auroville, (0413) 2622403/2622994 pitanga@auroville.org.in
A Tale of Art & Beauty of Khajuraho, depicting the journey of Auroville Artists travelling across India to showcase their love, care and unity with the language that has no barriers towards caste, creed, religion and nationality – “Art”. By Vikram Ram. Episode 1 of 6 : Chronicles of Khajuraho
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This year’s Pritzker jury has selected Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, often known as B.V. Doshi or Doshi, as the 2018 Pritzker Prize Laureate. Doshi has been a practitioner of architecture for over 70 years. Previously, he had studied and worked with both Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn. Doshi’s poetic architecture draws upon Eastern influences to create a body of work that […]
Organised by “Ivana’s Drawings & Paintings”: Do you like art and do you have free time on Sunday the 15th April 2018? There will be an exhibition of international art work (prints sent by artists from around the world) and a few volunteers are needed to help. The preliminary meeting for volunteers will be at […]
When we were all small children we were all able and wanted to express ourselves through speech, dancing, making marks on a surface with a pencil or crayon or paint or anything we could lay our hand on. The body has always wanted to explore itself. And will continue to want to until we leave. […]
As you stand in your truth, you stand in your strength. The Free store and PTDC fashion show this past Saturday (10th March) embodied integrity and the best of Auroville values. Its composition and creativity were beautiful to watch. It was also a celebration of human unity thanks to lots of components, one of them […]
Saturday, 8pm, at Cripa
Indianostrum Theatre presents a Bharathanatyam evening in our home premise for introducing you Smt.V Chitra and Smt Revathi Padhmanaban. Bharatanatyam, a pre-eminent Indian classical dance form presumably the oldest classical dance heritage of India is regarded as mother of many other Indian classical dance forms. Conventionally a solo dance performed only by women, it […]
Sunday, 8pm at Cripa
Nrityaveni: the dancers weaving together three classical forms, Bharatnatyam, Odissi and Kathak. A program offered by Amrita, Debolina and Sumati – former students of Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Pondicherry. An Indian Classical Dance Wednesday, 21st March 2018 – 8.00 pm Sri Aurobindo Auditorium – Bharat Nivas
Piano Concert with Leonardo De Donno Wednesday 21st March 2018, 07:30 pm at Pitanga “The great world-rhythms were heart-beats of one Soul, To feel was a flame-discovery of God, All mind was a single harp of many strings, All life a song of many meeting lives; For worlds were many, but the Self was one.” […]
