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Article: ‘Unity In Diversity’ by Dhani Muniz

Group painting exhibition at Kalakendra Art Gallery Presented by Art World-Sarala’s Art Centre and Bharat Nivas Until March 18 2022             Unity in Diversity is a spacious idea, and therefore one well suited to Auroville and its artists. Wandering through Kalakendra’s latest and aptly titled new exhibit, I found myself wondering- what other verbal umbrella could fit […]

Poetry: ‘Introductory Memory’ by Jasmine Storey

Jasmine Storey has grown up in Auroville. Her creative expressions are channeled through painting and poetry. Introductory Memory was written in August of 2020 and is a poem inspired by her oldest memory.  Introductory Memory Time slowly slips through the dusty fingers of a child.Chubby limbs,sweaty palms,her whole being searches.Scratching bird-like about the grains of a pitFor […]

Event: Auroville Art Camp 2022 – 12-19 March

The third edition of the Auroville Art Camp will take place from March 12nd to March 19th 2022.  The theme of this third edition of the Auroville art Camp is “Every finite is an infinite”.  One of the inspirations to choose the theme was different writings of Sri Aurobindo quoted from ‘The synthesis of Yoga” […]

Event: A Presentation of Photographs by Madhur Dhingra

The Ultimate VoidA Presentation Of Photographs By Madhur Dhingra When: 3rd March 2022, 4.30 PM Where: Centre dArt Citadines , Auroville About the Photographer: Madhur Dhingra is a photographer based in New Delhi –India . An advertising photographer by profession. Madhur specialises in product photography, but his heart lies in shooting people, telling stories.  Photography happened […]

Event: Artist talk by Ashwin Ezhumalai – 11 February

Artist talk by Ashwin Ezhumalai During this talk he will share his experience on Himalayan treks and his artistic practice. When: Friday 11th February 2022 at 05.00pm. Where: Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville. Please Park at the town hall. Contact:centredart@auroville.org.inwww.centredart.in

In News: Canadian artist Robert L’Heureux’s artwork brings forth the stained glass craft from European cathedrals and churches

Article by Priyanka Chandani published in Indulge, The New Indian Express Famous during the middle ages for bringing beauty to the grand cathedrals and churches in Europe, the exhibition promises to be at the intersection of traditional techniques and new ways of expressing When you see artist Robert L’Heureux’s glasswork, you will relearn all that you […]

Exhibition: Maps Of Disquiet – Ongoing till 6 February

Titled Maps of Disquiet, the 3rd edition of the Chennai Photo Biennale, reflects on the exigencies of our times: resisting majoritarian impositions, ecological collapse, and technological dystopias by reclaiming pluralities of thought, voices, and art, and building new networks of solidarity and care. In today’s world of highly specialized fields of operation, rigid chains of command and […]

Conversations: Changing Landscape of Theatre and Performance

Throughout history, theatre-makers have negotiated societal censure and state action when staging the political – from their content being controlled, their form and aesthetic choices being policed, their bodies in performance being monitored, and more. And yet – or may be in part because of this – theatre has always been a site of active resistance. […]