Tag: artist

Premonition: Nicholas Roerich’s Art Before and During WWI

A presentation (slide show) that examines the series of symbolic and prophetic paintings which the famous Russian visionary artist, thinker, explorer of Central Asia and public figures Nicholas Roerick responded to the approach and progress of the WWI and to its immediate aftermath. Feb 4, Thursday, 5-6 pm

Art For Land Exhibition -Upcoming Events

2nd Feb (4:00 PM to 5:00 PM) Meet and Greet the artists Join us for tea and conversation with artists Rakhee Kane and Jyoti Khare as they share their insights and journey with their art forms.  4th Feb (4 PM to 5PM) Meet & Greet the Artists  Join us for tea and conversation with artist and gallery founder/curator Lalit […]

Shaping a cultural economy

How four dancers have used the pandemic to explore financial sustainability in the arts world Dancers, both classical and folk, urban and rural, have endured severe economic and artistic challenges during the pandemic. Many, however, have slowly embarked on imaginative journeys to reconstruct, reinvent, and reposition their work to align with the emerging modernity and […]

ART FOR LAND INVITES PARTICIPATION

Dear Artists, This year the Art for Land exhibition ‘Liminal Space’ will focus exclusively on artists from Pondicherry and Auroville.If you would like to donate a work for Art for Land you may bring your artwork this week to Unity Pavilion or we can visit you and have it picked up. Msg Gopika at 9323595228. […]

Remembering Astad: By Tapas

While working at the Indian Embassy, in Paris, Tapas Bhatt met Astad Deboo at an International Dance Competition and invited him to Auroville to perform at the Sri Aurobindo Auditorium. Astad became a regular visiting guest in Auroville and we were fortunate to see his magnificent whirling piece set to Tagore’s poem, a slow, swirling […]

ROOF STUDIO / IVANA PRESENTS CHILD PORTRAIT

Artist Ivana`s new project “Child Portrait’ from Roof Studio is now ready for exhibition at Auroville library. Ivana has been drawing portraits of children in pencil and sending jpg files of the drawings for free to the parents. The portraits are displayed to the public to bring awareness to children. Ivana believes that children are […]

Kutty Kahani – Eternal Stories, Young Storytellers !

From Natyarambha Episode 1: Krishna – The Cowherd By Bhakti Hiranmayi Kutty Kahani premieres, in Episode 1,with the favourite hero in every child’s story – Krishna! Come listen in to the conversation between a concerned Mother Yasodha and a mischievous Krishna in the popular rendition Maadu Meikkum Kanne, as Bhakti combines her artistic talent of […]

Art is where the home is

TheFirstsite gallery has brought together a team of well-known UK artists to create a series of free downloadable activity packs.https://firstsite.uk/art-is-where-the-home-is/

From Lockdown Show

CREEVA has already put out the invitation for people to enter our From Lockdown Show, when it’ll be possible to have one. It may take place in Savitri Bhavan.  We would like at least three of your works, if possible framed.  It’s a wonderful chance for those of you who do not usually have the time […]

Lockdown Art: Inviting Artists to exhibit their work

Creeva is organising a group exhibition from the art which been created during the covid19 lockdown. It will be held at Savitri Bhavan once the restrictions are relaxed. We are inviting around twenty artists to participate in this event. If you are an artist who would like to share your work form lockdown period, please inform us […]

Short Masterclasses for Artists

https://www.youtube.com/user/WinsorandNewton Winsor & Newton has well over a hundred learning tools for artists and just released 20 new videos. Created by artists for artists, they reveal techniques, insights and demonstrations to help you perfect your practice.https://www.youtube.com/user/WinsorandNewton

Bow Down: Women in Art History

A podcast about significant women artists from the past. Women have been expressing themselves since the beginning of time. Yet, ask around and you’ll find that most people struggle to name even one non-male artist from before the 20th century. For each 20-minute episode, Jennifer Higgie from the magazine Frieze invites an artist, writer, historian […]

NIGHT OF THE YEAR 2020 ONLINE

https://www.rencontres-arles.com/en/nuit-de-l-annee-2020 The 51st Rencontres d’Arles was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the government’s measures have prevented us from organizing opening week’s main event, the Night of the Year.For 16 years, the Rencontres d’Arles Night of the Year has projected around 40 proposals—the festival’s favorite artists and photographers, carte blanche to institutions—in a loop […]