One of the heavier, more anthemic songs from Arions’s latest album Vultures Die Alone. The song is about perseverance in the face of adversity. Strong and steady verse leading to a large anthemic chorus contribute to the overarching theme of carrying on and refusing to give up. Lead guitarist and songwriter Iivo Kaipainen stated that […]
MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER 2021, 7:30 PM “PRATIDWANDI” (The Adversary) Directed by Satyajit RAY, India, 1970 With: Dhritiman Chatterjee, Asgar Ali, Arabinda Banerjee Synopsis: Satyajit Ray adapted Pratidwandi from the novel of the same name by veteran Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay. Siddhartha Chowdhury, a brilliant medical student, is forced to leave his studies […]
Artists interested in doing an installation for the Auroville Film Festival, please contact aurovillefilmfestival@auroville.org.in and marcoavc@auroville.org.in with ‘art installation AVFF’ in the subject line.
August Timmermans (Guus) is an ex-Aurovilian who lived here from 1977 to 1985. He worked on the Matrimandir construction and later co-managed the Matrimandir Nursery. August Timmermans explores the beauty of nature, our habitats and the people through his lens telling a story through a new entry in Colorful Vignettes called: One Who Sings with […]
Painting is my meditation. I go inside the silence and find an inner focus and balance. From this place of harmony and contentment flows the inspiration for my work. When: Ongoing from 26 November Where: Janaki, House of Auroville, Puducherry
When: 7pm, Friday 3 December 2021 Where: Auroville Library Come with the heart of a child. In case of heavy rain, the event will be canceled.
1. Create And Transform : Studio Based Art Therapy And Counseling: Individual, Group and Family with Tia Pleiman, MA, ATR, NCC, LPCC Therapy can be creative and non threatening for helping with:Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Life Issues Trauma Informed Art Therapy and Counseling: Client Centered,Strength Based, Solution Focused, Incorporating C8T and a creative, eclectic tool box […]
Our Embassy, Now That The World is Ending, Let’s Get Together, for the Wrong Biennale 5th edition has been selected to be shown in the Arebyte Gallery plug-in exhibition. The plug-in launches on 19th nov. and runs till 26th nov. 2021. What is a plug-in exhibition? For the 5th edition of The Wrong, arebyte presents […]
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are offered in partnership with select UK universities. Purpose: Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Commonwealth Shared Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK. Intended beneficiaries: […]
August Timmermans (Guus) is an ex-Aurovilian who lived here from 1977 to 1985. He worked on the Matrimandir construction and later co-managed the Matrimandir Nursery. August Timmermans explores the beauty of nature, our habitats and the people through his lens telling a story through a new entry in Colorful Vignettes called: Leaves Of Light
CREEVA is planning a new show, hopefully with your work in it called Looking Back on 2021. When: Exhibition from 17 December 2021 – 14 January 2022. Where: Savitri Bhavan, Auroville Date of Submission of Artworks: 15 or 16 December at Savitri Bhavan. Details of Artworks: Please let us know 1 December 2021 how many paintings […]
Arion is a Finnish metal band formed in 2011 and lead by guitarist livo Kaipainen. WHERE THE OCEAN GREETS THE SKY is the only instrumental on Arion’s latest album, VULTURES DIE ALONE, which was released in April 2021. Arion is known for their intricate musicianship, elegant yet powerful melodies, and soaring vocals. The mastermind behind […]
In 2020, the first year of lockdowns and Covid, the Public Service Broadcasting Trust, in partnership with the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, announced a ‘Film Challenge’. Amateur and professional filmmakers were invited to send in their creative interpretations of one of the most challenging moments we have collectively faced […]
March Dance, a Chennai based dance festival organized by Basement 21 and Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai, announces an open call for two dance or dance based concepts, or works in progress. We offer a little support for completion of the works and premiering them in March Dance 2022 during the third weekend of March next year.
MAP, as with the rest of the country, is celebrating young people today – their rights and opinions – and the need to give them agency. What better way to do this in a museum than to have them take over it? MAP had over thirty teenagers take over the MAP collection and let them […]
Beast in Black is a Finnish-Greek-Hungarian heavy metal band that was founded in 2015 in Helsinki by guitarist and song-writer Anton Kabanen. The band’s name is a tribute to the Japanese manga and anime series ‘Berserk’. The track DARK NEW WORLD released on the 29th of October, 2021, as part of the album ‘DARK CONNECTION’, and […]
Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville invites you for an exhibition “Origins” Pradeep Kumar D.M, When: Ongoing Exhibition Till 13 November 2021. Gallery hours Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 12.30pm – 2:30pm to 5.00pm. Sunday closed, please park at the town hall. Where: Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadine Video Link Video by @valentinagarozzo#centredartgallery#centredart #art #auroville #artinauroville Photo […]
The Art Of Prototyping Learn. Express. Create. When: 20 – 21 November, 2021 Where: LiGHT-FiSH Design Studio, Aurelec, Auroville, Tamil Nadu – 605101 Registrations: Limited seats, For more details contact Raghav-(+91)9663790508, email: sblass@light-fish.com www.light-fish.com
In Search of Musical and Artistic Expression for Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry Presentation by Shakti Balu, Varun Rao, Antoine Colombani, Jyoti Khare Composing musical and artistic visual impressions on the spiritual Poetry of Sri Aurobindo is a creative and illuminating experience.In this session we shall share them with the audience. When: 7:30-8:30pm IST, 10:00-11:00am EST, 6 […]
August Timmermans (Guus) is an ex-Aurovilian who lived here from 1977 to 1985. He worked on the Matrimandir construction and later co-managed the Matrimandir Nursery. August Timmermans explores the beauty of nature, our habitats and the people through his lens telling a story through a new entry in Colorful Vignettes called: The Alluring Sea
March Dance – Chennai based contemporary dance festival Open call for completing a dance/dance-based work
Finding Joy in the Unknown an interview with Dara McAnulty “I don’t know what the future will be, but I absolutely know that things that give us joy in this world, especially the natural world, are essential for everything.” Dara McAnulty is a teenage autistic author, naturalist, and conservationist from Northern Ireland. After several years […]
Since we were babies, we’ve been told that the world “just is” a certain way. As we get older, we start to ask ourselves that even though the world “is” like how we were told, should it be? Polish artist Pawel Kuczynski and Austrian artist Gerhard Haderer have been using their talents to answer that […]
How has your relationship with home changed during the pandemic? Titled This is Home, our upcoming students’ showcase is an attempt at turning our gazes inward — at reflecting on the things that are most essential to us about home: the people we love, the objects we treasure, the places we feel safest in, the […]
‘A New Life’ Collages et peintures by Eva at Centre d’Art, Citadines Auroville, 8 – 23 October, 2021 Photos by Harshini